Teens are so very easily influenced. There are people out there who do take advantage.
This video is truly scary. Even if you don’t have children, it sends shivers up your spine.
You can see the pain in these parents’ faces.
Our Officers and staff work very hard to educate teens on the dangers of Social Media. What to do, what not to do, and how to stay safe.
Parents need to educate their children, too.
Watch the video and scroll down to find out how to keep your teens safe online.
- Keep your child’s profile private so that only family and people you know see photos, important dates and other information.
- Make sure they’re not posting personal details, including phone numbers, home address, and the name of their school or Social Security number.
- Only allow them to publish photos and videos that don’t jeopardize their safety or their integrity.
- Make sure they choose a strong password that can’t be guessed, and that it gets changed every three months.
- Never allow them to accept friend requests from people they don’t know.
- Keep an open dialogue with your children. Ask them to let you know if they’ve received private messages from a stranger, or from someone at school who is teasing, harassing or threatening them. Those could be signs of cyber-bullying or even a sexual predator.
