It’s hard to imagine the time when my daughter is in her tweens (aged 8 to 12) and would ask me if she can have her own phone and social media account. Surely, many of her friends and classmates will have their own phones and accounts by then.
While my daughter’s use of social media is not a hard no for me, it’s not also an easy yes. How do I make my daughter feel trusted without clipping her wings? As a mom and an educator, I feel the need to have a discussion with my daughter first when this time comes.
Here are the questions I have in mind to prompt a healthy dialogue with my tween regarding social media use:
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