“Am I wrong to completely disallow social media for my 9 year old?”

What age do you think is appropriate for social media use? Should younger children be allowed to have social media accounts? It’s very common these days and the #TipsOnTeens question this week comes from a parent wondering if disallowing social media might create some alienation from friends. Here’s the question:

“I’m curious about how limiting or prohibiting social media use effects kids. I have a 9 year old and I don’t let her have any social media accounts. I’m a little worried that this might be alienating her from her peers who seem to use all sorts of different social media platforms, however, I personally believe social media is quite detrimental for kids. Am I wrong to completely disallow social media?”