Potential Magazine april/may 2013 | Page 14

happy+healthy life skills college 101 life skills life skills tips & advice trends resources social media etiquette scholarships Social Media 101: Rules for parents parent to parent Child psychologist Dr. Polly Dunn shares valuable insight on how to keep up with your kids online. Instagram. Pinterest. Twitter. Facebook. Snapchat. These days it seems that as soon as you learn the ins and outs of one social media site, another one gets introduced as the latest and greatest way for your teens to stay connected with their friends. As overwhelming as it seems, parents of teenagers need to be involved in social media. Just as we stay up to speed on our kids’ grades, friends, curfews and driving habits, our teens need our supervision online too.