Parents concerned about the safety of their children on social media questioned an expert panel on a range of issues at a north London meeting organised by MyIsrael.
“If your kids are on social media, then you need to be, too,” they were told by Nathan Servi, who heads the Maccabi GB/Community Security Trust Streetwise initiative.
“You need to understand how these different apps and chatrooms work. You’re in a far better position if you can chat with your kids from a position of understanding and knowledge.”
Susie Herman, a senior psychologist specialising in adolescent mental health, encouraged “open discussion” between parents and children on social media use.
