It would not be an exaggeration to say we can no longer imagine a world without social media. Tweens and teens spend a lot of time on social media. When we chatted with a few teenage kids the answers that came out were surprising and startling.

Kids think of social media as a connection platform, which of course it is. But the line becomes blurry when kids use only social media to connect and define their lives. Social media platform provides a lot of opportunities for being anonymous which encourages bullying and

Social media has a many positive impacts too in terms of creating content, boosting self confidence and staying in touch.

Here we try to see both sides of the coin of social media. Listen and share your comments !!

Resources:

Impact of  social media on children

How social media has changed the way we parent

Why I won’t let you use Social Media – An open letter

Podcast Weblink: Madhuram Musings - Episode 018