Candice Warner hits back at critics who slammed her for creating Instagram pages for her three young daughters
Late last year, the Senate passed laws to block under-16s from platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok to protect their mental health.
Despite this, the Warner sisters - who have an impressive 198,000 followers on Instagram - will keep their account which is run by their parents.
The former Ironwoman, 40, who shares daughters Ivy, 10, Indi, eight, and Isla, five, with 39-year-old cricket star husband David, told Stellar on Sunday that social media can be 'wonderful' if used 'correctly'.
'I don't care what people say about me, about my husband, about us as a family, because it's their opinion, it's not fact,' Candice told the publication.
'They don't know us. I'm not here to defend [the girls' social media] page, but I'm also here to say that, yes, it can be dangerous. I truly believe what Anthony Albanese is doing is the right thing to protect young adults.
'But we also have an obligation as a parent – most parents have social media – to teach our kids how to use it in a positive way. Let's not be all doom and gloom about social media. It can be wonderful if we know how to use it correctly.'
Elsewhere in the chat the mother-of-three talked about the importance 'tough love' in an often hazardous social media environment.
'The best way to teach resilience is to not wrap your kids in cotton wool,' she said.
'A bit of tough love. How can you teach resilience if they've never failed? How can you tell your kids to get back up when they've never fallen?
'We love our kids and we support them but we also need to let them learn for themselves sometimes'
The family also posed for a series of 'sports' themed snaps for Stellar including one featuring the entire clan clad in colourful active wear.
It comes after Candice previously revealed that her daughters do not 'run' their instagram account.
'We live in a world where social media is a big thing whether we like it or not,' Candice told News Corp in February.
'Everything we do [on the account] is fun and the girls don't have access to it. It's me and David running the account under my name.
'We control everything and it's all positive.'
The account, which is called The Warner Sisters, features shares including several 'dance' videos of Candice and David rocking out with their daughters in wholesome routines.
Candice wed cricket star David in 2015 just as his career on the pitch was hitting its peak.
The dashing batsman made his Test debut in 2011 against New Zealand and finished with an average of 44.59 which included 26 centuries.
He later stunned fans by officially announcing his retirement from all forms of first class cricket in 2024.
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