Do you recognize these apps? Are they downloaded onto your child’s phone or device?

While social media can be fun and entertaining, it can also be dangerous and should be used with caution. Here are just some of the apps that parents may want to closely monitor. These apps have features that allow users to share their location, message or video chat with strangers, meet strangers online, send disappearing messages, hide photos, and more.

To help keep your child safe try the following tips:
🗣Talk to your child about being responsible and safe on social media
👥Discuss their online reputation and what's appropriate to post – what goes online STAYS ONLINE
📱Set phone\device and social media rules and consequences for your child
🔐Utilize parental features on the phone\device and through your carrier
🔞Check the age limits on social media sites and apps and don’t allow your child to falsify their age
🔒Manage your child’s privacy settings on a regular basis
📲Follow your child on all of their social media accounts
📵Limit social media use
🚨Make them aware of the dangers of social media and being online. Often. They are very real and can happen to anyone.

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