PARENT MARKER
Réseaux sociaux, habitudes, autonomie : comment en parler sans braquer son enfant ?
When talking about social media with a child or pre-teen, the discussion can quickly become tense.
A child often hears: control, prohibition, mistrust.
Parents, on the other hand, mainly see exposure, pressure, risks, and loss of control.
KEY FIGURE
What are the different ways your child uses their phone?
13%
social media
13% of children already use social media on their phones.
OpinionWay survey for The Phone — Sample of 1004 parents of children aged 6 to 14
13%
social media
What that means
Even if the percentage seems limited, social media use increases quickly as children enter adolescence.
So the question is not just "does he have an account?", but:
What is he looking at?
Who is he talking to?
What pressure is he feeling?
What is he trying to belong to?
WHAT TO DO
To start the discussion:
01
Start with an observation, not a reproach
02
Ask him what he likes
03
Ask him what he sees
04
Ask what they're afraid of missing out on
05
Explain what you are trying to protect
PHONE POSITION
Our position
Our role is to reiterate that not everything should be accessed through an open smartphone, which the child always has with them and which is easily concealable.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Talking about social media isn't just talking about apps.
It's about speaking:
Of social connection
Visibility
Of pressure
Of private life