Teens, Tech & God

Did you know? A report by Common Sense found: 51 percent of teens visit social networking sites on a daily basis. More than a third of teens visit their main social networking site several times a day. 1 in 4 teens is a heavy social media user, using at least two different types of social media each day. (June, 2019) Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snap Chat can be great ways for teens to connect with one another; but social media can be problematic for several reasons. For instance, social media can expose your teen to cyberbullying, slut shaming, and so much more. And, while there are some benefits to social media, there are a lot of risks as well.   How is social media impacting our teens’ brains? In a recent study, researchers at the UCLA brain mapping center used an fMRI scanner to image the brains of 32 teenagers as they used a bespoke social media app resembling Instagram. "When teens learn that their own pictures have supposedly received a lot of likes, they show significantly greater activation i