Instagram's grim appeal as a silent self-esteem breaker | Analysis
Psychologist John Duffy, author of"Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety," practices in Chicago. He specializes in work with teens, parents, couples and families. It takes that long for her to alter and filter a photo of herself enough to feel comfortable posting it on Instagram. She demonstrated the process once in my office, admitting that she knew it looked nothing like her.
Parents can also be sure to provide their kids with multiple streams of self-esteem other than social media. These might include extracurricular activities such as sports, drama, music or art -- anything that they have more agency over than the number of likes and followers they have on Instagram. I also strongly urge parentis to take smartphones and iPads out of their kids' rooms at night.
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