My daughter is 13 and keeps asking if she can make a Facebook account like her friends. I'm worried about privacy and stranger danger, but I also don't want her to feel left out. What's the right age to let them start social media, and are there ways to keep it safer?
The biggest thing is using the parental controls Facebook actually has built in - you can limit who contacts her and what she sees - rather than just saying no, which often backfires. At 13 she's technically below Facebook's stated age requirement anyway, but if you do let her go for it, keeping her password, checking in regularly, and having a real conversation about not sharing personal stuff or meeting strangers beats a total ban.
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