Social Media Dangers

Keep your kid(s) out of danger! Pre-teens, teens, and young adults are growing up immersed in a bunch of electronic social media. Some are quite benign, but many are a grave social danger to the young people. Sure, it’s true that kids have always hung out and gossiped and made fun of each other and flirted and bullied other kids. What is new, with the advent of electronic social media, is the ease and quantity of access to kids, and access to them by bullies and sexual predators. This book explores those dangers and gives parents lots of suggestions on how to deal with this situation. Electronic social media is brand new; it is pervasive; and nobody knows how it is going to change the world. Any responsible parent these days needs to know what it is, and what its dangers are. Even though it has some positive aspects, social media is not without its many ramifications that are negative, poorly understood, and putting young people at risk A responsible parent must not get into denial of it, nor minimize the dangers young kids are subject to. This book will educate you about the dangers and give you an opportunity to make informed decisions with your child.

This book's purpose is to warn people of the dangers of too much social media usage, also exposing dangers that exist with social media.

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Exposes the dangers of the Internet and social media. With billions of people on social media today, we have a responsibility as parents to mentor and monitor our children. Predators and pedophiles hide in the shadows through online games, social media, and apps, posing a serious risk to unsuspecting children. This book gives you the tools to protect children in the digital age. Everyone, no matter their socioeconomic status or demographic is at risk. As parents, we have to be diligent in the protection of our children as they navigate the online world. For more information, visit mustardseedalliance.org

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Social media can be fun, but it also carries risks. Cyberbullying, hate speech, and the spread of fake news are among the dangers faced by social media users today. The Risks of Social Media looks at these issues, explaining how readers can identify and defend against these dangers.