“She bullied me on Facebook. My friends in 7th grade aren’t speaking to me. I’m going to kill myself.”
Too many parents are ignorant when it comes to Social Media.
This is SO true. The other insidious thing about social media is that it presents a distorted reality. Very few people (any age) post the mundane, boring, or depressing details of their lives. They post the exciting or interesting stuff. So, kids get the impression that everybody else's life is so much better than theirs or that other kids don't have the same problems or issues they do. That just exacerbates whatever negative things they may be experiencing, makes them feel isolated, and like they're the only ones with problems. Because they're immature, it doesn't occur to them that what they're getting on social media isn't a true representation of other people's lives.