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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is in 9th grade and had one B+ on her report card first semester. Reading DCUM it appears she is no longer in the running for our state flagship, UVA. Why are we expecting kids to excel in every way at such a young age? Is there no room for error or mistakes? The pressure to be perfect academically, beautiful, popular, etc. at age 14, which is only compounded by social media, is leading to a lot of depression and anxiety. [/quote]

So take her off social media.[/quote]

It's hit the point that if you are not on Social media at 13/14 your kid will be a "weirdo" and left out of many social groups.  So it's a catch 22 navigating this as a parent.  So it can actually make the issues worse.

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I’m with you in that texting is how they communicate but social media is a hard no. I’ll take the non screen-addicted teenager that’s capable of handling life decisions and experiences independently, can form in-person friendships, can’t think for themselves, can interact with professors in a professional manner, can find other ways to handle stress, and don’t spend their life comparing themselves to others. If they get into social media when they get to college so be it, but given their lack of interest at this point I doubt they’ll care that much. Your life is what you create, don’t worry about what everyone else is doing. There are other children that don’t use social media, your kid won’t be the outcast you think they will.[/quote]

Thank you--but my kids are out of college or in college already, so been there done that. They have managed just fine, but I've seen way too many teens who haven't.

Where we live, there really are NOT kids without social media---kids get iPhones in ES, many are on Social media well before 13.  We refused to let our kids join any Social media until they were 13 and then we tracked (had log ins, sat down and discussed stuff with kids). They knew we could (and would just to check) login to check on them.   However, I can most definately assure you that a 14/15 yo without social media in our area would be an outcast.  
Not that I let others dictate what my kids do---I'm quite capable of saying no to things that we think matter.  We felt that it was much better to keep an open discussion about SM and let our kids join than to make them the "weirdo" who wasn't allowed.  [/quote]

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