Instagram settings guide

HOW TO MAKE INSTAGRAM SAFER FOR YOUR TEEN

 

ONLINE PARENTING IS VITAL!

 

Stats drawn from surveys by Be in Touch of more than 1500 grade 4 to grade 11 learners during 2021

Had phones by age 10                              54%

Had social media by age 12                     68%

Have phones in rooms at night              66%

Have no parental controls                       63%

Cyber bullying via social media              61%

Cyber bullying late at night                     83%

 

RISKS OF SOCIAL MEDIA

SAFETY

  • pornography & violence
  • cyberbullying & trolling
  • grooming & predators
  • misinformation

SANITY

  • anxiety, depression & suicide
  • social pressure, insecurity & FOMO
  • body image & eating disorders
  • sleep

 

YOUR T(W)EEN WANTS INSTAGRAM?

  • Instagram requires users to be 13
  • Know that it is “real age” rated 15+
  • Teens need wisdom and maturity to be able to use Instagram positively!

 

YOUR TEEN HAS INSTAGRAM?

  • Know your teens’s Instagram profile(s) and get involved!
  • Talk to them about –
  1. thinking before they upload or comment
  2. deleting and blocking nasty comments
  3. always protecting personal information
  4. question what they see and hear
  5. how Instagram makes them feel!
  • Help them make it safer by changing the in-app settings…

 

1. MANAGE SCREEN TIME

2. MANAGE PRIVACY

3. MANAGE & FILTER COMMENTS

4. KEEP LOCATION PRIVATE

5. STOP SCROLLING

6. BLOCK & REPORT

7. CHANGE AD SETTINGS

 

WHAT NEXT?

  • Agree family tech rules
  • Chat to your teen about their online life
  • Install a Parental Control
  • Keep devices OUT of bedrooms at night
  • Keep checking in and checking up
  • Talk, talk, talk to your teen!

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