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Mandatory on-screen credit to CNBC and the CNBC logo must remain fully visible.Sir David Beckham has said parents must let their children “make mistakes” on social media, a day after his eldest son Brooklyn exposed their family feud in an explosive Instagram post.Brooklyn made a host of claims regarding Sir David and his wife, singer and fashion designer Victoria Beckham, on Monday evening which included that his parents control narratives about his family in the press and tried to “ruin” his relationship with his wife Nicola Peltz Beckham.

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00:00I've liked what you have said about social media, David, in the past.
00:03Just the idea that it was easier growing up without it.
00:05I think about my own kids who are growing up with everything they've ever done being posted on it.
00:09What do you say to people who are growing up right now, people who are dealing with those things, just from a mental health perspective, too?
00:15You know, I've always spoke about, you know, social media and the power of social media, you know, for the good and for the bad.
00:21You know, the bad we've talked about with what kids can access these days.
00:25I hate it.
00:25It can be dangerous.
00:27But what I've found personally, you know, especially with my kids as well, use it for the right reasons.
00:33You know, I've been able to use my platform and my following, you know, for UNICEF.
00:38And it's been the biggest tool to make people aware of what's going on around the world for children.
00:43And I've tried to do the same.
00:44I've tried to do the same with my children to educate them.
00:47They make mistakes.
00:49Children are allowed to make mistakes.
00:50That's how they learn.
00:51So that's what I try to teach my kids.
00:54But, you know, you have to sometimes let them make those mistakes as well.
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