A recent study has revealed that the powerful impact of social media on teenage girls, could include an increase in negative and obsessive thoughts about appearance. If you have noticed this increase in obsessive thoughts your daughter has, continue reading. Here’s how you can protect your daughter from the negative effects of social media.
Now a days, youth are living their lives out loud and share their whole lives with the online world. For us mothers, the thought of letting people know where you are, what you are doing, where you are eating, or the most interesting, snapping a picture of everything you eat may be a bizarre concept. While we think this is a bizarre concept, the new generation is caught up in this new digital world. In this new virtual world, getting likes on pictures, posts or comments can give them a feeling of acceptance and a sense of success. So the question many of you are asking yourself is: Is it possible that my daughter is creating a sense of body frustration or even begin to trigger negative thoughts about her body, because of the constant comparison to another’s physical image online?
Impact of social media
Claire Mysko is an award-winning author and a professional on body image, leadership and media literacy. She says that social
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You need to have conversations with your daughter, and these conversations need to be a two way street. Even though you think it is inexplicable that she post a picture of her meal on Facebook, try not to judge. But ask questions about social media instead. Questions like: what do you feel when someone likes your picture? Why do you think social media is so important? Do you ever compare yourself to someone on the internet, and does that make you insecure? Have you ever felt like you were not beautiful enough? When you ask these questions, you can create a certain awareness which can help enlighten her