{"id":1315,"date":"2017-07-18T05:23:52","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T13:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/internetsafety.trendmicro.com\/?p=1315"},"modified":"2017-07-18T05:36:47","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T13:36:47","slug":"5-ways-to-practice-healthy-social-media-skills-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/blog\/5-ways-to-practice-healthy-social-media-skills-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Practice Healthy Social Media Skills This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"By Lynette Owens<\/p>\n

Throughout the summer vacation months, most (if not all) kids are spending that time with their phones in hand. \u00a0While you’re all taking a well-deserved break from the school year, don’t take a vacation from using social media in smart ways. \u00a0Here are a few skills to help your kids remember and practice before they head back to school:<\/p>\n

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  1. Tell them where you\u2019ve been, not where you are<\/strong>: Have fun and snap lots of pics, but think about posting them after<\/em> you return from your outing. Remember not to advertise that you\u2019re away or tell the world exactly where you are.\u00a0If you want to share photos during your vacation, change your privacy settings so that the geo-location tagging on your phone\u2019s camera is off and people won\u2019t be able to see your exact location.<\/li>\n
  2. Be a vocal fan:<\/strong>\u00a0This summer, your family may be exploring new shops and restaurants, enjoying summer camp, or checking out a show.\u00a0Tweet about, friend, or follow these organizations on social media and let them know how much you like them \u2013 after you\u2019ve been there!<\/li>\n
  3. Tag with caution<\/strong>: Tagging etiquette is always something to keep in mind, especially when on vacation with family and friends. If you tag someone in a photo that you post, that person becomes subject to your privacy settings (whether or not you tag a user in your photo, your whole network may still see the image).\u00a0Respect other people\u2019s privacy by simply asking their permission before tagging them in a post.\u00a0Some parents prefer not to have their children\u2019s photos all over social networks, so remember to double check before you post.<\/li>\n
  4. Find a hobby:<\/strong> Rather than spending your summer break binge-watching a Netflix show or scrolling through your Instagram feed \u2013 find a hobby to fill up your free time. Enjoy your time off, get together with friends, go for a walk, bike, hike, travel and volunteer! Remember to set limits on how much time you spend on your smartphone each day and strike a healthy balance between online and offline activities.<\/li>\n
  5. Keep in touch, but not too much<\/strong>:<\/strong> Texting and Snapchatting are great ways to stay connected with friends and family when you\u2019re traveling, but think about those you\u2019re with now. Constantly looking at your phone can take you away from what you\u2019re doing in the moment, so try to leave your phone in the hotel room, unplug and have some fun in the sun! If you cannot part ways with your cell phone, strive to conserve your precious battery power for capturing photos and videos of your adventures!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    During the summer holidays, relax and have fun doing things you wouldn\u2019t normally do during the school year.\u00a0It\u2019s absolutely fine to share what you\u2019re doing with far-away friends and family on social media, but do it in a healthy, safe, and balanced way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Throughout the summer vacation months, most (if not all) kids are spending that time with their phones in hand. \u00a0While you’re all taking a well-deserved break from the school year, don’t take a vacation from using social media in smart ways. \u00a0Here are a few skills to help your kids remember and practice before they head back to school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":252,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[13,7,8,47,16,79,75,5,11,48,66,25,10,57,23,76,88,12,82,21],"class_list":["post-1315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-for-parents","category-for-teachers","tag-cell-phones","tag-cyberbullying","tag-digital-citizenship","tag-digital-literacy","tag-facebook","tag-geo-location","tag-instagram","tag-internet-safety","tag-kids","tag-media-literacy","tag-mobile","tag-online-privacy","tag-online-safety","tag-parents","tag-privacy","tag-snapchat","tag-social-media","tag-social-networking","tag-social-networks","tag-teens","wpautop"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1315"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1315\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}