As a dad of two teenage sons, Usher shares the concerns many parents have when it comes to social media. How do we protect kids from harmful content? And what on earth can we do to rein in their screentime?

On December 11, the singer and his two sons, 18-year-old Cinco and 17-year-old Naviyd, appeared in the first episode of Instagram’s Carversations, a video series that brings celebrity parents and their teens together for in-car conversations about social media.

“I don’t want my kid to see something I didn’t choose to allow them to see,” Usher tells Cinco and Naviyd, his kids from his marriage to ex-wife Tameka Foster. The 47-year-old says Instagram’s Teen Accounts feature has enabled him to feel more control over what his sons see online.

“It just gives us peace of mind that kids won

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