Social Media

Modern day teenagers are prone to risky social media challenges. The reason behind this is no different than the other reasons many people act out during their adolescent years: testing their limits, succumbing to social pressures, and wanting to appear cool and hip among peers. As these challenges become more and more popular, it’s important […]

This post was updated slightly in November of 2023. Is your teen on social media? Probably. Participation on popular platforms like Snapchat, TikTok, and Instagram is practically a prerequisite among the under-20 set. Digital screen time among teens during the COVID-19 pandemic skyrocketed as they spent more time at home dealing with boredom and seek […]

In recent years, the emotional and mental well-being of today’s teens has been a hot topic — and for good reason. In this digital age, teens are dealing with new stressors that are likely unfamiliar and therefore challenging for parents to address. Debbie Reber, host of the TiLT Parenting podcast, sat down with clinical psychologist […]

We’re living in a society where most teens are constantly connected online. One PEW Research Survey showed that 95 percent of young people have smartphones and almost half of them are plugged in all the time. Peer Pressure Maybe it was smoking a cigarette, playing a silly joke on the telephone (landlines, of course), skipping […]

In an age of cruelty and trolling, a recent PEW Research survey shared that 63 percent of teens said that bullying and online harassment was a major problem. More concerning was the 59 percent who reported being bullied or harmed online. Before technology and social playgrounds such as Instagram and Snapchat, kids were teasing and […]

This post was updated in 2022 with information from this American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry article. Did you know that the average teen spends roughly nine hours a day on their phone? That is more than one-third of a 24-hour day. So, if teens are getting the recommended eight hours of sleep per […]