I know it's often said that parents nowadays are living in an totally different world to their own parents or grandparents but I really feel it is true. As a child of the 70’s and 80’s there wasn't any such thing as the internet or email, I played with my dolls, drew and coloured and made believe in the street with my neighbours. Now my children meet their friends in virtual chat rooms on discord and challenge each other to jump subway trains (on a screen of course).
It really is interesting parenting in this
evolving time and I am thankful that I work as a blogger and as such am very
savvy when it comes to tech generally and more specifically social media, but
you can't become complacent as that is when something falls under the radar.
I started my first blog back in 2008 and as such
opened social media accounts right at the start of their growth. This means
that when my eldest child wanted to get online and join various platforms that
I was knowledgeable and able to work with him to ensure that the right safe
guards were in place.
Don't think it has all been plain sailing
though, there have been times when we’ve had to have some serious chats with my
son about sites he has visited or things he has said but we've only been able
to do that as he has known from the start we would have his passwords and
access to any gadgets he has. Then impromptu visits and a glance through his
history and such have meant we feel sure he is playing safe.
