Media Can Have a HUGE Influence On Teenagers
Parents, did you know thisโฆ? ๐คโฃโฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ข ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ข ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ต๐บ.โฃโฃ Media can have a ๐๐๐๐ influence on teenagers whether itโs directly or indirectly. For example, have you noticed that advertising is often directed at children and teenagers? Commercials, ads, pop ups, etc. Media influence can also be indirect or discreet. For example, this might include sexualized images and content on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube etc. It might also include violent imagery or vulgar language in news media, documentaries, video games, and song lyrics. This kind of media influence can suggest to teenagers that these behaviors and lifestyles are “normalโ. ๐
โฃโฃ ๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ด๐ฐ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ข ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ง๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ช๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ด ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ. โฃโฃWhen your child balances media use with other things like: physical activity, creative activities, and socializing face to face, they have a wide range of influences vs. just one. These can include peers, community mentors, employers, and family; as well as the media.โฃโฃThe best way to help your child navigate the influence of social media, is to talk about media messages. Ask them if they are able to see the direct and indirect messages the media is promoting. Or if your child is into a computer game like Grand Theft Auto, you could talk about the violence, exploitation of women, and criminal activity. You could also talk about how your child would handle these situations in real life.โฃโฃWhat level of influence does the media have over your children? If youโre looking to add some variety to that list, click the link in our bio to visit all the programs and opportunities we can offer them! ๐ฒ
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