Social Media & Phone Restrictions

WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW Equipping Parents Statistics & Data US States Ranked by Suicide Rate

1. Montana — 26 20. Kentucky — 16.8 39. Mississippi — 12.7 2. Alaska — 25.4 21. Tennessee — 16.3 40. Texas — 12.6 3. Wyoming — 25.2 22. Maine — 15.7 41. Hawaii — 12 4. New Mexico — 22.5 22. South Carolina — 15.7 42. Delaware — 11.5 5. Utah — 21.8 24. Alabama — 15.6 43. Rhode Island — 11.1 6. Nevada — 21.4 25. Indiana — 15.4 44. Illinois — 10.7 7. Idaho — 21.3 26. Washington — 14.8 45. California — 10.5 8. Oklahoma — 20.9 27. Pennsylvania — 14.7 46. Connecticut — 10 9. Colorado — 20.5 28. Wisconsin — 14.6 47. Maryland — 9.3 9. South Dakota — 20.5 29. Iowa — 14.5 48. Massachusetts — 8.7 11. West Virginia — 19.5 30. Louisiana — 14.1 49. New York — 8.1 12. North Dakota — 19 30. Ohio — 14.1 50. New Jersey — 7.2 13. Missouri — 18.3 32. Florida — 13.9 51. District of Columbia — 5.1 14. Arkansas — 18.2 33. Georgia — 13.3 15. Kansas — 17.9 33. Michigan — 13.3 2016 Suicide Rate 16. Oregon — 17.8 35. Minnesota — 13.2 17. Arizona — 17.6 35. Virginia — 13.2 per 100,000 Individuals 18. New Hampshire — 17.3 37. Nebraska — 13 18. Vermont — 17.3 37. North Carolina — 13 Suicide Deaths Are On the Rise Heroin Deaths Shelby County, AL 12 10 10 9 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 4 2 1 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Source: Shelby County Coroner's Office Fentanyl Deaths Shelby County, AL

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Note: Some overdoses are combinations of prescription drugs and illegally produced drugs Parents Must Be Involved Recent Study Recent Study Addiction IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD The Adolescent Brain Development Adults use the frontal lobe, prefrontal cortex and the limbic system Functions: ─ Planning ─ Reasoning ─ Judgment ─ Impulse Control

Adolescents use part of the brain called the AMYGDALA Functions: ─ Arousal ─ Emotional Responses ─ Hormonal Secretions ─ Memory Addiction is a Pediatrically Acquired Disease that Hijacks the Brain 90% of Addicted Americans begin use before age 18

Normal Brain vs. Cocaine Abuser 10 days & 100 days Sobriety

25 are HIGH HIGH RISK are 25

- Ages 12 Ages Vaping / Juuling

What is JUUL? o JUUL is essentially an e-cigarette in a sleek, inconspicuous package o Developed to help adults stop smoking o The small vaporizer relies on disposable Each Juul cartridge—which lasts about pods of flavored nicotine juice. 200 puffs—has as much nicotine as an o The device heats up the flavored juice to entire pack of cigarettes. create a vapor, which the users inhale. o It can be recharged in a USB port. o Juuling can be really difficult to detect. o Many who vape may have never smoked a traditional cigarette. o Students don’t always realize they are ingesting nicotine. Temptations Combined with Constant Stress is taking its Toll

ADDICTION is up DEPRESSION is up ANXIETY is up DEATH is up ANTIDEPRESSENT PRESCRIPTIONS are up TEENAGE SUICIDE rates at an all-time high

Sources: “The Pursuit of Pleasure is a Modern-Day Addiction” (Robert Lustig); The Million Women Study (University of Oxford); The Whitehall Study (University College London) Parental Involvement is Key

WHAT ADOLESCENTS NEED: IF NOT MET, OTHER ISSUES COULD ARISE:

Stable Environment Suicidal Ideation

Safe Place Depression

Routine Anxiety

Firm Drug/ETOH abuse

Predictable Other Disorders

Clear expectations Anger

Consequences Trust Issues Parents should familiarize themselves with the dangers of the Darknet

If you have a teenager, they probably already know how to access it. Restrictions & Controls KEEPING YOUR CHILD SAFE

There are many ways to protect your child

RESTRICTIONS CONTROLS • Basic Device • Other Apps or Software Set Up Included Setting Phone Restrictions - Android

You can set up a second account or enable features on Settings > Users and tap Add user your own account. Go through the steps to create the second account, and when asked to set up a Google account, choose Skip if you don’t want them to use Google Play. Combined with disabling Google Play or adding parental controls for downloading apps, you can Open the Google Play app on their account, slide out the left menu, and restrict the apps they use. tap Settings, Slide down to Parental Controls and create a PIN first. Family Link - Android https://families.google.com/familylink/ Families - Apple https://www.apple.com/families/ Setting Phone Restrictions – iOS & iTunes iOS calls parental controls Restrictions, and they’re easy to access.

