The Discord situation with my 12yo
His friend group moved their gaming chat to Discord and now I'm trying to figure out what Discord even is. From what I can tell it's just chat for gaming? But I'm seeing posts online about predators using it to target kids.
I don't want to be the "no Discord" parent but I also don't want to be naive. Do I need to monitor his Discord? Can I even do that? How do other parents handle this without making it a huge thing?
I was paranoid about this too when my 11yo started using it. Ended up having her show me around, made her promise to tell me if anyone ever asks to game privately or asks personal questions. She actually rolls her eyes at how much I worry but respects the boundary. The fact that you're paying attention already puts you ahead of most parents tbh.