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Minor Issues: How we got through two years without social media for my teen daughter
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Many parents do not understand how different a teen girl’s social media feed might look from their own.
ST ILLUSTRATION: CEL GULAPA
SINGAPORE – When I gave my 14-year-old daughter a mobile phone two years ago, I decided not to let her have access to social media.
I had read about the negative impact of Instagram on teenage girls and wanted to delay social media for her for as long as I could. Studies have found social media to be linked to various ills, including addiction, depression and body-image issues.
