5 Kid-Friendly Social Media Channels

Facebook and MySpace aren’t the only cool social media channels on the web, especially for young children. Children are repeatedly reminded of the same by their parents and masters imparting tuitions in Singapore. Yet, children bypass all security norms and have register on websites that aren’t really safe for them.

Social media has changed the way we interact and communicate with our friends, family and people sharing similar interests. Most of us have reaped positive effects from social media, but there have been few for whom the effects have been detrimental. Especially for the young children who are exposed to identity theft and online sexual predators.

As a result, an ever increasing number of parents have become concerned about the effects of social media on their kids. Even rightly so, since the advent of social media case of cyber bullying make new records every year. In such a scenario, it’s no wonder that a whole lot of children-based social media channels have come up on the web. These sites are niche-based designed primarily to cater to social networking interests of young boys and girls.

Here we have listed below 5 kid-friendly social media channels that every parent and tutor taking tuition in Singapore needs to be familiar with:

1. Togetherville

The Facebook-style website for young children allows parents to create online neighborhood for their children to interact with. Parents can login to the website through their Facebook account, Togetherville then automatically finds you Facebook friends, their children, kids from your child’s school and their parents. You can create your own network of all the people you know and what to kid to interact with. Kids from 6-10 years can watch select YouTube videos and update statuses with pre-approved phrases.

2. Imbee 

The $1 access to Imbee give a child the option to be part of the first social networking mega-platform designed especially for kids. Patents can keep a complete check on their child’s activity on the website has the child create groups with friends and joins fanzones of his/her favorite celeb or athlete. Best for kids aged 8-14, Imbee also permits kids to share pics and video and write blogs. 

3. Scuttlepad 

Parents can register their kids on Scuttlepad and the kids can start personalizing their home page with photos, personal interest and other information, which needs to be approved by the parents. Children can add friends to their profile, but only with parent consent. Children can also update status with pre-approved words, which lets kids learn how to make sentences. Website is best for kids within the age group of 6-11 years.

4. WhatsWhat

Being one of the safest social networks for kids on the web, WhatsWhat requires parent’s credit card information and at least 3 mug shots of the child for verification. While kids on the site can interact with people they don’t know, they can only make friends with people of their own age group, unless they have parental consent. Best for children of 8 and 14 years, WhatsWhat is a wholesome social network with parental control. 

5. Kidswirl 

Kidswirl also known as Facebook for kids is almost similar to a regular social media channel, only that a parent’s email address is required for the child’s account verification. The site has a parent control panel, giving patents a complete control over their child’s account. The site is appropriate for any child between 2-13 years.