There is nothing normal about social media wherein children have access to millions and millions of people and ideas all in the palm of their hand. No reasonable parent would acquiesce to their child entering the homes of random strangers at will. And no reasonable parent would permit their child to entertain strangers or allow them in and out of their children’s bedrooms.
However this is exactly what social media is.
It is a mechanism that creates access to any ideology, predator, media or lifestyle and all with a simple click. And beyond all that - we do not have the depth of what our children are accessing (and who are accessing them) because apps have technology to prevent parents from surveilling their children’s online activity.
Social media puts our youth at risk to
Even cigarettes comes with a warning label!
Smart phones are not the only option if we want to stay connecting to our children, there are services that sell no-contract, no-data phones. One such company is Tello. However, even if we do put a smart phone in a child's hand, we must counsel them regularly on appropriate and inappropriate use, content and connections because these devices and apps come with such risk.
“Devote our minds and hearts to self! This will eliminate our desire for help from others. We must create confidence in self and kind. We have no confidence in self. We must create that with right guidance.”
Food For Thought with the Honorable Elijah Muhammad
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