Do your middle school or high school daughters use Instagram?
Wondering if you are allowing your tween/teen daughters to have instagram. Both of my girls (6th and 9th grades) keep asking us to allow them to have instagram. Both have snapchat but say other than "streaks" their friends don't use it very much and that most of their friends are on instagram. They both report feeling "left out" because either plans/invites are happening there and they don't know about it and miss out OR their friends circles are talking about the latest "did you see xyz on instagram" and DDs are feeling left out of the conversation, like being in the dark on pop culture. IG has never had the best reputation as a social app because originally the concern was around teens getting bullied by other teens about their pictures/what they post. But now it seems IG is less about what you post and more about following influencers and being in the know. Then of course the FB whistleblower comes out and reveals all of the harmful data about the negative influence IG has particularly on teen girls and that the algorithms are a vicious cycle of negativity because it just feeds you more and more of the harmful content you consume.
So, I had been so hesitant on IG from the beginning but now this data has me even more reluctant. And yet, I also don't like that my kids feel left out socially and know that can be harmful to them too.
Mom to two amazing DDs ('07 & '09) and a fur baby.
Gluten free since Nov '11 after non-celiac gluten sensitive diagnosis. Have had great improvement or total elimination of: migraines, bloating/distention, heartburn, cystic acne, canker sores, bleeding gums, eczema on elbows, dry skin and scalp, muscle cramps, PMS, hair loss, heart palpitations, fatigue. I'm amazed.