Unfortunately, due to the way many of us have been raised by our parents as well as societal programming that perpetuate false ideas around love, we believe that when someone worries about us, it means they love us. We equate worrying about someone to caring about them. This is one of the biggest misconceptions that …
The Effects of Social Media Use on Adolescent Development: Do the Pro’s Outweigh the Con’s?
What are the pro’s and con’s of social media use on adolescent’s development today? Since it is a relatively recent phenomenon, it is an understudied topic. Platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter have the potential to reshape the lives and experiences of contemporary adolescence in a variety of ways. Let’s explore some of these impacts …