A Parent's Guide To Social Media

1. SOCIAL MEDIA
& TEENAGERS
A PARENT’S GUIDE TO SOCIAL MEDIA

2. WHAT IS
SOCIAL
MEDIA?
Websites and applications that allows
users to create and share content or
to participate in social networking.

3. How it works

4. SOCIAL MEDIA MISCONCEPTIONS
THERE ARE OVER 300 DIFFERENT SOCIAL MEDIA SITES
THE INTERNET IS A PUBLIC SPACE. THERE IS NO REAL
PRIVACY
IF YOU CREATE IT OR SHARE IT YOU OWN IT. FREEDOM OF
SPEECH DOES NOT MEAN FREEDOM FROM CONSEQUENCES.
PERSONAL BRANDING. EVERYTHING THAT YOU
CREATE/SHARE IS A REFLECTION OF YOU.
NOTHING EVER GETS DELETED.

5. TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
TEXTING APPS – FREE TEXTING/MESSENGER
APPS
KIK
MESSENGER
OOVOO WHATS
APP

6. TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
MICRO-BLOGGING - ALLOWS FOR SHORT UPDATES
AND PHOTOS
INSTAGRAM
TUMBLR TWITTER VINE

7. TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
SELF-DESTRUCTING/SECRET APPS - ANONYMOUS
POSTS/PHOTOS
SNAPCHAT
Disappears
WHISPER
Superimpose
YIK YAK
5 Mile Radius
BURN NOTE
Email – Limits viewing
area no screen capture.

8. TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
CHATTING/DATING APP - ALLOWS YOU TO MEET
PEOPLE WITH SAME INTEREST AND IN YOUR AREA
OMEGLE
Talk to strangers
Pick random people
SKOUT
In area
MEET ME
In Area
TINDER
Dating App/
Interest/Area

9. Indicators that your child may be in
contact with an online predator
Becomes secretive about online activities
Becomes obsessive about being online
Gets angry when he or she can’t get online
Receives phone calls from people you do not know or makes calls to
numbers that you do not recognize
Receives gifts, mail, or packages from someone you do not know
Withdraws from family and friends
Changes screens or turns off computer when an adult enters a room

10. The dangers of social media
Cyberbullying – gesture, written, verbal, physical attack via
electronic communication that meets the criteria of state
definition of HIB.
- distinguishing characteristic
- has no time constraints – can happen outside of school
hours
Sexting/Inappropriate pictures

11. Egg Harbor Township Police Department
Detective Heather Stumpf
Criminal Investigation Division

12. Laws of Sexting
in New Jersey
Fact or Fiction

13. •Minors can be arrested and
convicted for taking an
explicit picture of
themselves.

14. FACT
•Minors can be arrested and
convicted for taking an
explicit picture of
themselves.

15. A minor can be convicted and charged if they:
• Take a picture of themselves
• Distribute
• Possess
• Store
• Post on Internet
Provocative pictures of another minor.

16. FACT
A minor can be convicted and charged if they:
• Take a picture of themselves
• Distribute
• Possess
• Store
• Post on Internet
Provocative pictures of another minor.

17. •Teens that post messages and
photos on social media
anonymously are completely
disguised.

18. FICTION
•Teens that post messages and
photos on social media
anonymously are completely
disguised.

19. •Information can be
retrieved from a cell phone
after it has been deleted.

20. FACT
•Information can be
retrieved from a cell phone
after it has been deleted.

21. •Juvenile criminal records
disappear once an
individual turns 18 years
old.

22. FICTION
•Juvenile criminal records
disappear once an
individual turns 18 years
old.

23. •What should kids do if they
receive a sext?
•Tell a trusted adult
• Parent/Guardian
• School Administrator
• School Counselor
•Delete it right away

24. Things to look for
CODES
1. 143 – I LOVE YOU
2. 182 – I HATE YOU
3. 420 – MARIJUANA
4. ADR – ADDRESS
5. AEAP – AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE
6. ALAP – AS LATE AS POSSIBLE
7. ASL – AGE, SEX, LOCATION
8. CD9 – PARENTS ARE AROUND
9. KPC – KEEPING PARENTS CLUELESS
10. MOS – MOM OVER SHOULDER

25. Things to look for
CODES
1. LMIRL – LET’S MEET IN REAL LIFE
2. PAL – PARENTS ARE LISTENING
3. PAW – PARENTS ARE WATCHING
4. PIR – PARENTS IN THE ROOM
5. ZERG – TO GANG UP ON SOMEONE
** FOR MORE CODES PLEASE SEE www.enough.org

26. HOW TO PROTECT YOUR CHILD
Set clear rules with your children regarding when they are allowed to
talk, text and surf the Internet via their mobile device.
Your child should only communicate with parent-approved contacts.
Talk to your children about respecting others online. Your child should
never text something to someone else that they would not say to them
in real life. Communication should always be truthful, encouraging and
helpful.
If your child receives a threatening, mean or sexual message from
someone they should come to you immediately.

27. HOW TO PROTECT YOUR CHILD
Advise your child never to share personal information through their
mobile device including date of birth, address, full name, etc.
Talk to your children about never using vulgar or sexually explicit
language through their mobile device. If anyone begins using vulgar or
sexually explicit language that should talk to you and also block further
communication.
Talk to your children about privacy. Discuss with them how there is no
such thing as privacy through their mobile device--and there are no
"take-backs" with what they post, text, upload or send. Content your
kids send through the Internet or their mobile device can be distributed
across the world, without their permission or knowledge.

28. HOW TO PROTECT YOUR CHILD
Decide whether your children are allowed to post content to their social
networking sites and other websites through their mobile
device. Content posted should be parent-approved.
If your child receives a text message from an unknown source, they
should not reply.
Your child should never let someone they don't know use their phone.

29. HOW TO PROTECT YOUR CHILD
Charge all devices in your room.
Parental Controls
Monitoring Software – There are over 30 available software options

30. HOW TO PROTECT YOUR CHILD
These internet service providers have parental control options:
AOL
AT&T
Cablevision
Comcast
Cox
earthLink
Mousemail
Netzero
Sprint
Time Warner
Verizon