Comments on: Instagram – Is It Okay for Kids? What Parents Need to Know

By: eileen

eileen — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:39:19 +0000

Please tell me how I can find out if my daughter has a “secret” account..I recently took her off instagram for several reasons..Im afraid she may have a secret acct

By: savannah

savannah — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:39:06 +0000

Ok so I have had an instagram for a year or so and haven’t had any issues. I mean I think you should at least be 11 or 12. I rarely come across.nutidy and if someone finds something like that it would be because they were looking for it. Cutting on the other hand has more to do with paying more attention not instagram! I mean everyones gotta.learn. I do think that your photos should be private and not geotagged. But don’t stress too much. As a kid you had to learn good and bad too. So calm down.

By: Clarice

Clarice — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:35:39 +0000

Obviously there are dangers in any social media site and Instagram is no exception. What I have noticed is the particular attraction it holds for tween/teen girls and how it changes their behavior. Girls with public accounts soon become obsessed with gaining large number of followers. They soon realized that more provocative pictures attract more likes – more followers and then begins a spiral of behavior that encourages them to focus on their looks. Sad.

By: someone

someone — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:13:41 +0000

I’m 12 and my friends have instagram and I was thinking about having it but these commets about it sound bad so I won’t get it now

By: Devon

Devon — Tue, 14 May 2013 06:05:02 +0000

your a really smart kid that really makes me feel proud that younger generations like you think that way i just hope your way of thinking rubs off on other kids. stay safe

By: Holly

Holly — Sun, 05 May 2013 00:49:51 +0000

Well I personally think as a parent that anyone from around 8-12 can have Instagram because as you become older (teenage years) you start to become more subject to bullying and self suicidal behaviour.

By: Time

Time — Fri, 03 May 2013 01:20:38 +0000

I am 12 and have just gotten an Instagram. I have gotten straight A’s for every quarter of the school year so far. My parents are don’t set guidelines about me and internet safety, though. But I self-taught myself.. I already learned about the countless danger of the internet; from cyberbullying to suicide; & did some research before I got an Instagram. I looked up articles similar to this one, and read about both the dangers and fun that is in this site to know what I would face. I decided I would go ahead and make an account. I set myself a rule to never upload a photo of my face, unless it was the back of my head. If I saw a photo that was inappropriate,I roll my eyes and block whomever it belonged to because that stuff is just plan weird. People cutting themselves on Instagram are mindless and are controlled by strangers on the Internet…
I manage quite fine on Instagram, and it’s very fun! I upload photos of my drawings, random scenery, and photos of me (with my face blacked out.) I only follow my friends that I know in school, and only let them follow me. I don’t care if someone threatened me to do something I didn’t want to, like an making an explicit photo of me or telling them personal info. I ignore them. A lot of the internet is a pit of hell, but if you find the right bridge across it it turns into the most fun place around. Just, be sure to not get addicted.

But I do personally think that other parents should set a minimum of at least 13-15 years old for your kids to go on Facebook, Instagram, or any other social sites like that. Lots of kids are just not capable to keep themselves safe on the Internet. From being on social sites I have begun to causally use swear words, sadly.
Thank you for reading!

By: Thatguy

Thatguy — Wed, 01 May 2013 21:25:05 +0000

I went on this website to help me convince my mom to let me get instagram. After reading some of these coments. I don’t want instagram anymore.

By: Concerned father

Concerned father — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:55:02 +0000

Melanie,
You made the same mistakes. “You’re” means “you are”. Your is the possessive.
I think 11 is too young. Instagram requires a DOB and does not even have the year 1999 as a possibility. In order to join you have to lie about your age. There is a reason for this.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:00:38 +0000

Dear Melanie,
I’m a 11 year old myself and I just want you to know that I both agree and disagree with you’re opinion. Yes, Instagram is in some cases “wrong” and inappropriate for children under the age of 13. (Or older.) BUT if you can see who your child is following and what they are doing on it, it will be a nice and APPROPRIATE for children. That is what my mother does to me and she gives me a time limit to be on it. In the end, I still get homework done and I do all the things I am required to do BUT I also get to use Instagram at the same time. Last of all, I do know I must have made grammar or spelling mistakes and I just want you to know that I don’t want you correcting me.

Thank you for your time,
Anonymous