Open Settings on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, and then visit General > Restrictions.

Tap Enable Restrictions to start using them, then make a passcode. You’ll need to enter this later to change these options.

Don’t lose this code, or you’ll have to reset your device. iOS 12 Highlights

Screen time limiting your use App limits Weekly activity reports summary Parents can create limits and manage remotely Screen Time - Apple

Almost 50 percent of people say they couldn’t live without their phones, which we check every 12 minutes and touch an average of 2,600 times a day. (Wired.com) How to Use Screen Time – IOS 12 Check Your Phone Carrier Set Up Made Easy! Other Restrictions & Controls IT’S MORE THAN SMART PHONES Checking the Phone is Not Enough

MAJOR TYPES DEVICE SPECIFIC MISC Nintendo 3DS Multiple Children Browser Controls Nintendo Switch Workarounds Desktop/Laptop PlayStation 4 Thumb Print Child Specific Sites Xbox Security Code Third Party Security Kindle Fire Router Protection Amazon Fire Tablet Child Friendly DNS Limiting Screen Time Educating Child Some Apps Require Specific Restrictions

Look for other options: Apps We Like… What you can see What you can control

Set time limits on internet-connected activity Set a daily overall time limit Set a daily time limit for a particular app, website or category of content. Set a bedtime, including different bedtimes for the You can pause the internet for everyone, weekends. or for a certain family member, or for a certain family member’s device. Set OffTimes, or scheduled times of day when internet access is not allowed. Other Filters & Settings Spam Accounts Contracts Expectations Consequences Talk to your Child Set the Example Other Apps or Software to Consider: Additional Resources Digital Scans ONLINE RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS Apps Child Predators Use CALCULATOR% HOLLA Most popular app for One of several secret apps used Self-Proclaimed “addicting” video sexting,although they don't to hide photos, videos, files and chat app that allows users to meet disappear. It also uses a browser history. people all over the world in just Snap-Map, which allows users to seconds. Reviewers say they share their exact location with have been confronted with racial friends. slurs, explicit content, and more.

BUMBLE KIK HOT OR NOT Similar to the popular dating app Tweens an teens use to send sexts. Encourages users to rate your “” however, it requires Predators can contact your child via profile, check out people in their women to make the first contact. KiK and send unsolicited sexts. age area and chat with strangers. Kids have been known to use this The goal of this app is to hook up. to create fake accounts and falsify their age.

LIVE.ME ASK.FM No teen needs this app. Teens Users send open or anonymous An anonymous that and tweens earn coins on questions to users and wait for promotes sharing secrets with Live.me and some predators are responses, often times leading to strangers. It also reveals a user’s using coins as a way to pay more interactions. location so people can meet up. minors for pictures.

OMEGLE YUBO TALKING TOM Teens are at risk of being Teens use it as a hookup app. Children can easily disable child- exposed to sexually explicit Predators pose as teens to meet mode to adult-mode. Children photos and videos. Omegle itself kids in their area. It has been get asked to participate in ‘clothes warns members that predators coined as "Tinder for Teens". swapping’. This is one of many are known to use the app. talking pet apps that could be dangerous. Apps to Know About SNAPCHAT MAPPEN Most popular app for Instagram Ranked 'Most Horrible for data privacy. The app sexting,although they don't Dangerous' App For is constantly asking for access to disappear. It also uses a Young People's Mental Health. all of your contacts, and kids are Snap-Map, which allows users to Also known as "Instaporn". not often selective with who they share their exact location with select as contacts. friends.

TWITTER HOUSE PARTY WHISPER Teens can follow anyone who Group video chat allows up to An anonymous social network that interests them, from their best eight people to chat. There is little promotes sharing secrets with friend to their favorite band to the risk of children meeting strangers strangers. It also reveals a user’s hottest new celebrity--even within this app. However, all location so people can meet up. brands they like. messaging apps have some sexting and bullying risks.

WHATS APP KIK LIVE.ME An alternative to ’s Tweens an teens use to send sexts. No teen needs this app. Teens messaging app or texting, where Predators can contact your child via and tweens earn coins on users exchange unlimited text, KiK and send unsolicited sexts. Live.me and some predators are audio, photo & video messages using coins as a way to pay online. minors for pictures.

