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- 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?
Why do we always talk about teenagers? Doesn't it affect adults?
Kike Esnaola
Health psychologist specializing in an inclusive approach to mental health, eating behavior, and sexual and gender diversity
Forapsico
I believe we talk more about adolescence because they are a more vulnerable group and because we have an extra responsibility as a society in terms of care and education.
But we also do it because we're biased by an adult-centric perspective . We tend to approach the educational dilemma of how to guide children in managing the influence of screens and social media as if adults weren't affected by this reality. Nothing could be further from the truth; the pressure to conform to beauty standards affects everyone at every stage of life .
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Kike Esnaola
Health psychologist specializing in an inclusive approach to mental health, eating behavior, and sexual and gender diversity
Forapsico