YOUNG ADULTS: How social media today impacts you tomorrow (and what to do about it)
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This document discusses social media use among teens and tweens and provides tips for parents. It finds that teens send hundreds of texts daily and spend 5 hours online daily, more than most parents realize. Many tweens have social media accounts without supervision. It recommends parents install controls, discuss online behavior, and create family rules for technology. Overall, it emphasizes the importance of open communication between parents and kids regarding their online activities and digital footprint.
YOUNG ADULTS: How social media today impacts you tomorrow (and what to do about it)
- 1. Sarah Evans FAVES + CO. Sevans Strategy sarahsfav.es
- 2. SOCIAL TODAY & WHAT IT MEANS FOR TOMORROW FOR YOUNG ADULTS AND FOR PARENTS
- 3. Teens text like crazy. Pew Internet & American Life Project found that 8% of teens send and and receive more than 200 texts on an average day, while 12% text between 101 and 200 times a day. The average teen spends an average of 5 hours per day online and most parents think it’s 3 hours. TEENS REALLY LIKE THEIR TECH Most U.S. 10- to 12-year- olds have at least one social media account and are unsupervised (Pew Internet Research) 1 in 10 young people rejected for a job because of their social profile (ondevice) Only 50% of parents have installed parental controls for their kids online interactions, but 72% worry that their kids will reveal inappropriate information online.
- 4. 1/3 of tweens admit to being dishonest with parents about their online behavior
- 5. ASK THEM.
- 6. Try paid software, like Net Nanny to protect your kids from harmful or inappropriate content online. Almost all social networks have a minimum age requirement of 13-years- old to sign up and have an account. Massive movement of tweens, ages 10- to 12-years-old, who have active social accounts . • Facebook • Twitter • Pinterest • Instagram • 4chan • Snapchat
- 7. • 5 million daily users • 200 million photos every day (4 x’s as many as Instagram) • Selfies and sexting SNAPCHAT Snapchat released, SnapKidz for children under the age of 13, to take and save pictures on their device, but they cannot send or receive images through Snapchat. NOTHING, is ever private when there’s an internet connection
- 8. THIS IS WHY IT ALL MATTERS Someday you are going to… • Apply for college • Apply for a job • And other stuff AND PEOPLE WILL GOOGLE YOU!!!! You determine what they find
- 9. TIPS FOR THE FAMILY • Keep the internet in a high traffic area in your home • Pay attention to signs of cyberbullying • Establish rules and rewards to manage online behavior with a family contract • Become familiar with “safer” social networking sites, like Kazaana, ScuttlePad, Everlo op and GiantHello • Parents should know all passwords. • Monitor what is happening online • Learn about privacy settings Create a “Digital Rules & Guidelines Agreement” Do what works for you
- 10. DIGITAL RULES & GUIDELINES AGREEMENT • No technology at the dinner (or breakfast or lunch, for that matter) table. • If you have exciting life news, tell mom or dad first, instead of Facebook. • Set up a weekly family date (e.g. game night). • Consider implementing a no technology day, like Sunday, to spend quality time together. • Integrate technology into fun family moments, like a photo challenge. • Don’t be afraid of technology, but keep an open dialogue about our use Call it whatever you want!
- 11. What you talk about and who you talk to will define your online reputation PUT THE RIGHT IMAGE OUT THERE
- 12. • Buy your own domain name (URL) (e.g. yourname.com) • Secure your username—even if you won’t use it for a while • Create content that you won’t be afraid of search engines indexing • Monitor your online presence • Talk with your parents in advance about what you’ll do, should someone post not-so-great photos or information about you. BE IN CONTROL! Listen to your gut