Research is revealing that social media can be very harmful to young people.
Books
After reading the books below and reviewing the additional content, most will agree that the word has to get out about how harmful social media can be. Getting the word out presents some incredible opportunities for any young person who wants to develop his or her leadership skills.
Book list
- Disconnected: How To Reconnect Our Digitally Distracted Kids by Thomas Kersting www.TomKersting.com
- Screen Schooled: Two Veteran Teachers Expose How Technology Overuse Is Making Our Kids Dumber by Joe Clement and Matt Miles www.ScreenSchooled.com
- Wired Child: Reclaiming Childhood in a Digital Age by Richard Freed, Ph.D. www.RichardFreed.com
- Odd Girl Out, Revised and Updated: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by Rachel Simmons at www.RachelSimmons.com
- iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy–and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood–and What That Means for the Rest of Us by Jean M. Twenge PhD www.JeanTwenge.com
- American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers by Nancy Jo Sales www.NancyJoSales.com
- A Moment of Insight: Universal Lessons Learned from a Psychiatrist’s Couch by Dr. Suvrat Bhargave www.DrBhargave.com
- Depression: A Teen’s Guide to Survive and Thrive by Jacqueline B. Toner, Claire A. B. Freeland
TED Talks and other informative videos
Articles and other important links related to teen mental health
- Article: What’s Behind the Dramatic Rise in Teen Suicide? (The Epoch Times, young people dying from suicide, 1/09/2020)
- Article: As Youth Suicides Climb, Anguished Parents Begin to Speak Out (The Epoch Times, young people dying from suicide, 3/19/2020)
Article: Silicon Valley parents are raising their kids tech-free — and it should be a red flag
Article: What is “brain hacking”? Tech insiders on why you should care- Podcast: What is Technology Doing To Us?
- Website: Center for Humane Technology
Talk to your peers about these topics
Our discussion guides will help young people develop skills to become a LEADER.