Social Media & Mental Health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month Yesterday on The PediaBlog , we heard U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D. call on parents to help their kids cope with “the crisis of our time,” children’s declining mental health: “The most important thing that you can do for your child during turbulence is to make sure that they know you love them and that they can talk to you,” he said. “For them just to know it’s OK for them to talk to you, it’s not something to be ashamed of, and there are people they can go to for help … can go a long way to helping a child feel that they’re not alone.” According to a new survey conducted by Nationwide Children’s Hospital, half of parents who were asked pointed to social media as a major reason for the mental health crisis in children: Concerns continue to grow about the impact social media use has on the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents. According to a new national survey […], half (50%) of parents of child...