Many thanks to Officer Zack LaFerriere, who presented on Youth & Social Media. Zack has been with the Grass Valley Police Department for 13 years. His presentation allows people to be a net-savvy parent (parent used broadly here); enable you to talk with kids about technology; agree on a plan for kids; know how to protect your devices and your children’s devices.
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Being knowledgeable ourselves, and supporting youth in wise and safe use of social media, are a couple ways we can help prevent possible child abuse.
Resources – all available at http://www.gvpd.net/parentu/ including social media agreement between parent and child with agreements on what they will access and post and that you may access – and suggested consequences.