Discussion on answer by Etaila: Should a parent delete a teen's social media account if it was handled badly?

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Jun 7, 2018 09:48
@AdamHeeg Apologies, I meant it more as "If you do this, there's a real and high chance you'll permanently alienate your kid and you'll pay dearly for it later in life in a way you may not be able to fix or mend, ever."
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Jun 7, 2018 02:47
You should not only go through the accounts together, but maybe even set up new ones together. This way she has a clean start and can keep everything she likes. While you are doing this together you an explain the basics to her. There is no need for her to care about future employees right now even less, if you two work through this together. And once you have set up the clean accounts, she can remove the old ones. BTW it is "few" and not "view"
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Jun 12, 2018 00:38
@Steve that isn't my question. Maybe that is part of the miscommunication. I have 3 kids and so far things are going very well.
Jun 10, 2018 09:46
@AdamHeeg You seem to think that your children will live in the same culture you did. That might have worked 300 years ago, but not today. And if you think it's healthy to cause your kids not to talk with you for twenty years... too bad. Must have been a real treat.
Jun 9, 2018 13:15
I think many of you are not arguing against me per se but against your own past issues. @Clay077, @spender, @Steve To help with what i'm trying to say check here:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/thinking-about-kids/201409/authoritative-versus-authoritarian-parenting-style
Jun 7, 2018 02:47
@Luaan 15 is a kid, by law, logic, and by biology. Kids brains are still developing and they are particually susceptible to a lot of things as they are not too experienced, very emotional still, and overly confident. Not to mention there is research that shows it isn't until your mid 20's your brain is finished developing and at it's most capable ability to weight long term decisions and consequences which it isn't as good at in teenage years. 'Quitting your parents' is a parental problem, not a literal net gain for kids. You're confusing the two things.