What to do when your teen reposts wild or inappropriate content
Reposting extreme content on social media raises concerns about whether shares are as alarming as original posts. Addressing the behavior directly can lead to friction, with teens dismissing parents as overbearing. This leaves parents struggling to handle online activity without damaging communication.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Talking to the child about what it means to repost something
- 2Having a serious conversation with both the child and the other parent
- 3Restricting smartphones and social media until a later age
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Anyone have thoughts? Like reposting things on TikTok that are wiiiilllddd. Would that concern you as much as posting something would?”source ↗
“I let my kids have electronics too young and I can say it’s 100% that it’s my biggest regret.”source ↗
“I did have a conversation. With both the child and the other parent. Unfortunately I’m just “overbearing.” Ughhhhh!”source ↗
Where this came up
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