Digital detox, so you can limit the use of social networks

Likewise, it provides three points that should be prioritized in the relationship between parents, children and technology. The first, to generate a more significant approach, to understand their reality in both the physical and digital worlds.

The second is to respect the children’s issues, although they are probably not understood due to a generation gap, and finally to show the support that young people require in physical and digital environments.

Recently, Snapchat launched Family Center, a parental control tool that allows parents or guardians to have a better understanding of the interactions that minor users have without invading their privacy.

Although it does not limit the time, it gives visibility of who the children communicate with, but does not show the content of the conversations. “If they talk to someone who seems suspicious, parents should ask their children who the person is and thus report possible risk situations with Snapchat, Fuste mentions.

When reporting the situation, the contact disappears from the side of the minor, thanks to the tool, which can be used in user profiles ranging from 13 to 17 years old and by parents or guardians from 25 years old.

Fuste explains that this innovation was carried out thanks to a study carried out in different countries, including Mexico, and is part of an evolution of social networks to increasingly involve parents so that both the company and they contribute in the attention of security problems and its use is normalized.