With the holiday season upon us, many of you may be preparing to give your children shiny new tablets, smart phones, and laptops. With these tech toys, though comes a whole can of worms– social media. Are you prepared to be the parent of a social media user? From a mom who uses Facebook …
The teenage years may seem like a time to get away with being irresponsible and carefree. However, many teens and even parents forget that life-changing decisions are just around the corner. Most high school students submit college applications at sixteen or seventeen and begin applying for scholarships soon after. High school athletes face scrutiny during …
Communications watchdog Ofcom compiled a new report on teenagers and social media. Here’s what you need to know: 1) Only 1/3 of teens between twelve and fifteen years old could identify the paid advertising search engine results on Bing and Google. 2) Kids between the ages of eight and fifteen now spend an …
Essena O’Neill pretended to have the perfect life. She posted glamourous selfies after glamorous selfie, and companies sent her beautiful clothing. She quit social media last week, revealing that it was all contrived. Instagram (among other social media platforms) made it possible for her to look flawless. Instagram is the new place to look perfect. …
“I wake up staring at my phone. I fall asleep to the glow of the very same screen. I think about whether leaving social media would make any difference. It probably won’t, and yet I can’t bear to look away.” Author Michael Seidlinger contemplates our societal fascination with social media in a new Buzzfeed …
Most of us have heard of the “Facebook effect”: that more time on social media is associated with higher levels of depression and more life dissatisfaction. However, a new study has found that the users’ emotional responses after using social media vary based on which social media platform they use. University of Michigan researcher …
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A new study suggests that social media is more addictive than either alcohol and cigarettes. Researchers from University of Chicago’s Booth Business School surveyed 205 people and asked them throughout the day what they were craving, then whether or not they had fulfilled that craving. Social media came in ahead of both alcohol …
“I would rather not eat for a week than get my phone taken away,” said 13 year old Gia. Could your teen ever prefer technology to food? Gia is one of 200 eighth grade participants in a new CNN study on social media and young teenagers. #Being13: Inside the Secret World of …
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The more research is published, the more it looks like too much Instagram or Facebook has consequences for teens’ health. Just like adults feel pressure in the age of smart phones to be constantly available to their jobs, teens feel some of the same pressure to be constantly engaged in messaging and social …
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