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ren that they are seeing a post that is just made for online and not the real things that are happening in someone's lives.</p><h2 id="40d6">Most posts are not telling the truth about the life of someone</h2><p id="1a05">Most people lie about their lives online, to pretend if everything is fine in their lives and to get as many followers as possible. It is such a shame, though, that people are doing this, just to be ‘an influencer’ or to get likes on their posts.</p><p id="6b88">This is what you have to tell your children about being an influencer: if it is real, it is hard work, if it is not, they lie and faking and pretending. They say they believe it is possible to have all those trips anywhere in the world, but it is not the truth.</p><h2 id="0fe1">Private messages are the ones that could hurt — some people want to harm you</h2><p id="93aa">There are people who want to hurt you on purpose. Mostly, those people want something from you. This person sends you a private message on your profile. In the first place, it seems normal and after a few time, that person asks you to show your boobies or anything else that harm your child for the rest of your child’s life.</p><blockquote id="d7ab"><p>This person says he is your age, but it is always someone much older. This person wants your child to get into porn. It is disgusting.</p></blockquote><p id="7364">We — as parents — must tell these things to your child. That is our responsibility as parents. Even if it is uncomfortable. You have to tell your children, to protect your children from the cruel world we’re living in at the moment.</p><p id="fe93">It still happens a lot these days, that children

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will be taken away from home by those people. You — as a parent — should tell your children about those people and you have to see these messages from your children. They have to show everything to you as a parent. Even if your</p><p id="b4f7">There was even a moment that my oldest daughter got messages from her classmates who tried to say something bad about her to her best friends. That is also something you — as a parent — should think about.</p><h2 id="5cde">What should your children post on social media</h2><p id="5b9e">Should your child post anything? Why not? I do, so why is she not allowed if I do? Well, maybe not too many selfies. That is even to decide to herself. You as a parent can help her figure out what to and when to post.</p><p id="0e00">My daughter doesn’t even know what she wants to post. Her classmates downloaded pictures of her and made stickers on their phones. They sent those stickers to other classes as well. She didn't like it at all.</p><p id="6b77">As a parent, I don’t like that at all. I don’t like to see my child like that, miserable. Others could say ‘it is just a sticker’, but she felt like they made fun of her.</p><p id="8455">I can feel with her. I have been bullied too. Every day in primary and secondary school. I felt miserable.</p><p id="9fcb">So, I want to say to every parent: watch with and over your child when they’re on social media. Check-in often on what they’re doing on their phone. You’ll never know what is happening if you don’t do that. Better talking about it and she thinks you’re a spy, then that she will get into other people's arms that will hurt her and make her life worse.</p></article></body>

4 Things on What To Teach Your Children About Social Media

The image of social media: does it harm your children?

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Social media is very hot these last few years. And especially with children going to high school. “Because everyone has it, so I want it too.”, told my daughter.

I gave in after her complaining for weeks.

Well, what can I say? I am on social media too. I post pictures too.

When do you need to tell your children what social media can do with them as a human being and their social life? I think, as soon as they get a phone and are going on social media. Sign up yourself too and follow your child to see what is happening.

The most post are about the happiness of people and not about the sad side of life

Most of the posts are about themselves and their happy life. People mostly show off what they are doing, in a positive way. They don’t show the world their negative side.

That is really sad. Yes, I participate in that too. Look at the pictures. Always bright and shiny, laughing and just made for the picture, instead of also telling their fans how sad they are about things happening in their life.

I think, that you have to tell your children that they are seeing a post that is just made for online and not the real things that are happening in someone's lives.

Most posts are not telling the truth about the life of someone

Most people lie about their lives online, to pretend if everything is fine in their lives and to get as many followers as possible. It is such a shame, though, that people are doing this, just to be ‘an influencer’ or to get likes on their posts.

This is what you have to tell your children about being an influencer: if it is real, it is hard work, if it is not, they lie and faking and pretending. They say they believe it is possible to have all those trips anywhere in the world, but it is not the truth.

Private messages are the ones that could hurt — some people want to harm you

There are people who want to hurt you on purpose. Mostly, those people want something from you. This person sends you a private message on your profile. In the first place, it seems normal and after a few time, that person asks you to show your boobies or anything else that harm your child for the rest of your child’s life.

This person says he is your age, but it is always someone much older. This person wants your child to get into porn. It is disgusting.

We — as parents — must tell these things to your child. That is our responsibility as parents. Even if it is uncomfortable. You have to tell your children, to protect your children from the cruel world we’re living in at the moment.

It still happens a lot these days, that children will be taken away from home by those people. You — as a parent — should tell your children about those people and you have to see these messages from your children. They have to show everything to you as a parent. Even if your

There was even a moment that my oldest daughter got messages from her classmates who tried to say something bad about her to her best friends. That is also something you — as a parent — should think about.

What should your children post on social media

Should your child post anything? Why not? I do, so why is she not allowed if I do? Well, maybe not too many selfies. That is even to decide to herself. You as a parent can help her figure out what to and when to post.

My daughter doesn’t even know what she wants to post. Her classmates downloaded pictures of her and made stickers on their phones. They sent those stickers to other classes as well. She didn't like it at all.

As a parent, I don’t like that at all. I don’t like to see my child like that, miserable. Others could say ‘it is just a sticker’, but she felt like they made fun of her.

I can feel with her. I have been bullied too. Every day in primary and secondary school. I felt miserable.

So, I want to say to every parent: watch with and over your child when they’re on social media. Check-in often on what they’re doing on their phone. You’ll never know what is happening if you don’t do that. Better talking about it and she thinks you’re a spy, then that she will get into other people's arms that will hurt her and make her life worse.

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