Social Media & Your Child -- What Every Parent Should Know

Social Media & Your Child
What every parent should know

Sarah Worsham
Sazbean Consulting

Sarah Worsham, Sazbean Consulting DBA Dynalink, LLC

a little about me...
Web Strategist, Geek, Entrepreneur, Mother,
Wife, Webgrrl, Computer Engineer and MBA2
(in no particular order)

what that means...
I help companies and organizations use the
Internet effectively to reach their business goals


What is social
media?


85% of parents with teenage
children ages 13-17 report
their child has a
social networking proﬁle
(American Osteopathic Assocation, 2011)
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38% of Facebook users in last year
were under the age of 13,
more than 25% was under 10
(Consumer Reports, June 2011)

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66% of 8-18 year olds own their own cell
phones; 76% have an ipod or other mp3 player
(Kaiser Family Foundation Study, Jan 2010)
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88% text,
83% take pictures,
64% exchange pictures
32% exchange video,
31% IM,
23% social media

(Pew Internet Guide to Teens, June 2010)

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69% of social media-
using teens think that
peers are mostly kind to
each other, but 88%
have seen someone
be mean or cruel to
another person on a
social networking
site
(Pew Research Center,
2011)

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33% of all Internet-initiated sex crimes
involved social networking sites

In half of those involving a social
networking site, the site was used to
initiate the relationship
(Journal of Adolescent Health, 2010)

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General Concerns...
• Exposure to inappropriate material
• Excessive or addictive behavior
• Cyberbullying
• Public Proﬁles, Permanent Record
• Private content can be made public
• Predators


Facebook -- concerns, tipsaware of what
Be
your child is sharing
& with whom --
And what’s publicly
available


Be Aware of
What Info is
Being Shared --
And Who Can
See What


Facebook -- concerns, tips
With every post, can
control who sees it --
defaults to what was
used last


Understand the
privacy settings &
what they mean


Control how
people ﬁnd &
connect to your child
-- and who can post
& send messages


Control how others
can tag you in
photos, posts &
videos (and whether
FB suggests you)


Control which apps
are connected to
your proﬁle and what
info they have --
remove apps you
don’t recognize.

Instant
personalization &
public search will
make some info
available publicly.


Block people,
apps, & invites.


Download a copy of all your child’s
Facebook data (includes chats &
messages)


Safety Tips...
• Talk to your child about issues, set rules
• Friend your child, Get their password
• Check to see what’s visible publicly
• Check their privacy settings, messages, likes, friends
• Know who they’re talking to, and who those people
are
• Make sure they don’t post anything they’d be
embarrassed about later
• Be aware of how much time they’re spending online
• http://www.facebook.com/safety


Concerns...
• Exposure to inappropriate content
• Information/Videos of your child may publicly
available
• Sharing of info/videos (publicly or with unintended
people)
• Inappropriate behavior
• Watching of videos at inappropriate times


Safety Tips...
• Talk to your child about the issues, setup rules
• Setup an account with Safety Mode (always have the
password)
• Understand privacy & sharing settings
• Look to see what other social media accounts
they’ve connected
• Look at History of what’s been viewed
• Goto YouTube’s Safety Center for more info (click
Safety link at bottom of site)


Mobile Dangers...
• Easy access to inappropriate content
• Cyberbullying & harassment
• Contact by predators
• Picture & video uploads & sharing
• Direct access to social media sites
• Texting while driving
• Sexting
• Difﬁculty in monitoring content & communications
• Phone & text scams


Mobile Safety Tips...
• Talk to your child, setup rules
• Communication only with parent-approved
contacts
• Don’t let someone else use their phone
• Don’t reply to texts from unknown people
• Don’t share private information (or give out
number)
• Find out what controls & monitoring you have via
phone provider
• Limited data & text plans
• Control what they can do from device (download
& buy apps, etc.)


In Summary...
• Talk to your child, setup rules
• Be aware of what sites they’re using & who they’re
talking to
• Understand privacy & child protection settings and
what is shared publicly on any site
• Be as anonymous as possible (share as little as
possible)
• Think before posting anything
• Avoid in-person meetings
• Check-in on your child regularly
• Look for security & child-safety software


Further Resources...
Online:
• Internet Safety 101 - internetsafety101.org
• By National Center for Missing & Exploited Children:
• For Parents: Netsmartz.org
• For Kids: Netsmartzkids.org
• For Teens: NSTeens.org
• From the FBI:
• http://www.fbi.gov/fun-games/kids/kids-safety
• SafeKids.com
• Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/safety


Any Questions?

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Connect with me...
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Blog: Sazbean.com
Twitter.com/sazbean
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sazbean
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sazbean
saz@sazbean.com


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