The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families
the most common activity of today's children and adolescents.
BENEFITS OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS USING SOCIAL MEDIA
Socialization and Communication
1. opportunities for community engagement
2. enhancement of individual and collective creativity
3. growth of ideas from the creation of blogs, podcasts, videos, and gaming sites
4. expansion of one's online connections
5. fostering of one's individual identity and unique social skills
Enhanced Learning Opportunities
Accessing Health Information
PRIVACY CONCERNS AND THE DIGITAL FOOTPRINT
ON TOO YOUNG: MIXED MESSAGES FROM PARENTS AND THE LAW
SOCIAL MEDIA USE BY TWEENS AND TEENS
connecting with friends, classmates, and people with shared interests
using for social media, texting, and instant messaging
introducing problems such as cyberbullying,5 privacy issues, and “sexting
Internet addiction and concurrent sleep deprivation
RISKS OF YOUTH USING SOCIAL MEDIA
Cyberbullying and Online Harassment
Sexting
Facebook Depression
INFLUENCE OF ADVERTISEMENTS ON BUYING
THE ROLE OF PEDIATRICIANS
1. Advise parents to talk to their children about their online use and the specific issues that today's online kids face
2. Advise parents to work on their own participation gap in their homes
3. Discuss with families the need for a family online-use plan that involves regular family meetings
4. Discuss with parents the importance of supervising online activities via active participation and communication