Instagram enables guide for parents with teenagers

The Instagram  commented that the initiative to create this document was because they know that some parents find it difficult to use the platform.

Instagram is one of the most popular social networks in the world. Teens and young people use this platform to share their day to day through publications and stories. Some adults, most with children between 10 and 20 years, do not understand the use of this application.

For this reason, Instagram published a useful guide for parents. This information focuses on three very important aspects that will help adults understand this application: how to manage privacy, interactions and time on the platform.

The company commented that the initiative to create this document was because “we know it can seem overwhelming to keep these conversations with teenagers, but we want to make sure you feel you have the tools you need to start the dialogue.”

The best thing about this guide is that it only has 47 pages and is translated into several languages.

The company produced this document with the collaboration of different organizations such as National PTA, Scholastic, ConnectSafely, National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI), National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA), GLSEN, PFLAG and Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

Ana Homayoun, an expert in social networks and education, along with Instagram have proposed some questions that can help start the conversation between parents and children:

– What do you like about Instagram?

– What are the five Instagram accounts that you like to follow?

– If you have several accounts, what do you share in each one?

– What do you think about the amount of time you spend on the Internet?

– What would you do if you saw one person bullying another on Instagram?

But this is not the only thing that comes in the guide, as it also brings a glossary, in which they give you some concepts such as: block, community rules, Direct, live, feed, IGTV and stories.

“We know that the social media landscape will continue to change and we are committed to being here at all times, to make sure that all parents and their children have the tools they need to make the right decisions for them,” said Marne Levine, principal of Operations on Instagram.