Understanding the potential risks involved with social media and how these could affect your child’s safety are key to improving your child’s social media safety. Most of the popular social media services require users to be at least 13 years of age before they can register.  You can also take note of the platforms your child is using if they are of age and what they are using it for. You can also install parental control apps which allow you to restrict certain apps and web pages from being accessed on your child’s device.