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[FUTURE]

i am recording, will watch later, but it looks very interesting. Apparently it was a year-long process documenting teens involvement in social media. It was on at 9 and repeats at midnight (EST), I believe. 

[Irshgrl31201]

Thank you Future, I am going to DVR it.

[DoneTryin]

Was not in the mood; will catch it another time.  The promos were terrifying.  Those little girls on the verge of hysteria, or worse, at the mere suggestion of having their cell phones taken away.  Really?  Has this madness truly gone that far?  

[ROMARY]

Kelly Ripa mentioned it, and said that most parents should view it.  I don't have CNN, but maybe it will be repeated somewhere else.  Maybe we can watch free episodes on CNN?

[ROMARY]

I can't find in in the CNN site.  Anyone know the exact name of the program/topic?

[straykatz]

Social media and cell phone addictions are very real.  

Headlines from CNN’s “Being13: Inside The Secret World of Teens” include:

·         Middle schoolers view social media as a real time score board for a 24/7 popularity contest.

·         Students in our study admit checking their social media accounts more than 100 times a day. Middle schoolers “check” social media more than they post. The more they look at social media, the more distressed they can become. 

·         Social media interactions often matter more than real life conversations. The line between the real world and the cyber world no longer exists to middle schoolers. 

·         #Being13 identifies new, painful ways teens bully and strategically exclude each other on social media. More than a third of middle schoolers admit they purposely exclude others online. 

·         94% of parents underestimated the amount of fighting on social media. We decode the language teens don’t want their parents to understand.

·         15 percent of middle schoolers admit they have received inappropriate photos, many of which are used for revenge porn.

·         #Being13 explores the connection between selfies and self-esteem. We’ll introduce viewers to teens who take 200 selfies before selecting which one to post. 

“#Being13: Inside The Secret World Of Teens” also gives families a practical roadmap for navigating the new challenges of parenting plugged-in Tweens. We show parents what to worry about and what to let go, and how to use social media as a way to deepen their relationships with their children.

[ROMARY]

THANK YOU, Straykatz!!

[151949]

When I hear things like "the line between the real world ansd the social media world doesn't exist for middle schoolers" I find that frightening. When I think of some of what I read on FB and then apply that to kids - OH MY! So glad I am not raising kids in todays world.

[straykatz]

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@151949 wrote:

OH MY! So glad I am not raising kids in todays world.

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Me too!  

[ROMARY]

Dare I ask: Guess who's going to be running the country/world in a few short years?  (Unless there will be a  'revenge of the (non-electronic) nerds'.)  BTW, there have to be SOME kids SOMEWHERE who aren't addicted.  Right?  (Questioning kitty-kat emotion)