How are we going to help these girls

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would not allow social media. My 13 y/o DS has a phone but not social media.

I heard online time is worse for girls than boys these days. The boys are playing video games with each other which is less damaging than social media and worrying about likes etc.

Social media is horrible. I hate it.

I've spoken to my DD about it at length. I told her that if I see her getting too involved with social media, I'll take her phone away.

She knows that a lot of the IG stuff she sees is fake, like airbrushed ads. She knows to not bully people on social media, and if she does, phone goes away.

Get your DDs involved in activities. They need to boost their self esteem and confidence. My DD didn't have that until 13/14, and she's much happier and confident.

This!! Be willing to budget time and money on activities. Even if it means driving a lot and waiting around a lot. It's all better than having bored kids sitting around the house.

Completely agree.

[Anonymous]

Do you know why our kid isn’t on social media? Because we aren’t! Look at the amount of crap adults post and you wonder why kids do the same.

[Anonymous]

The article didn't really look at outcomes. Girls go on to achieve academically and in college. Women make up nearly 60% of those enrolled in higher ed. They're achieving despite obstacles, while men are not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The article didn't really look at outcomes. Girls go on to achieve academically and in college. Women make up nearly 60% of those enrolled in higher ed. They're achieving despite obstacles, while men are not.

These are old stats thst don't reflect the current mental state of our kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This article says that more teen girls are contemplating suicide and that many are forced to have sex. What can we do as a community to help girls?

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/13/health/teen-girls-sadness-suicide-violence.html?action=click&algo=bandit-all-surfaces-variants-shadow-lda-diversify-time-cutoff-30&alpha=0.05&block=trending_recirc&fellback=false&imp_id=390232503&impression_id=0298ec38-abda-11ed-a27f-5df14c0ecf0a&index=0&pgtype=Article&pool=pool%2F91fcf81c-4fb0-49ff-bd57-a24647c85ea1®ion=footer&req_id=106031641&shadow_vec_sim=0.27640436023249254&surface=eos-most-popular-story&variant=1_bandit-eng30s-diversify-shadow-lda

Can someone with a NYTimes account please copy and paste the article itself here? There's a paywall and I just want to read this one article. Please and thank you!

[Anonymous]

To begin with thong bikinis should be made illegal.

Less bum. Less bummed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you know why our kid isn’t on social media? Because we aren’t! Look at the amount of crap adults post and you wonder why kids do the same.

BINGO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you know why our kid isn’t on social media? Because we aren’t! Look at the amount of crap adults post and you wonder why kids do the same.

I hate social media and agree that adults are ridiculous, but I also don’t fool myself thinking that my teens are going to do things because their parents do.