This weekend alone I have witnessed just how far we have come from appropriate behavior from both adults (I am using that term loosely) and children alike in regards to social media and here I will voice my own opinions on the topic.
- If you are an adult, stay the hell off of your children's Facebook page and in no way feed the trolls. Why do you feel the need to argue with children?!?! If you believe that these "friends" are a bad influence on your child, then perhaps you should take your parenting off line - just a suggestion.
- If you are a child and no one is monitoring your page directly, think "would I send this to my grandmother with the enclosed captions?!!?" If the answer is no, then why post it for the world to see?
- If you are a child, speak to adults as adults and not equals. I promise that if any child uses the term "butt hurt" towards me in any way, shape, or form I cannot be held responsible for my actions.
- If you are an adult, please remember that we made it through the boyfriends/girlfriends without the bickering amongst one another, please keep it off of Facebook. You are no longer in high school, do not live vicariously through your children and once again if you see a problem take your parenting off line.
In conclusion, I am a little "over" social media parenting right now and very, very, very concerned for the status of actual parenting. How have we come to such a point where children believe there are no boundaries when it comes to adults and speaking to them in any fashion is acceptable? How have adults allowed this to become the norm?!? I think it is truly time we start heeding the advice of others about the impact of social media on many aspects of our lives and make this the focus moving forward. If we are to continue along this path as a whole, the end results will be disastrous.
