Social Media: You Child is Spending NINE Hours a Day On It!
Social media apps are saturated with porn. Porn is not, however, the only problem. The problems associated with social media, particularly among the generation raised with unfettered access to social media, range from lack of trust to a loss of hope.
Note the lament of a teenager raised in the digital age. While her voice is her own, it’s one familiar to and representative of so many more:
“I have terrible trust issues. Ever since middle school and everybody got their phones. I don’t feel like I can trust anyone.” ~Carrie, 15 year-old teen from Boca Raton, FL.
The book where I found this quote is called, American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers, by Nancy Jo Sales. Carrie, and the host of teenage girls studied in this groundbreaking book, goes on to describe the world of Finstas.
A Hidden World Within the App
Finstas are fake Instagram accounts that middle school aged and younger children create to keep them hidden from their parents.
Do you know if your child has a Finsta?
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