Every day children are inundated by endless media messages intended to educate, entertain, or influence their behavior. It takes commitment and effort on the part of parents to monitor and help interpret these external influences on children.
Talking with teens or adolescents about technology and digital media can be challenging. For busy families, it can feel hard to find the right moment, or to say the right things.Here are some ideas from the AAP Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health. Use these questions and prompts to help frame talks with your child about technology, social media and video games. You can get their input, make decisions together, and have conversations rather than lectures.