- What does it mean for a teenager to have a negative self-image and low self-esteem? How might it affect them?
- Why do we focus on social media and not on other media and formats like movies and advertisements? Didn't the same thing happen before social media existed?
- Do you think that if we reduced our social media use we would have better mental health?
- How can we help a teenager realize that they shouldn't compare themselves to people who aren't real? What can we tell them?
- What can I say to my son to help him accept his body?
- Can't wanting to eat well, exercise, and look good also be a positive thing?
- Can we detect at home when an obsession with image and a cult of beauty starts to become a problem?
- My daughter has anorexia and it seems that she's finding profiles on social media that encourage and exacerbate this disorder. Should I forbid her from going online? How can I monitor her?
- How can we boost our children's self-esteem, beyond social media?
- Filters that remove wrinkles or reduce body mass allow us to change our appearance and create a persona we're not. Could this lead us to increasingly avoid personal contact in order to conceal our true selves?
- Why do we always talk about teenagers? Doesn't it affect adults?
- Do you know of any initiatives with good results for addressing this issue in schools?
- Can social pressure to always be happy lead to depression?
- Can celebrities talking about their mental health disorders create a trend or trivialize them?
- If I notice that my daughter is discriminating against someone because of their appearance, what can I do or say to her?
- What can I do if I see that a girl from my school is being bullied through social media?
- It seems that we parents are always blamed for our children's use of social media or for whether or not they have good self-esteem.
- My daughter loves wearing makeup and posting her makeup routines on social media. Could this be harmful, or should I think it's normal?
How can we help a teenager realize that they shouldn't compare themselves to people who aren't real? What can we tell them?
Teenagers need to compare themselves to both their peers and their role models, as the self-definition of their self-concept and personal identity are at stake.
I imagine the question refers not so much to how to avoid the tendency of teenagers to compare themselves, but to how to question the content of the role models they consume.
To do this, we need to know their role models. We must investigate with curiosity who they are and why they might be serving as a reference point in our sons' and daughters' development.
The difficulties many parents have in managing social media with the same digital competence as their children, the generational barrier that affects their worldview, or the adult-centric perception are often major barriers to understanding their ideology.
Therefore, before questioning or helping them develop a critical perspective on their idols or the content they consume, we must approach them without judgment . This understanding will allow us to converse with them and comprehend the references and values they are developing.