How to prepare kids for their first social media account

Ms Cheryl Chan with her seven-year-old son Reagan (left) and daughter Raequelle, eight. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
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SINGAPORE - Earlier this year, Ms Cheryl Chan offered her eight-year-old daughter her own YouTube channel.

The administrative executive did so even though her daughter, Raequelle Zhang, is below the minimum age of 13 stipulated for social media accounts on platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.

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