Archive · 29 Dec 2025
Parents Choose Social Media-Free Upbringing for Sons
A family in India decided to stop using social media like Facebook a long time ago when their sons were young.
They only use LinkedIn and WhatsApp for work.
Their sons, now teenagers, have never had accounts on Instagram, Snapchat, or Facebook.
The older son likes farming and helping animals, while the younger son loves football and music.
They sometimes feel different from their friends who use social media a lot.
The parents wonder if they made the right choice, but they realize their sons are happy and comfortable without social media.
Some countries are now making rules about social media for kids, which makes the family feel good about their choice.
Parents quit Facebook in 2014 and limited their social media presence to LinkedIn and WhatsApp.
Their two sons, now teenagers, have never had accounts on Instagram, Snapchat, or Facebook.
The older son is interested in organic farming and animal rescue, while the younger son is into football and music.
The sons occasionally face peer pressure and feel different from their friends who are heavily into social media.
The family wonders if their choice to stay off social media has been fair to their sons but ultimately respects their comfort and choices.
- Who
- A family consisting of a freelance journalist, her husband, and their two sons
- What
- The family's decision to stay off social media and its impact on their sons' upbringing
- When
- Parents quit Facebook in 2014, sons are now 15 and older
- Where
- Based in New Delhi, India
- Why
- To provide a different upbringing for their sons, free from social media influences
- Parents' Social Media Status
- Quit Facebook in 2014, limited to LinkedIn and WhatsApp
- Sons' Social Media Status
- No Instagram, Snapchat, or Facebook accounts
- Older Son's Interests
- Organic farming, animal rescue, indie dogs
- Younger Son's Interests
- Football, music (guitar, drums, composition)
- Peer Pressure
- Younger son faced peer pressure three years ago
- LinkedIn Suggestion
- Friend suggested LinkedIn for professional networking
- Global Regulations
- Australia banned social media for children under 16, New York mandated mental-health warnings