Parent monitoring effectively erased the negative effects of online conflicts. Robert Faris More Quotes by Robert Faris More Quotes From Robert Faris I didn't realize these kinds of behaviors trickled down. You see this at the high school level but these are kids, who I think of as children, and we saw a lot of adult content on these platforms. Robert Faris health-news Kids who were experiencing some conflict on social media, be it with a friend or schoolmate, had very elevated levels of distress but that experience was mitigated if their parents were highly involved with monitoring their accounts, so parent monitoring effectively erased the negative effects of online conflicts. Robert Faris health-news Encourage them to try not to keep score, don't sweat the small stuff. Don't worry if you're not tagged. Don't count likes. Don't exclude other people. There are a lot of things that could make social media a little healthier for kids. Robert Faris health-news
