Let Kids Run Wild Online, by Danah Boyd

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Many teens nowadays have cell phones, smart phones, iPods, iPads and most of the newest electronics on the market. They also have social media sites such as Instagram, Snapchat, Kik, Myspace, Facebook and so on. Many people also say that teens now are “addicted” to their phones and can't let go of it. In the article, Let Kids Run Wild Online, by Danah Boyd, she explains how there are some parents that are “helicopter parents” and they track and monitor their child’s online activity. Danah Boyd is encouraging parents to lay back on their tracking and monitoring and to let their children do what they want online and they will tell you what is going on. She also said instead of being a “helicopter parent” by monitoring what your child sees and does online, communicate with your child and teach them what to do when there is an online predator and “developing strategies for negotiating public life, and the potential risks of interacting with others”. I fully agree with what Boyd is stating in this article and think that kids need their own kind of freedom without parents acting like hawks and watching their every move online.

As myself being a teen, having a smartphone and all of the social media apps that I stated before, I have experienced helicopter parenting. When I was a bit younger and made my Myspace account, I was in 5th grade. My parents also had their own Myspace accounts. When I told my mom I wanted to make my own account, she said okay but I would have to have her as a friend and I must give her my username and password to the account. I was okay with giving this information because I knew that she was doing it because she was my mom and wanted to protect me. As time went on, I noticed that she was constantly on my accou...

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... get help when they’re in trouble. The child will also feel more independent in a sense knowing that their parent isn't on their back watching their every move.

Many minors have social media networks and smartphones that are relatively easy for them to use. In Let Kids Run Wild Online, Danah Boyd is stating that there should not be any “helicopter parents” who watch the every move of their child online. I completely agree with Boyd’s statement and think that minors should be able to feel independant without their parents monitoring their online activities. By not monitoring their child, there will be many benefits such as a better open relationship with child and parent, the child will know how to ask for help when needed, the child will aso know how to use technology in this technology-soaked world and the child will have better social and interaction skill

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