Record levels of sadness in teen girls, CDC reports
I know that people mentioned you can&#x27;t jump to the conclusion that it&#x27;s social media, but on a personal level with two teen girls I have noticed something interesting.<p>Taking into account my friends&#x2F;acquaintances that I&#x27;m familiar with their kids, so a sample of probably about 25ish teen girls. There is a big correlation of social media&#x2F;cell phone access and issues.<p>Bullying, exposed to adult content, comparing yourself to others, drama, all have one consistent source, social media and cell phone apps. Personally, I don&#x27;t allow social media, and my kids don&#x27;t have cell phone access. They&#x27;re in a very tiny minority compared to their peers. To me the benefits of this far outweigh any drawbacks.<p>I&#x27;m not saying that bullying doesn&#x27;t happen outside social media, or anything like that, however, there definitely seems to be a heavy correlation between cell phone use and general teen angst. My girls, a small sample of two, seem to not have the same issues their peers have.<p>I strongly recommend evaluating the use of cell phones with your children for their own mental and emotional well-being. It has actually made me use social media a lot less because of it.