The key is knowing what SOS stands for if your kid uses it in context. It is used to show distress but is often used in a more jokey manner about less serious things, although it can mean a problem too.
But the SOS meaning in text and other online messengers and apps is slightly different. While SOS evolved into a general cry for help, including a chart-topping song by Swedish pop sensations ABBA, your children are using it too. It stopped being just for maritime use by the middle of the 20th century, and today it has become something else. All language evolves, though, and SOS has become synonymous with 'help'. It was introduced in 1906 as a maritime distress signal, with the Titanic one of the first ships to use it. SOS is an acronym that stands for 'Save Our Ship'.
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