Social media isn't as bad as it sounds when put to good use. In this sense, adolescents, after receiving a good technological education from their parents, can begin to enjoy its benefits, such as maintaining and strengthening friendships and finding quality information when they need it. But it also has other advantages such as helping others and promoting altruism in people.
Help others through social media
Whether teens are developing fundraisers or supporting an important cause, social media is a great vehicle for teens to make an impact in their communities. In fact, some movements have even started simply with teenagers taking advantage of social media to raise awareness about a problem from the comfort of your home.
Whether they are making YouTube videos or developing Twitter campaigns, teens have more impact than ever before in the world around them, simply because of their use of social media. What's more, their voices are heard more frequently and their judgment is taken into account.
Ultimately, social media exposes children to major problems around the world, not just in their communities. As a result, they realize that social media is a way to help and support people despite being so far away. They can make an instant impact on things like hunger in Africa, preserve the rainforest or provide educational tools for underprivileged children.
The key is that parents encourage their children to use social media for more than just posting selfies. Instead, show your kids how to use it as a tool to have a positive impact on the world. Doing this will also help your adolescent to have more kindness and gratitude towards himself and towards others.
Without being afraid, but with a head
In general, social media doesn't have to be scary. Although it can be exploited by bullies, instilling good digital etiquette and maintaining an open dialogue about internet safety can do a lot to keep children safe in the virtual world. As a parent, be sure to nurture the positives of social media and discuss the dangers. In doing so, you will help your children to develop the necessary knowledge about social networks, a skill that will ultimately help them for years to come.
This is so because the future is on the Internet and today's adolescents and young people know that in order to develop in this world that advances by leaps and bounds, they need to know how to interact directly with the world around them. All this, of course, is important for them to learn to function in the digital world, but without leaving aside, above all, that the "real" world is also important and is the one that is really worthwhile. Clicking is easy, but you also have to keep track of real life.