Emotions In Harmony With Dr Carmen Roman Conversations To Help You Achieve Emotional Success Conversaciones Para Ayud

Loving, wise, and realistic social media boundaries for your kids

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Our guest on this episode of Emotions in Harmony is Dr. Anna Seewald of Authentic Parenting.  We are discussing the topic of ways that parents can engage with their children about social media, which is an unavoidable reality in today’s world. As with every other situation between parents and children, open communication is the key to modeling responsible social media engagement in children.  Social media is designed to be addictive, and children are not wired to have self-discipline when it comes to putting down their devices since the culture they are growing up in is so focused on instant gratification.  Though most social media platforms require that users be at least 13 years old, it is not uncommon for children to lie about their age to create a social media profile at a younger age.  One of the main problems with this is that advertisements are targeted demographically, so children may be exposed to advertisements that are not age-appropriate and could be damaging to them.  Ultimately, it is up to the