{"id":6785,"date":"2018-03-14T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T08:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/screentimelabs.com\/?p=6785"},"modified":"2022-03-18T05:24:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T05:24:13","slug":"four-ways-social-media-affects-kids-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/screentimelabs.com\/blog\/four-ways-social-media-affects-kids-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Ways Social Media Affects Kids’ Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It Can Cause, Or Relieve, Stress<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even adults can find certain social media friends exhausting when all they do is gripe. But at the same time, having a place to vent can serve an important purpose; it relieves our stress, to some degree, to make ourselves feel heard and to be reassured.<\/p>\n

Kids, however, are still forming coping strategies, and as any parent knows, kids live their lives at a high emotional pitch. You’ll need to talk to your kids about stress and how if something makes them feel bad, that they need to stop using it. Screen time can be a nice break, but taken to excess it can increase stress.<\/p>\n

It Can Depress Mood<\/strong><\/p>\n

Undeniably, social media can sometimes be a bummer, especially with your news feeds. But the real problem, for many, is they’ll spend twenty minutes on Facebook and then feel like they tossed away twenty minutes of their valuable time. This is less pressing with kids, in some senses, but they can still get sucked into Facebook and then scramble to finish chores and homework. Set limits on certain websites<\/a>, or even tablets, to hold off time-wasting, and in the long run, they’ll be glad you did. Parental control apps aren’t made to stop enjoyment of the good things social media offers, but to ensure kids have a more balanced life.<\/p>\n

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