Videos:
- Youtube Playlist with 42 videos about the Harms of Social Media
- How to Set Up Parental Controls on iPhone
- Setting up parental controls on an Android phone
- Don’t Be Blow Away By Your Child’s Smart Phone Use
- What Parents Should Know About Apps
- SafeUT app and District Safety Hotlines
Data & Other Resources:
- How to report harmful social media profiles.
- Data from SocialHarms.Utah.gov:
- Teens who spent more than 3 hours per day on social media faced double the risk of experiencing poor mental health outcomes.
- Nearly half of teens ages 13 to 17 said using social media makes them feel worse.
- Almost 60% of teenage girls say they’ve been contacted by a stranger on social media platforms in ways that make them feel uncomfortable.
- According to a survey of 8th and 10th graders, the average time spent on social media is 3.5 hours per day and almost 15% (1 in 7) spends 7+ hours per day on social media.
- More than 60% of teens are regularly exposed to hate-based content.
- Excessive social media use has been linked to sleep problems, attention problems, and feelings of exclusion among teenagers.
- In a review of 36 studies, a consistent relationship was found between cyberbullying on social media and depression among children of all ages.
- In a national survey of girls ages 11 to 15, one-third or more say they feel “addicted” to a social media platform.
- More than half of teens report that it would be hard to give up social media.
- SocialHarms.Utah.gov Educational Resources
- Granite District Posters/Handbooks: