1. TEENS
ONLINE!
HOWTO
KEEP
THEM SAFE
PG
lmao!!

2. Did you know?
Source: Pew Research Centre
The average teen has 201Facebook friends
73% of
teens are on
a social
network
Facebook, Instagram &
Twitter require children to
be at least 13 years old
to join

3. What teens do on Social Media
(stuff that
adults do,
really)
Comment on friends wall
Post
updates, videos, pictures
etc.
Send group messages
IM, Direct Message each
other
Gossip, news, sports
updates etc.

4. Teens learn about Social Media from
PEERS
SCHOOL
ONLINE
PARENTS
MEDIA

5. But there are dangers....
55% of teens have given out personal
information to someone they don’t
know, including photos and physical
descriptions
56% of teens say they have been the target
of some type of online harassment

6. 29% of teens have posted mean
information, embarrassing photos or spread
rumours about someone
56% of teens say they have been the target
of some type of online harassment
Other issues....

7. Interestingly, most parents
don’t know
what their teens are doing online

8. 70% of teens hide
their online behaviour
from parents
19.9% Manipulate
Social Media Privacy
Settings to block Parents
Source: Mcafee.com
12.8%
of teens disable
Parental Controls

9. Things parents should know...
1. Who is tagging your teen on Facebook, or
mentioning them on Instagram and Twitter
2. Who is following your teen on various
platforms
3. Who your teen is following on various
platforms

10. You should also know...
4. Who your teen is friends with online
5. See comments and profile pictures of the other
people in photos with your teen
6. Who your teen is interacting with the most on
each network
Source: http://sociallyactive.com

11. The ‘Chat’
1. If it’s online, consider it public
2. Your internet persona stays with you
forever, cannot be deleted
3. Your actions online affect others and how
other see you
4. Keep personal information private
What to
tell your
teen

12. Security is a BIG deal because
People can post in their name
Identity theft
Private information can be found

13. Security checklist. Do
Always log off once done at a public computer
Activate & update privacy settings
Delete or clear your history / cookies
Install Anti-virus software

14. Don’t share your passwords with anybody
Create a password that nobody can guess, but one
you can remember.
Change password frequently
Don’t link your accounts, they can be hacked in at
once
Security checklist. Don’t

15. Cyber-bullying
Makes teens afraid to go to school
Provoke physical fights
23.3% claim to be targets of cyber bullying.
1/5 of teens say they wouldn’t know what to do if
they were bullied online.

16. Sexting
37% of teen girls
and
40% of teen boys
“When a person takes a flirtatious, nude or semi-nude
picture of themselves and sends it to others through
their cell phone or other means of texting device.”
Definition:
Share
sexually
suggestive
messages
SEND

17. Messages/images being shared with
other people, including strangers
Online reputation damage
Public ridicule or shame
Criminal charges for distribution of
child pornography
Sexting can result in..

18. Parents checklist. Do
Take an Active Role
Agree ground rules
Use and experiment with social media so that
you learn as much as you can
Guide teens through security features

19. Parents checklist. Do
Install security software
Make sure privacy settings are adequate
Keep computers/devices in common areas
Look out for signs of cyber
bullying, harassment, stalking etc.

20. Parents checklist. Don’t
Spy on teens
Embarrass them by frequently posting on their
pages/walls
Be overly intrusive
Be judgemental

21. Resources for Parents
APPS/SOFTWARE
• Avira Social Network Protection
• Socialshield
• Bitdefender Safego
• My pagekeeper
• BeSeen
SITES/BOOKS/PAPERS
• mysecurecyberspace.com
• commonsensemedia.org/website
-lists/social-networking-kids
• Facebook Family Safety Center
• Google Family Safety Channel
• Twitter Safety Tips for Parents

22. About Us
Kwazi Communications is a Johannesburg, South Africa based Media & Communications
company.
We offer social media consulting and training services to organizations and
individuals
Contact us to find out more about our services.
Contact details:
Email: info@kwazicommunications.co.za
Puseletso@Kwazicommunications.co.za
Tel: +27(0) 11 234 2500
www.kwazicommunications.co.za
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23. Sources
• http://sociallyactive.com/social-media-effect/
• http://www.mcafee.com/us/resources/misc/digital-divide-study.pdf
• http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/sextech/PDF/SexTech_Summary.pdf
• Centre of Justice and Crime Prevention’s (CJCP) paper on Legal Responses to Cyber Bullying
and Sexting in South Africa