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A child psychologist shares how communication between parents and kids, as well as screen time limits, can help children avoid the dangers of social media.
As children and teens increasingly go online for entertainment and connection, parents, scholars, and policymakers are concerned that young people’s biology is making them particularly vulnerable to—and in some cases, even exploited by—social media.
One takeaway from such research is that adults should monitor kids’ social media use closely in early adolescence, between the ages of 10 and 14 or so. As kids become more mature and develop digital literacy skills, they can earn more autonomy.
Social media can keep kids from their studies, disrupt their sleep, sour their mood and erode self-esteem. Recent research shows that adolescents who use social media for more than three hours per day face double the risk of depression and anxiety symptoms.
A recent study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics found that children who are frequent, early social media users become overly sensitive to anticipating social risks and rewards from peers.
Social media has helped children develop communication skills, spread ideas, and allowed them to make friends online. However, social media is also very detrimental to the livelihood of our generation.
How to decide when kids are mature enough for social media, and how to monitor their social media use to teach them what's appropriate and what's not.
Mental health issues among teens have been rising for more than a decade, and some experts wonder how much social media use is to blame. If you’re a parent questioning if—and how—you should monitor the way your teenager uses social media, you’re not alone.
Based on about 1,300 responses, the survey found that 35% of teens use at least one of five social media platforms more than several times a day. The five social media platforms are: YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. Social media doesn't affect all teens the same way.
When it comes to the potential risks or benefits of social media for children, we should not look at social media as a whole but instead focus on specific features and behaviors that are built into social platforms and to which children are particularly vulnerable.