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Should You Establish Social Accounts For Your Kid?

One man's well-reasoned take on which digital accounts — social, email and URLs — he decided to create for his newborn daughter, and why.

by Fatherly
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You went through all that trouble to pick the perfect name, shouldn’t you ensure it’s saved for posterity – and by “posterity” we mean encased in a clever Twitter handle, Gmail account name or URL to be activated on their twelfth birthday when they meet the terms of service? It’s a good question, considering that Twitter, Gmail and URLs might not even exist 12 years from now. Here’s one well-reasoned take on the topic.

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