In addition, the more time teens spend plugged in and on social media platforms, the more cyberbullying increases. A 2020 report by the organization L1ght found a 70 percent uptick in hate speech among kids and
How can social media drive kids to become passionate intellectuals and engaged citizens?Mizuko Ito
Licensed professional counselor Alexandra Dimoff joined the show to help us lead the conversation about social media with our kids.Feb 21, 2025 Twitter Facebook Email Live Now CBS News 24/7 CBS News Baltimore CBS News Bay Area: Local News, Weather & More ...
When I visit schools as a guest speaker on digital media and technology, I'll ask students to step into a circle if their friends have ever posted something embarrassing about them on social media. About half the kids usually step in. But when asked if their parents have ever posted an ...
Social media use in teens: A guide for parents After reading the background, as a parent, you might ask yourself, "Sure, but do kids really use social media that much?" Social media use among young people is nearly universal now, based on surveys from the Pew Research Center. In 2022...
Doctors at the Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children's Hospital have released an in-depth study of the positive and negative effects of social media on young people. Founder and director Dr. Michael Rich joined CBS News' John Dickerson to dis
“WYD” and “I’m bored” photos with mousey ears or starry eyes, I knew that this wasn’t the great enabling power of the technology that I am so passionate about. It’s normal at that age, but hours and hours of this brings little value… and perhaps worse, affects kids in a ...
so straight to it. Question one, social network use amongst kids, as we've discovered is worryingly high. However, France seems to have things under control of the countries where we track social media users by age. France has the lowest penetration among Naugh to 11 year olds,...
Stronger family ties. Social media can let your children connect to families that aren’t close by. They can form relationships that might otherwise not be an option for them. Developing interests.On social media, your kids can find people that like the same things they do or feel the way...
child to meet in person, whether to hurt them themselves or to totrafficthem. The key is “convince.” 100% ofvictims taken by predators went willingly. Predators aren’t going to forcibly kidnap your child. Instead, they use social media to manipulate kids into voluntarily going with them....