Our team knows that monitoring your business and personal social media can be a tough task, and we do our best to help our friends and fans do it with style and ease. We become pros at attending training, webinars, and bookmarking our favorite sites to keep up with social media best practices and new technology. But managing the social media your kids are on is a whole other ball of sticky wax!
Recently, our co-founder Deanna L. Miller was asked by our good friend and host of SCV Today to chat with their audience about the best ways to protect our kids from the issues they face with social media. Having just been asked to present to a private Mom's organization about some of these hot topics, Deanna was thrilled to chat about how she manages the use of mobile devices at home and the recommendations she makes to our clients.
VentureBeat did a study that illustrated that nearly 30% of all parents surveyed either never check their kids' social media or do it very rarely. While it might not appear to be a big deal, knowing what and who your kids are engaging with on their mobile devices can be a lifesaver! Deanna encourages parents to think about the following and put together a Family Social Media Strategy that starts with some tips:
Tips for a Family Social Media Strategy
- Have a Discussion About Social Media: Taking the time to talk about the various apps and how they are to be used by your child or teen is the best place to start. When you open a dialogue with your kids, they know you mean business and that their smartphone is a privilege, not a right.
- Develop a Family Contract: Put it in writing! When your kids know they have a stake in the wins and losses, terms they are part of structuring, they see there's an ROI to be measured and maintained. Your relationship with your child is just like a business if you think about it. Your family is putting in the hard work to see everyone succeed, and without all the parts of your family working toward one goal, there will likely be struggles and failures.
- Create a Back-up Strategy: If part of your strategy is the loss of the device for a period of time, think about having a “Pay As You Go” phone as a backup if you need to contact your kiddo. Engage with teachers, friends, and neighbors to assist with the strategy, or better yet, work with other close friends and families to create a network that works together for a common goal – Social Media Safety!
If you have questions about the strategy or want to add tips of your own to the one we've posted above, e-mail us at [email protected] today!
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