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How to bridge social media awareness and real conversation with teens

My teenage kids and I all follow each other on social media but we never actually talk about what we're posting and I see them struggling with comparison and anxiety but bringing it up feels like I'm invading the one space they think is theirs.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Mutual digital surveillance has replaced honest dialogue about what's actually happening in each other's inner lives.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Social media and loneliness?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.