Simply making anodyne music videos or posting amusing photographs, we’ve been Thinking we’d agree that her friends were

If ever our child made a big mistake, this was it! She should have access to these apps, she has shown Mrs Adams and I what her friendsĪre getting up to online. When Helen has been trying to persuade us Get a quiet life and for very good reason. Don’t get me wrong, we’re not about to give in and say “yes” simply to Helen feels left out and frequently asks if she can have them also. I hardly need to point out that channels like this are meant for older kids, 13 at the youngest.Ĭhannels, it is often with the full knowledge, sometimes even support, of their Some of her friends have been allowed access to social media channels inappropriate for that age group such as Instagram and Snapchat.

Of greater concern, however, is howĬhildren in that age group are responding to what they’re seeing.Īlong with many parents, we are fighting a constant battle with Helen, our 10-year-old. In the tweenage years are being exposed to. Recently that have left me feeling more than a little concerned about what kids Mrs Adams and I have faced a few instances Iįeel it’s largely, but not exclusively, down to experiences children are having Generation bemoans that fact kids are “growing up too fast these days,” but I’mĭeveloping some real fears that childhood is changing and not in a good way. I appreciate this is a dramatic statement, but is childhood in retreat after fighting a losing battle? Are our children growing up too fast, thanks to the naivety of us mums and dads towards the online world? Are the experiences childhood have online making them grow up too fast?

Im growing up too fast