Thousands of children are signing up for social networks, especially Instagram, with little to no parent supervision. They are posting inappropriate photos, bullying each other, finding disturbing content and sharing personal information. Protecting their brand, knowing what they are doing and getting involved is key.

1. Smart Social
Media –
Knowing what your
kids are doing
online
and helping protect
their brand.

2. Your Child’s Personal Brand
• Identify your personal values first
• Sexy pictures?
• Offensive language?
• Demeaning and negative posts to others?
• Encouraging strangers
to connect?

3. Kids have jumped technology

4. What parents remember..

5. This is what kids know-

6. Wifi enabled
• Ipod touch
• Kindle Fire
• Ipads
• Tablets

7. Just because your kids can’t
make calls..
Does not mean they can’t get on a social
network.

9. Easy Access
• Your child is supposed to be 13 years old to
get their own account.
• All a child needs is an email address and a
screen name.
• Once “discovered” its very easy for the child to
open up a new account under another name
on Instagram, where Facebook requires one
name/one email.

10. Talk to your kids EARLY
• Kids are finding how to get onto social
networks from their friends
• They don’t know how to behave online
• They are open to bullying behavior by others
and then respond in kind.
• By using hashtags (#) they can discover
disturbing content

11. Instagram sign in page

12. Instagram profile page
www.instagram.com/julieziemelis

13. View your child’s photos at a glance

14. The average shot of a teen..
both male and female

15. Hashtags are used to categorize post
content – for good and bad

16. Popularity Factor of Getting Followers Is What Drives Bad Behavior

17. The Dangers

18. TMI –Too Much Information

19. Things to do now:
• 1. Ask for the child’s account name (handle)
• 2. Type in instagram.com/kidsname
• 3. See the photos and read the comments
• 4. Check their privacy settings-make their photos
hidden from the public.
• 5. Talk to your child
• 6. Check in on the account
• 7. Set a rule about changing the account without
telling you

20. Contact Me
• For more information about social media and
how to use the tools, contact
• Julie Ziemelis
• Julie@Ziemelis.com
• 854-6769