I don't know how to multi quote on Tapatalk, so I'm just going to say everything here.
The link to the dumb internet things- you can't fix stupid, and most of those posts originated from the US. I think we can stop there.
Grade 3-4? I started early, but not that early. They should be playing with dolls and cars.
I like to think I know what's up. My 11 year old is not on fb, Twitter, instagram etc.
His phone is pay as you go, and I pay for it, so I have access. Same goes with the tablet.
When he was 8 he asked to get an Instagram account, I set it up, he told his friends. Before he was allowed to accept any requests, I had to look through their accounts. Man, even I was shocked. 8 year olds with pics of guns, girls in bikinis/ nude (not friends, older age, internet stuff) referring to girls as b*tches. He said that was one of the bad kids. I pulled the plug on that asap. He was content playing Kirby games on his Nintendo.
Now he's asking about people calling a kid in his class gay, so we discussed that. He mentioned he likes girls with blonde hair, so we talked about that. The other day he said a girl on the bus has a crush on another girl. I said really? And he said yeah, she's bisexual. And so the talk began....
It was much easier when he asked his mom years ago how he came out of her, and she responded with "head first". Lol.
I monitor my son, so I think I have a pretty good handle on it. But I have friends that don't even know that their kids are on social media. I had to explain to them what their kids were doing.
But at the end of it, I'm still learning, and just doing the best I can.
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