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🩷Keeping kids safe online is something every parent worries about. As a mom of a 15 year old who recently started using Instagram, this topic is extra important to me. ❤️Yesterday I attended the @instagram Screen Smart Event. I learned so much, got some great new insights and ideas, and made some new friends too! 🧡The panel of experts who spoke at the event were brilliant and delightful. I could just listen to them speak forever! Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart was amazing and inspiring. 👉How we have navigated social media with our teen at home so far: My son really wanted to join Instagram when he turned 15. To be honest, I wanted him to wait until at least 16, but when we found out about the Teen Instagram settings with parental controls, I was more open to the idea. Many of my trusted mom friends had decided to allow their 15 year olds to have Instagram with these settings, so I felt more reassured with that knowledge as well. The teen setting allows us to have control over who he’s friends with and how much time he’s on the app. It also blocks strangers from being able to message him and only shows him age-appropriate material. We can also see who he adds as a friend. Like it or not, this is the way most teens communicate with each other these days. Instead of outright denying it, we got curious and asked him why he wanted Instagram (something Dr Lockhart also recommended!) This situation will look different for every family. In the end, we decided we were going to trust the parental controls and allow him one hour per day on the app. He later told me he was actually grateful for this time limit, as he could see himself getting sucked in to “doom scrolling” without it in place. I was so proud that he came to that discovery on his own! 🥰 He’s a good kid who gets good grades and never gets in trouble. He’s got plenty of extracurricular interests and I think having a small dose of social media with safe boundaries in place is ok for him. 💻To learn more, or to start your own Instagram journey with your kids, go to meta.me/screensmart #instagramscreensmart #metapartner #paidpartnership
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☀️ MORNING GLORIES 🎶 📍 Meredith Heritage Tree Deck at Waterloo Park, 500 E 12th St, Austin, TX 📅 Tuesdays in April from 10-11am (Begins April 1) 👧 Babies, toddlers, preschoolers 🎶 Live music, singing, dancing, activities, storytime, and more! 💰 FREE!!! #morninglories #AustinToddlers #FreeInAustin #WaterlooPark #austinfunforkids #AustinFamilies #MusicForToddlers #ATXEvents #AustinKidsActivities #AustinMoms #ToddlerFunATX #FamilyFunAustin #austinkids #ATXParents #ThingsToDoInAustin #KidFriendlyAustin #FreeAustinEvents
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3/28 🎡Spring Carnival at @pinballzbuda 🎨 Arty Party at Laguna Gloria 10-11am @contemporaryatx 🔬Hot Science Cool Talks @iheartgirlstart 5:30-8:15pm on UT Campus 🛍️Children’s Business Fair 5-7pm @hillcountrygalleria 🎸 Rock The Park @kutx Mueller Lake Park Amphitheater 6:45pm Free! 🎶 Free live music on the patio at @central_market North Lamar 6-8:30pm ‌ 3/29 🎉 Cedar Fest @chambercedarpark at Milburn Park 🪻Bluem festival 10-6 @lcraparks 🎡Spring Carnival at @pinballzbuda 🏰 @sherwoodforestfaire Free for kids ages 5 & under! 🦕 Dinosaur Day at @heritagemuseumtexashillcountry 12-4pm $5 👧Playdate in the Park at Brownie Neighborhood Park @austinparksfdn 10-11:30am free! 🛻 Touch A Truck at @divinesaviorsantaritaranch 10am-1pm Get Free tickets on their website! 📚 Storytime at La Verde Park 9:30-10:30am @kylelibrary 💦Family Pool Opens at @luckyarrowretreat 12-5pm 📕 Story Time at @BookPeople at 10:30am 📖 Free Story Time at @PaperBarkBirchbooks at 11am 😂 @excusedabsencecomedy kid-friendly improv show at 11am $5 at @coldtownetheater 🎶 Free live music on the patio at @central_market North Lamar 6-8:30pm 🎶 Saturday Night Concert Series at @hillcountrygalleria 6-8pm Free! 😂 @csz_austin Comedy Sportz at @pinballz_lakecreek at 7:30pm ‌ 3/30 🎶 Free live kids music at @cherrywood_coffeehouse 10am 🪁 Kite Making Workshop at @saplingsatx 11am-noon $20 book online 🎡Spring Carnival at @pinballzbuda 🛍️Spring Market at @brentwoodsocialhouse 10-3 🏰 @sherwoodforestfaire Free for kids ages 5 & under! 🎶 Brunch Bunch at @joscoffee Red River 10am free live kids music ⚾️Spike from @rrexpress Meet & Greet at IKEA 1-2pm, plus get a free kids meal with purchase of adult meal 🐦Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus The Musical at @zachtheatre 2pm 🧼 Buff’s Kids Day @buffcitysoap.atx 2-4pm at the Round Rock location 🍺 Family Fun Day at @fastfriendsbeer 12-3pm 🎶 Free live music on the patio at @central_market North Lamar 6-8:30pm ‌ 3/31 🎨 Day Camp at @figmentcreative 9:30am-2:30pm ages 5-12 $125 🎡Spring Carnival at @pinballzbuda 🎨 Descendants Art Camp at @theartgarage_atx ages 6-12 10am-2pm $95 🥷 Ninja Day Camp at @ninjanationatx from 9am-3pm ages 5-12 $99
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🪻FREE KID FRIENDLY EVENTS IN AUSTIN THIS APRIL 🪻 Comment APRIL to get the post send directly to your DM’s. Or click the link in bio or the link in stories! 🤗 #AustinEvents #austinkids #AustinFamilies #FreeInAustin #ThingsToDoInAustin #AustinTX #AustinMoms #AustinDads #AustinWeekend #FamilyFunAustin #freefamilyfun
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