Teens' social media secrets go deeper than parents t...

The CNN investigative report 'Being Thirteen: Inside The Secret World of Teens' found that parents who try to control their kids' social media use often don't realize that what their kids are posting may not match how they are feeling.

[jvd]

if you raise your child right then you won't have to worry about what they do when you're not around.

teens should not be allowed on the Internet

[SSanf]

This is no different than it ever was. Unpopular kids felt hurt, slighted and humiliated by their peers just as much when I was growing up as they do now and I am 71. The online gossips and bullies are no different than the gossips and bullies in the past.

[PhuDuongSTRENGTHTRAINING]

Yes, because social media is the sole perpetrator in the corruption today's teenagers....
Totally not the ineffective parents who try to be their kids' "friends" rather than their guardian and authority...

[subscriberswithvideoscha-ewek]

This is stupid. Parents don't understand because they never had all this in their young lives.

[akkai]

Or just don't let 1-15 year olds on the Internet

[DeltaThisIsAURL]

Parents that are completely involved in our business is a pretty bad idea. sure, yeah, be concerned. But, there's always a huge barrier between you and "us". But, teen do need to know how to fight back and learn to turn off the Facebook or whatever.

[taseenkhan]

I don't even have a smartphone. I watch and follow tech-blogs found on the internet everyday, but I don't even have a smartphone of my own.

[mr.markan]

if a child from Congo saw this they would fucking brake the phone .

[josh]

Well maybe you should not wait until you are 40 to have kids my daughter does watch some weird shit but you can't shelter the children of the future. It's happening just parent your kid of course most people work comes first children second not me I work when I want and teach her everything I know never even lied about where babies come from she watches my dogs give birth and helps out socializing the puppies also got her gardening teaching her about agriculture. Trying for more kids to they won't never be out of work I read too much smartest guy with a 8th grade edumacation I knows. lol

[pinkdomingoes]

Obviously the one giving the advice has no idea what they are talking abt 😩 my mom followed me on my social media? I go on making another one while the one they are following is just a decoy.. 😂

[bagobeans]

You can ask, but your child will say nothing. so DON'T assume they will tell you. News people need to wake up and so do all these child experts. A teen will tell you only whst they want you to know. Nothing else until it is too late. Especially if they are loser teens.

[wonderland-Alice]

best remedy in the world do not let your kids have a social media account in fact most of the social media accounts require you to be 18 years old or older just like Facebook. the only time My Son will ever go online when he's a teenager and if he is researching for school other than that not until he's 18 does the best way to remedy the social media problems

[imatelly]

these kids thinking we don't understand social media?we started social media we get it but we are over it.facebook and yahoo were great concepts that aloud us to talk more often and to more people even around the world maybe get our thoughts passed around faster.kids are using it to talk about puppies and sex.well our mouth use to do this just fine. since you guys ruined social medias reason for existing we went on to better things. like money. you do know it costs money to buy that phone pc and your beloved internet? when kids find out they will have nothing if they don't grow up you will be over it too. I forgot. they expect to live with mommy till they are 40 nowadays.