{"id":6310,"date":"2022-10-22T18:29:23","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T18:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.topic.lk\/?p=6310"},"modified":"2022-10-22T18:29:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T18:29:25","slug":"creating-a-safe-space-for-teens-online-with-tiktok-family-pairing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topic.lk\/6310\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a safe space for teens online with TikTok Family Pairing.."},"content":{"rendered":"

Parenting has never been an easy task. It comes with great duty and responsibility, with no off days or overtime pay. Apart from ensuring a child\u2019s healthy upbringing, many parents often worry about the safety of their children \u2013 whether mentally, emotionally or physically. The stress of protecting their young from the dangers of the world is paramount since they have limited control over what their children are exposed to and often suffer from imagining every worst-case scenario possible.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Especially in the modern day and age, parents and guardians have more to fear. One of the widely debated topics among parents these days discusses a teenager\u2019s presence online and how appropriate parameters should be determined to grant them digital freedom. Of course, this area is often subjective since every family has a different approach to monitoring their teen\u2019s online experience.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

In such a context, TikTok’s ‘Family Pairing\u2019 feature will help parents link their accounts with their teens and set controls to facilitate a safe browsing experience. Parents can now create a safe space for their teenager to explore their unique identity, resting assured that they will safely and responsibly navigate their way through the platform.<\/p>\n

One significant concern parents have for their children is screen time. How much is too much? And how will it impact their teen\u2019s development? How much time should teenagers spend online without posing a risk to their health or mental well-being? With TikTok\u2019s Family Pairing feature, parents can choose the Screen Time Management option to control the amount of time a child spends on the app.<\/p>\n

But the apprehensions don\u2019t stop there. Many parents also worry about their children being targeted by online bullies or sexual predators or having unregulated access to violent or explicit content online. Through TikTok\u2019s Restricted Mode, parents can halt content which may be inappropriate for their child. In contrast, with Direct Messages, parents can limit or turn off the direct message option on their child\u2019s TikTok.<\/p>\n

While this Family Pairing feature exists, it is also crucial that parents and guardians have transparent conversations with their teenagers to avoid confusion and encourage healthier relationships among themselves.<\/p>\n

Young adults appreciate being heard, and apps like TikTok help foster a healthy discussion about online safety and open new lines of communication within families. With TikTok Family Pairing, the platform offers the best of both worlds to both children and parents. Soon, many families will come together to create more captivating and engaging content on the platform.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Parenting has never been an easy task. It comes with great duty and responsibility, with no off days or overtime pay. Apart from ensuring a child\u2019s healthy upbringing, many parents often worry about the safety of their children \u2013 whether mentally, emotionally or physically. The stress of protecting their young from the dangers of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6310","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-biz_news","8":"category-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topic.lk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topic.lk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topic.lk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topic.lk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topic.lk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6310"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/topic.lk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6313,"href":"https:\/\/topic.lk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6310\/revisions\/6313"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topic.lk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topic.lk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topic.lk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topic.lk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}