Healthy Media Boundaries

Overview What is Media Different Media Platforms Most Common Forms of Media Benefits to Social Media Social Media Influence Risks Privacy Social Media Balance Q&A

What is Media?

What is Social Media?

Different Media Platforms

Most Common Forms of Media

Statistics (as of May 2015) Facebook users world wide – 1.42 B Twitter active monthly users – 302 M Twitter users – M Netflix subscribers in US – M World of Warcraft subscribers as of 2015 – 7.5 M iPhone 6 – 10 M (just first 3 days of sales) Playstation 4 – 22.3 M units sold as of March 2015 ▫Current price of a PS4 is $ = about $9 B

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Benefits to Popular Media Social interactions with friends and family ▫Meet new people around the world Stream movies and shows at the touch of a button Get information in real time Enhance creativity/creative thinking Access to knowledge and information Learn new skills Learn about the world ▫Connect with the rest of the world

Social Media Risks (Sexting)

Consequences to Sexting Emotional ExperiencesLegal Risks Embarrassment or humiliation Bullying End of friendships Guilt or shame Objectification ▫Leaves you open to sexual abuse Feelings of hopelessness Receiving criminal charges for child pornography. ▫Both who send AND receive can be charged having to register as a sex offender aside from serving time in jail ▫Possibly for life Exposing parents to legal consequences ▫Having to enter foster care or being removed from the home

Social Media Risks (Cyberbullying)

Social Media Risks (Catfishing) catfish [kat-fish] verb: To pretend to be someone you're not online by posting false information, such as someone else's pictures, on social media sites usually with the intention of getting someone to fall in love with you. Some profiles are created out of boredom or loneliness, while others are created to exact revenge or cause embarrassment to the targeted party. Signs of “catfishing” include-  Inability to contact the person face to face,  their photographs appear to be highly edited, stylized, or otherwise unrealistic,  Details of their personal life consistently changing, or they have a life story that seems unbelievable

Social Media Risks (Catfishing)

Finding a Balance (Ex. Gaming) dies-after-gaming-for-40-hours/story-fn3dxix

Social Media Influence Risks Lack of Balance ▫Interferes with human interaction Peer pressure towards high risk influences including drug use, violence, etc Being conscious of what is online ▫Not everyone online is friendly Putting yourself at risk ▫Privacy settings ▫“Private today, public tomorrow”

Instagram Privacy Settings Privacy: Anyone can view the photos that you upload to Instagram, Facebook, and other social networks. Your profile and photos are publically viewable unless you choose otherwise. go to the settings and make it private. Only followers/friends that you have accepted will see your profile, pictures, and information You can also block/report someone that you feel is being inappropriate.

iPhone Privacy Settings Geo-tagging: the geo-location data of the photos, videos, or status you’re uploading can be easily shared with your followers Be careful, change your settings if you do not want your location to be shared. Sharing your location can make it easy for people to be stalked or followed, and this can put people in dangerous situations.

If you answer any of these questions, I know: What gender you identify with Your Birthdate Your relationship status Where you live What you believe in

Social Media Balance Limiting your (and your children’s) use of social media ▫Play outside ▫Practice a sport ▫Read a book Being conscious of what you put online ▫Being a role model to your kids You are the parent ▫Taking charge of when your child doesn’t want to give up their electronics

Message to Parents Would you want your kids posting the same things you post? What would they say if they saw it? Pay attention to what you are posting about your children ▫A cute picture of your child bathing or potty training could put you at risk of people you don’t know sharing your pictures If you post pictures of your children on dating sites, you can potentially put yourself at risk for pedophiles to try and pursue you.