Worried About Your Teen on Social Media? Here’s How to Help.

NY Times article: Worried About Your Teen on Social Media? Here’s How to Help.

For kids, developing a healthier relationship with Instagram and other platforms can be tricky.

• Don’t go from ‘zero to 100.’
• Set time limits.
• Help your teen understand and curate their feed.

Some good details in the article. It also mentions an organization called The Social Institute, whch "Provides a gamified, online learning platform that empowers students to navigate their social world — social media and technology — to fuel their health, happiness, and future success. By reinforcing character strengths like empathy, integrity, and teamwork and by showcasing their role models (from student leaders to U.S. Olympians), we use a relevant, positive approach to inspire students to make positive, high-character choices."