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Social media use and emotional investment ,in social media -such as feeling upsed when prevented from logging on- where each linked with worse, sleep quality and higher levels of anxiety ando depresión.
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Teens ofthen create posts without considering these consequences ir privacy concerns.

Protecting your teen

There are step you can take to encourage responsible sue social consider these tips:
. Talk about social media. Talk about your own social media habits ask your teen how her ir she is using social media and how ir makets him ir herfeel. Remind your teen that social media is full unrealitic imágenes.

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Social media is a big part of many teens live. A 2018 pew research center survey of nearly 750 13-to 17-year-olds found that 45% are online almost constantly and  97%  use a social media platform, such as YouTube, facebook, Instagram or Snapchat.

But what impact does social  media use have on tenns?

Social media benefits

Social media allows teens to create online identities ,comunicate whit others and build social networks. These networks can provide exclusion or have disabilities or chronic illnesses.
Teens also use social media for entertainment and self-expression .
Social media that's humorous or distrating or porvides a medingful connetión to peers ando wide social network might even help teens avoid depresión.

Social media harms

However, social media use can also negatively affect teens , distrating them, disrupting therir sleep, and exposing themto bullying, rumor soreading, unrealistic views of other people's lives and peer pressure.