Should we be blocking social media entirely on our kids devices (is it realistic)?

Mar 17, 2019
9:10:48pm

Bob Vance All-American

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Should we be blocking social media entirely on our kids devices (is it realistic)?

Bob Vance All-American

3/17/19 9:10pm

Yes

Father Abraham

3/17/19 9:12pm

Definitely made me depressed in high school

Resurgens

3/17/19 9:14pm

Of course. A human brain isn't even fully developed until a person is in their

Jericho

3/17/19 9:15pm

Same reason youth are counseled to not date seriously at Young ages: they are

Preppy

3/17/19 9:25pm

Yes. And I think it’s realistic in some households not in others.

cougfanz

3/17/19 9:15pm

Maybe not realistic but as a parent you should monitor their activity..I could

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

3/17/19 9:16pm

No. But needs to be wrangled in no doubt

BlueFrog

3/17/19 9:16pm

I am 100% positive the worst move I made as a parent was giving my teens

newbie

3/17/19 9:25pm

Ditto. And one of our best was realizing this and removing them.

Jimo Dashen

3/18/19 5:37am

I work at an elementary school and I can't tell you how many problems 6th grade

O Gaucho

3/17/19 9:27pm

Amen

Stucoug83

3/17/19 9:31pm

Social media has been bad for a society as a whole

TNT

3/17/19 9:28pm

But how else can I know if I want to go out on a blind date unless I can look her up on Facebook first?

DrKennethNoisewater

3/17/19 9:36pm

Use the Force. Oh wait. That was 1983

TNT

3/17/19 9:37pm

RE: But how else can I know if I want to go out on a blind date unless I can look her up on Facebook first?

chago04

3/18/19 11:21am

I remain happy that my oldest is 14 and has a flip phone. None of my kids have

NoOneOfConsequence

3/17/19 9:30pm

My kids don't have phones, I want to get them a flip phone but a big problem is

palangi

3/17/19 10:52pm

I have a BIL who works for BYU, which is great, because we’re able to get a

NoOneOfConsequence

3/18/19 6:49am

Ting

Jimo Dashen

3/18/19 12:25pm

Same. The only ones who think it's weird are other kids (at least out loud)

Jimo Dashen

3/18/19 5:39am

We're similar. My two high schoolers don't have SM while virtually all their

unctoothman

3/18/19 7:53am

We are a slide phone teens family too. No smart phones.

CarolinaCoug

3/18/19 1:51pm

At what age would you think your "kid" would need social media?

SUAVO

3/17/19 9:34pm

18 according to one expert.

Dr MoBYU

3/17/19 9:40pm

Is slowly introducing social media better when they are still dependents or

SUAVO

3/17/19 9:49pm

Not allowing until 18

cougfanz

3/17/19 9:54pm

interesting

SUAVO

3/17/19 10:00pm

Does anybody ever "need" it?

ochobeeguy

3/17/19 11:13pm

My bishop did a survey of the 40 youth in our ward...

Tweege

3/17/19 9:43pm

But it seems like they still do it...

FulhamUte

3/18/19 7:51am

Yes - we learned the hard way with our oldest. Social media too early is bad.

cougXor

3/17/19 9:49pm

My kids have access to text and phone mainly. The end.

CarolinaCoug

3/17/19 11:37pm

They'll be better off if you do.

lightmann

3/18/19 12:22am

Wait..so it's not the LDS church teaching moral principles that is causing an

UNLVcougar

3/18/19 12:34am

Utah does have higher rates though

CarolinaCoug

3/18/19 9:18pm

16 seems reasonable if parents are careful and supervise kids

troutmaster13

3/18/19 5:04am

Block it for some adults too. My only online vice is CB. I am not on facebook

coolblue

3/18/19 7:48am

I'm the same. I have facebook and will go on there and see what other people are

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