BOO MUSICAL.LY ASK.FM Very similar to Snapchat. Users Video karaoke app where minors Users send open or anonymous can take photos of themselves can share adult content with questions to users and wait for with filters and post them to strangers. It is also is a platform responses, often times leading to Instagram, , and where children are often exposed more interactions. Musical.ly. to sexting and bullying. Other Considerations YOUTUBE No age requirement. Access to porn content is YouTube has added a new easily accessible. mobile-only feature that allows you to share a video with friends and chat about it in a private thread. REDDIT

Easily enables kids to access inappropriate material should be monitored by parents.

GROUPME VPN VPN GroupMe is a messaging app where users can send group or private messages. Some students favor this app because the A Virtual Private Network content of a message isn’t displayed when notifications pop up (VPN) creates a secure on their device. This feature makes it easy for students to hide connection between two negative behavior or content from their parents. (There is not a devices, allowing the exchange way to delete past posts, which means a user’s control over of data or information to their content is limited.) happen privately using the REMIND internet. (Many companies use Remind is a safe, classroom-friendly communication tool to this to protect sensitive data.) help teachers send messages, en masse or targeted, to students and parents. Two-Way Messaging is now available Today, VPN technology is on Remind and the history cannot be deleted. widely used for other purposes - many of which are illegal.

MESSENGER • To override their school’s is not suitable for younger children web filtering because they have to have a Facebook profile to use it, • To use the internet Facebook is restricted to children 13 years and older. For anonymously children over 13 years, parents need to be mindful of the address book syncing and making sure the child’s phone • To steal online content number is private so that only people the child knows or you approve can message them through Facebook Messenger. Instagram Functionality Example What is a Spam Account?

Spam accounts are created by students on Instagram as a platform for students to share their extra photos that don’t quite make the cut for their “formal” . These accounts are secondary accounts for students that feature more comedic photos and videos that are in a much more informal matter.

CAN HAVE UP TO 5 ACCOUNTS

Example: Instagram *Children must be at least 13 years old to use its service* Disappearing Photos

Instagram Direct (DM) lets you send pictures that disappear after one view. If a friend screenshots your disappearing message, the sender receives a notification.

Example: Instagram What is a Story?

Instagram is a feature that lets users post photos and videos that vanish after 24 hours. The feature feels much like Snapchat Stories. And like Snapchat, the photos and videos shared in your Instagram Story are temporary and can’t be viewed once 24 hours have elapsed. Content shared to stories also won’t appear on your profile grid or in the main Instagram feed.

Once the story camera is open you can take a photo or record a video, just as you would normally on Instagram. After you’ve recorded your video or taken a photo, you can use a range of filters and also add text and drawings to your content.

Example: Instagram Hiding a Story

Choose which people you want to hide the story from and press “done”. When making your story visible to a person again, simply tap the tick button to unselect them.

Example: Instagram Posts You’ve Liked

What posts is your child liking? You can tell a lot about who their friends are by looking at their likes and who they follow.

Check the Search History, too. Note: It can also be cleared

Example: Instagram Close Friends

Close Friends is a private list for your inner circle.

Close Friends, the new feature lets users share Stories — photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours — with people they put on a special list.

The idea is people may feel more comfortable sharing some things with just close friends, rather than all followers.

Example: Instagram Close Friends vs Followers

The close friends list is for when you have something to share, but it’s not for everyone. Followers can see everything you share.

Example: Instagram Instagram Video Chat

Released on June 20, 2018: Video Chat Feature in Instagram Direct

You Can Only Video Chat with People You’re Actively DMing on Instagram Instagram Video Chat is only available with people you have an active Instagram Direct thread.

Example: Instagram Instagram TV (IGTV)

Released on June 20, 2018: Instagram TV or IGTV

Example: Instagram How is Snap Chat different from Instagram

Snapchat is known as being the app for teens. Despite all of Instagram's benefits, Snapchat still has one thing over the app: It's not Instagram.

Instagram has added most of the same features as Snap Chat, except streaks. Streaks count how many consecutive days two people have been sending Snaps to each other. Every day they send a Snap their streak gets longer. Do you know their language?

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•Set Clear Ground Rules •Let your child know you expect full access • Create a contract and review expectations and consequences •Don’t be afraid to be App-Savvy •Help your child to know their “why” • Why are they picking up their phone? • Why do they want to post something? •Create “Screen Free” Opportunities for the entire family •Keep one main a charging station in the house for all devices

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Other Apps or Software to Consider Additional Resources