teens and the internet
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TEENS AND THE INTERNETThe exciting, scary and reassuring news about social media and internet use
Agenda
Who am I? What are teen’s doing? Does social media help or
hurt? What can you do to help?
The Tasks of Teens Becoming Independent Developing Mastery Establishing an identity
Understanding consequences Learning Self-regulation
The Brain of the Teen Yes, there is one Emotional brain Reasoning brain
Teenage brain Adult brain
Where the action is
Frontal Lobe Function Frontal Lobe the CEO of the Brain Anticipation Planning Goal-directed behavior Strategizing Organizing Initiating, stopping, starting and shifting
attention
How does the internet fit in? Anxiety Depression Addiction Social learning
The Internet It’s everywhere Neither you nor your children can escape
the impact of technology on our culture TV, Radio, Movies, Telephone worked the
same way for earlier generations What is social media?
Any medium through which two or more people interact
Email, IM, texts, Twitter, Facebook, etc.
Social Media and Tasks of Teen Independence Mastery Identity Understanding consequences Self-regulation
Social Media and Anxiety Correlation between anxiety and
FaceBook People who check social media every 15
minutes or more have higher anxiety levels
For some teens social media can also help anxiety if used appropriately
Worry or dread Obsessive or intrusive thoughts Sense of imminent danger or
catastrophe Fear or panic Restlessness Irritability Impatience Ambivalence Trouble concentrating
Anxiety: Psychological Symptoms
Anxiety: Physical Symptoms Flushing or blushing Sweating, especially
the palms Lightheadedness or
faintness Nausea or vomiting Feeling of
"butterflies" in the stomach
Nail biting or other habitual behavior
Shortness of breath Difficulty sleeping Choking sensation Frequent urination Diarrhea Constipation Dry mouth Muscle tension Rapid or irregular
heartbeat
Social Media and Tasks of Teen Independence Mastery Identity Understanding consequences Self-regulation
Social Media and Depression Social media such as Facebook and MySpace
can have a positive impact on Depression Social Media allows otherwise physically isolated
people to communicate with friends Social media is often used as a way to make
plans Virtually all teens would rather spend face
time with their friends than be online with them
Lack of exercise and poor diet DO amplify depression
Depression constant feelings of sadness, irritability, or
tension decreased interest or pleasure in usual activities or
hobbies loss of energy, feeling tired despite lack of
activity a change in appetite, with significant weight loss or
weight gain change in sleeping patterns, ex. difficulty sleeping, early
morning awakening or sleeping too much restlessness or feeling slowed down decreased ability to make decisions or concentrate feelings of worthlessness, hopelessness, or guilt thoughts of suicide or death
What’s a parent to do? The ground work has been laid Influence
Computer culture vs. life knowledge Connection Have faith in yourself, your children and
the years you have already put into them
The Tasks of Teens Independence Mastery Establishing an identity Understanding consequences Self-regulation
The Tasks of Parents Listen and then listen some more
Independence, mastery and identity Recognize and reflect on
consequences Self-regulation
Your example Setting limits
Parent’s Tasks Listen Limits for a reason
Enforcing consequences Addiction Bullying
Exercise Downtime Be an example Helping them learn from their mistakes Help think something through without providing
answers right away
We’re Anxious Too Our teens are appropriately anxious
about their place in the world We are appropriately anxious about how
our teens negotiate this life stage Let’s not forget to bring our reason to
bear
Questions Center for Family Therapy
Jenny Putnam, LICSW
The more technical and more advanced thescience becomes, often the more it leads usback to some very basic tenets of spendingloving, quality time with our children.
--Jay Geidd, neuroscientist
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