{"id":3884,"date":"2014-02-25T15:04:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-25T15:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qustodio.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/is-social-media-warping-teens-idea-of-friendship\/"},"modified":"2021-09-21T10:45:40","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T10:45:40","slug":"is-social-media-warping-teens-idea-of-friendship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qustodio.com\/en\/blog\/is-social-media-warping-teens-idea-of-friendship\/","title":{"rendered":"Is social media warping teens\u2019 idea of friendship?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Does your teen know who his real friends are? Does he even know what a friend is?\u00a0Thanks to social media, these are actual questions being raised by researchers, including Patricia Greenfield, a developmental psychologist at UCLA and director of the Children\u2019s Media Center in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

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### Teens Go Online for Emotional Support, Says Researcher<\/p>\n

Greenfield\u2019s research has revealed that adolescents today are getting their emotional support in different ways than generations before them: \u201cWe found in our study that people, college students, are not getting a sense of social support from being on the phone. They’re getting social support through bigger networks and having a sense that their audience is large.” In other words, they\u2019re relying on their number of Facebook friends and Instagram hearts for support, rather than an encouraging word spoken from a real-life friend. <\/p>\n

### Redefining Intimacy<\/p>\n

Perhaps even more disturbing is the notion that teens are sharing so much of their personal lives online, which could affect more intimate relationships later on. Greenfield says, \u201cThe whole idea behind intimacy is self-disclosure. Now they’re doing self-disclosure to an audience of hundreds.” According to the 2013 Pew Internet and American Life Project report entitled Teens, Social Media, and Privacy, the majority of teens share personal information and photos of themselves with their entire social media network. <\/p>\n

### Takeaway for Parents<\/p>\n

Although questions like these may be uncomfortable for parents, it\u2019s best not to overreact. We may sometimes wish we could make the Internet disappear from our kids\u2019 lives altogether, but a total ban is neither realistic nor advisable. After all, the web and even social media have good things<\/a> to offer teens as well. Fortunately, there are other things you can do besides restricting social media altogether:<\/p>\n

– Put healthy screen time limits<\/a> in place.
\n– Talk to your child about her online life. Express interest and welcome questions openly.
\n– Monitor your teen\u2019s social media use<\/a> and find out who he\u2019s talking to online.
\n– Foster your child\u2019s real-life friendships and encourage plenty of face-to-face interaction. <\/p>\n

Remember, it\u2019s up to you to help your child achieve a healthy tech-life balance, so be sure you\u2019re setting a good example and talking to your child often about safe and responsible web use. <\/p>\n

Note: The opinions above belong to Melissa Maypole, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility for Qustodio. Download Qustodio\u2019s free software<\/a> to begin managing, monitoring, and understanding your kids\u2019 online media consumption today. For more information on digital parenting and online safety, follow us on Twitter<\/a> and Facebook.<\/a><\/p>\n

#### References<\/p>\n

Social Media Affecting Teens\u2019 Concepts of Friendship, Intimacy http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/health\/social-media-affecting-teens-concepts-of-friendship-intimacy-1.2543158<\/a><\/p>\n

Teens, Social Media, and Privacy http:\/\/www.pewinternet.org\/2013\/05\/21\/teens-social-media-and-privacy\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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