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RE: All Kids Need Freedom as Much as They Need Boundaries: EcoTrain's Question of the Week - Kids and Smartphones

in #ecotrain6 years ago

This is such a difficult problem to find balance with. The problem is in some ways related to the naivety of children, and the balance of preserving that, and protecting them online. I know a girl around 11 who posted a vidro of herself before dance class. Her and her friends were messing around with leotards on, dancing like beyonce, but that is a very suggestive dance for a young girl to post on a public profile. I think her mum must have had a talk with her, but it is sad that she had to start thinking like that. I agree that a lot of responsibility rests on the parents, but children are using these platforms, so in some way I feel the platforms themselves need to do more the cater for younger users.

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I don't think they can... it's easy to lie online about your age, and most businesses want to suck people in at any age. I really believe it's up to the parents. Xxx

@Calluna isn't that a sad story and a common one
..kids being naive and innocent and harming themselves without realising.