One child’s perspective
Learning how to manage your child’s Apple device isn’t easy. Learning from a 10 year old child doesn’t sound very helpful, but in our generation we use technology each and everyday either at school for educational apps or social media and games at home. On this blog you’ll be able to find ways to manage apps, tips to make using apple devices easier and a background idea of social media apps your child probably uses and fair rules you can set for you and your child.
The first social media app I wanted to share with you is Tik Tok, the most popular social media app in for 8 year olds to 20 year olds. Kids enjoy this app because they get to make videos to show their talent online . I wanted to share this app because any users on this app can communicate your child and your child could communicate with a user on their device. One rule you can set for this app is for your child to show you all of their creations before posting them online.
2. The next social media app I wanted to share was Snapchat and kids ages 10 to 17 years old enjoy to use this app. The way you use this app is you select one of many filters that puts a virtual picture on your face and you can take a picture or video of you with that filter . Then you can send your creation to anybody who uses the app. This app is dangerous because you can stay in touch with anybody on Snapchat. A rule you can set for this app is for an adult to check the user before accepting them as a “friend”.
3. The last social media app I wanted to share was YouTube and children from five and older will always use. YouTube is an app where you can watch any videos with no restrictions. This app is dangerous because any user has access to any content on this app. This means that there will be inappropriate content that your child can access easily. If you don’t feel comfortable with your child using this app there is an app called YouTube Kids that has no inappropriate content and it’s free.