{"id":90640,"date":"2018-08-04T10:27:04","date_gmt":"2018-08-04T17:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/securingtomorrow.mcafee.com\/?p=90640"},"modified":"2025-08-25T19:11:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T02:11:12","slug":"too-much-tech-4-steps-to-get-your-child-to-chill-on-excessive-snapchatting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/family-safety\/too-much-tech-4-steps-to-get-your-child-to-chill-on-excessive-snapchatting\/","title":{"rendered":"Too Much Tech: 4 Steps to Get Your Child to Chill on Excessive Snapchatting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We were in the midst of what I believed to\u00a0be an important conversation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just a sec mom,&#8221; she said promptly after a Snapchat notification popped up on her iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>She stopped me mid-sentence, puckered her lips, rolled her eyes, typed a few lines of copy, and within three seconds, my teenage daughter Snapchatted a few dozen friends.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sorry, mom, what were you saying?&#8221; she turned back toward me her face void of any trace of remorse.<\/p>\n<p>It was clear: Snapchat had far more influence than I, the parent, and it was time to make some serious changes.<\/p>\n<h2>Imbalance of Power<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s obvious the power apps hold over our lives. In fact, in an attempt to encourage responsible app use, Facebook and Instagram<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/facebook-instagram-add-tools-to-limit-time-spent-on-the-apps\/\"> recently announced<\/a> it would implement tools allowing users to track how much time they\u00a0spend on the apps. This mom is hoping Snapchat will follow suit.<\/p>\n<p>Since its inception in 2011, Snapchat has become one of the most popular apps with an estimated 187 daily active users. A 2017 study released by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2017\/04\/170421113306.htm\">Science Daily<\/a> found that 75% of teens use Snapchat.\u00a0But it&#8217;s not the only app winning our kids affections:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>76 percent of American teens age 13-17 use Instagram.<\/li>\n<li>75 percent of teens use Snapchat.<\/li>\n<li>66 percent of teens use Facebook.<\/li>\n<li>47 percent of teens use Twitter.<\/li>\n<li>Fewer than 30 percent of American teens use Tumblr, Twitch, or LinkedIn.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have a teen, you understand the dilemma. We know that social ties are essential to a teen&#8217;s psychological well-being. We also know that <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2017\/04\/a-new-more-rigorous-study-confirms-the-more-you-use-facebook-the-worse-you-feel\">excessive time online<\/a> can erode self-esteem and cause depression. We can&#8217;t just yank our child&#8217;s favorite app, but we also can&#8217;t let it run in the background of our lives 24\/7, right?<\/p>\n<p>What we can do is take some intentional steps to help kids understand their <em>responsibility\u00a0<\/em>to use apps in healthy, resilient ways. In our house, taking that step meant addressing \u2014 and taming \u2014 the elephant in the room: Snapchat. Here are a few things that worked for us you may find helpful.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>4 Steps to Help Curb Excessive Snapchatting<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Strive for quality relationships.<\/strong>\u00a0With so much more information available on the downside of excessive social media use, it&#8217;s time to be candid with our kids. Excessive &#8220;liking,&#8221; carefully-curated photos, and disingenuous interactions online are not meaningful interactions. Stress to kids that nothing compares to genuine, face-to-face relationships with others.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zero phone zones.<\/strong> This is a rule we established after one too many snaps hijacked our family time. We agreed that when in the company of others \u2014 be it at home, in the car, in a restaurant, at church, at a relative&#8217;s house \u2014 all digital devices get turned facedown or put in a pocket. By doing this, we immediately increased opportunities for personal connection and decreased opportunities for distraction. This\u00a0simple but proven strategy has cut my daughter&#8217;s Snapchat time considerably.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Establish a Snapchat curfew.<\/strong> Given the opportunity, teens will Snapchat\u00a0until the sun comes up. Don&#8217;t believe me? Ask them. If not for the body&#8217;s physical need for sleep, they&#8217;d happily Snapchat\u00a0through the night. Consider a curfew for devices. This\u00a0rule will immediately begin to wean your child&#8217;s need to Snapchat around the clock.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Track Snapchat time.<\/strong>\u00a0Investing in software such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/consumer\/en-us\/store\/m0\/catalog\/msf_506\/mcafee-safe-family.html\">McAfee\u00ae Safe Family<\/a>\u00a0is an option when trying to strike a healthy tech balance. The software will help with time limits, website filtering, and app blocking. There is also helpful time tracking apps. For the iPhone, there&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/moment-screen-time-tracker\/id771541926?mt=8\">Moment<\/a>, and for Android, there&#8217;s Breakfree. Both apps will track how much time you spend on your phone. Seeing this number \u2014 in hours \u2014 can be a real eye-opener for both adults and kids. Toni\u00a0Birdsong is a\u00a0Family Safety Evangelist\u00a0to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/consumer\/en-us\/store\/m0\/index.html\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>McAfee<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>. You can find her onTwitter\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McAfee_Family\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>@McAfee_Family<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>. 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