Sometimes it can be hard to figure out what information on social media sites comes from reliable and credible sources. Just because something sounds true does not mean it is. Here is a list of hints to help you decide what to trust when you are scrolling through your news feed! Continue reading Credible Sources
Although the internet can be a great place to learn, connect, and meet people from all over the world, it is important to help our teens navigate it to understand that the people they interact with online may be very different than who they say. How can we know that what people say is true on the internet? And help our teens navigate that?
Have you noticed that sometimes after looking at social media, you feel worse? Young people have shared with us that it happens to them too.
Some people feel worse when they:
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Do you sometimes get frustrated about seeing things you don’t want to see on your social media feeds?
Maybe you are not someone who likes pictures of food. But you have a contact or friend who posts what they eat for every meal?! You might enjoy spending time with them, but you just can’t see one more picture of their Starbucks drink or what they ate for dinner last night. What do you do?
We tend to always hear about the negative aspects of social media, but sometimes, it has the power to make the world a better place – IF you use it correctly! Although social media can be used in ways that can be harmful, like cyberbullying , there are many positive ways to use it to empower yourself and other people or groups. Here are a few ways social media can help with your personal or professional development in safe ways.
Can you think of any other ways that social media has helped you or your teen? Have you ever talked to your child about the positive ways to use social media? Let us know in the comment section below!
One college in New Jersey is opening a center for social media study and will be offering a business degree with a concentration in social media marketing. New programs like these are suggesting that social media is here to stay, and will be a major way that all types of business will market in the future.
Do you ever feel like you can’t keep up with all the new social media websites? Each year the Pew Research Center puts out a report on social media usage. This report provides us with the most popular sites that we often use, with Facebook being the most favored of the social media platforms. Most of the names often come as no surprise and might be ones you use as well!
Since “social media” hit the market, popular culture has become a major part of the average teenager’s daily life. Web articles support the idea that social media has become a major contributor when it comes to assessing increased anxiety levels and fragile self-esteem of teenagers.
According to ChildMind.org, teenagers are constantly engaging in cell-phone use throughout the day. Users are even “texting, sharing, trolling” and “scrolling” while studying or completing homework assignments. ChildMind.org states that teens are now spending more time engaging in cyber communications as opposed to sharing and experiencing in-person interactions with others.
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