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The Kids Are Online : Confronting the Myths and Realities of Young Digital Life - Ysabel Gerrard

The Kids Are Online

Confronting the Myths and Realities of Young Digital Life

By: Ysabel Gerrard

eBook | 11 March 2025

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A nuanced, intimate picture of how young people live with and on social media.

Today's young people find themselves at the center of widespread debates about their online safety, and they are often told that social media platforms affect their mental health and body image by exposing them to cyberbullying and distressing images. Foregrounding their voices and experiences, The Kids Are Online explores how they navigate their identities across platforms and how they really feel about their young digital lives.

Ysabel Gerrard talked to more than a hundred teens to unpack the myths and realities of their social media use. Instead of framing today's big platforms as either good or bad, she identifies moments when young people encounter social apps in paradoxical ways—both good and bad at the same time. Using the concepts of stigma, secrecy, safety, and social comparison, she helps readers understand young people's experiences. The Kids Are Online proposes a series of recommendations for parents, families, schools, technology companies, and policymakers to imagine how we might build safer social media systems.

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Non-FictionFamily & HealthParenting: Advice & IssuesChild Care & UpbringingAdvice for Parents of TeenagersScienceScience in GeneralImpact of Science & Technology on SocietySociety & CultureMedia StudiesComputing & I.T.Digital Lifestyle & Online World: Consumer & User Guides
Internet Guides & Online ServicesComputer Networking & CommunicationsNetwork Security

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