The social media obsession of post-millennial teens and tweens is not behind the scenes. The dedication of youngsters for the social networking platforms makes them stick to the socializing sites for hours. Though the perks of social messengers cannot be denied, the menaces of the social media apps are also there. While media introduces youngsters to the people across the world and boost their self-confidence, it also exposes them to several potential dangers. The more kids remain online, the more they are likely to become a victim of cyber-bullying, child molestation, scamming and other online crimes.

Parents of social media obsessed kids are needed to supervise the social media activities of their children to safeguard them from the threats prevailing in the online world. However, the non-tech savvy parents may find it challenging to restrict their tech-savvy kids from getting their hands on the risky social media apps. This article provides guidelines for non-tech savvy parents on how can monitor the social media activities of offspring.    

Start with Learning  social media apps

The first and foremost step to protect kids from the social media dangers is to be informed of these dangers. Read about cyber-bullying, online child predation and other online crimes prevailing in the online world. Google can give you answer of all of your questions and tell you about the trendy and risky social media apps that you should not allow your kids to use. The more you know about the digital technology the more you can be able to protect your kids from the vulnerabilities of these technologies.

Use social media privacy settings

Every social media platform offers some sort of privacy and security settings to enable users to protect their profiles from unknown and annoying persons. Make sure your kids use these privacy settings to make their social media profiles secure. And restrict scoundrels from viewing their online content.

Do not post personal information

Never allow your teens and tweens to post personal information on social media sites. There are some risks attached to the revelation of personal and sensitive information on the internet. The predators may use the personal information of your kids to misuse it. The profile photo of children teen girl and boy can be misused by impersonators to create fake accounts. Let your kids know that they should not post their photos, residential address, mobile phone number, bank account details or any other sensitive information on social media sites owing to the risks attached with the posting of such information.

Do not accept requests from unknown

The social media apps are generally intended to get connected with the people across the world. However, it is not safe for teens and tweens to communicate with strangers without having enough and credible information about them. Do not allow your kids to accept requests from unknown people or people they do not have verified information about.

Set up private profiles

Facebook and many other social media apps allow users to set up private or public profiles. The content posted on public profiles can be viewed by all other social media users. However, the posts made on private social media profiles can only be viewed by specific people. Make sure your kids set up private profiles rather than public profiles and share their personal content only with reliable friends.  

Make Digital Rules

Rules always work. Compile a list of digital rules to direct social media use of your family members. You can take help from the internet to make rules regarding the use of social media and mobile phones. These rules will help your kids in learning the secure and responsible use of the social media platforms.

Social Media Monitoring with Spy App

The non-tech savvy parents can monitor the social media activities of their children using the spy app. Once you install the spy app on the Android mobile phone of your kid, you can remotely monitor almost all social media apps installed on that phone. From Facebook and Instagram to Snapchat, you can track all popular social and instant messengers used by your children. You can read their online and offline conversations and trace every movement to protect them from the potential dangers in the cyber and real world.    

By Anurag Rathod

Anurag Rathod is an Editor of Appclonescript.com, who is passionate for app-based startup solutions and on-demand business ideas. He believes in spreading tech trends. He is an avid reader and loves thinking out of the box to promote new technologies.