Teens and social media

For parents of teenagers | 7:55 pm by jamie | Comments Off on Teens and social media

The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests some risks for kids who use social media a lot:

http://news.consumerreports.org/health/2011/03/social-media-can-up-depression-in-kids.html

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/311899/can-too-much-social-networking-cause-depression-teenagers

http://thegauntlet.ca/story/15445

http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/science-updates/new-concerns-over-facebook-depression

How parents can help:

http://www.examiner.com/parenting-teens-in-wilmington/parents-can-help-teens-avoid-facebook-depression

On the benefits and risks of social media:

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/220410.php

http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20110328/social-networking-may-affect-kids-health

And thoughts on the appropriate age for using social media sites:

http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/blog/family-finance/how-young-is-too-young-for-facebook/4181/

and on the lack of privacy:

http://madison-ct.patch.com/articles/moms-talk-teenagers-really-have-no-privacy-when-it-comes-to-social-media-websites

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