SHE: Sisters Healthy & Empowered

Sisterhood Agenda is excited to announce its NEW Social Media Preoccupation Virtual Support Group for Teenage Girls as a part of our SHE:  Sisters, Healthy and Empowered girl power programs.

Social media usage by young girls is increasing every day and the age of social media users is getting younger and younger. In media, there is a lot of pressure to look, feel, and act a certain way and girls constantly scroll social media and compare themselves to what they see.

Teenage girls form a large percentage of social media users, and they use it to keep up with their social circle and maintain their online appearance.

They take inspiration from the so-called social media influencers. These influencers glam up their lives on social media, and what we see is a highly selective and filtered view of their life.

Mental health experts are concerned and so are we. 

While social media has a lot of negative aspects, it may have some value if used correctly.  However, with algorithms and tech tricks, girls are engaged.  Once hooked, it’s difficult to get unhooked.

Sisterhood Agenda is concerned about the addictive nature of social media, especially for our girls. How often do you need to check on updates?  Do they require instant notifications?

Each social media site has its agenda.

Sisterhood Agenda’s Social Media Preoccupation Virtual Support Group for Teenage Girls is designed to help you and the girls you care about get a grip on social media use and live a healthy life.

Do you know someone preoccupied or even addicted to social media?  Are you trying hard to stop endless online checking and scrolling, but find it challenging to stop? 

Social media preoccupation can be difficult to resolve, especially for teen girls. Sisterhood Agenda’s support group registration is free.

We meet online every week for one hour.  Parent/guardian registration is required.

Get ready to meet and greet with others who know exactly what you’re going through. Get valuable tools to regain control by not allowing social media to take over your life and your feelings.

You deserve a full life full of love and positivity.

Join the sisterhood and let's empower each other together!

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The Influence of Social Media on Girls

How Social Media is Affecting Young Girls

The Addictive Nature of Social Media

Social Media and Teenage Girls

Healthy Social Media Use Among Adolescents

4 Ways for Teenagers to Have a Healthy Relationship with Social Media

Social Media and Teenagers-4 More Ways for a Healthy Relationship

The relationship between social media and teenage girls causes a lot of concern for many parents and educators.  What's going on?  Firstly, we need to educate ourselves about the facts.

Teen girls often check their phones before showering, brushing their teeth, and eating breakfast. They may look at what their friends have posted on Instagram or upload videos to TikTok on the way to school. They also reply to late-night texts in a group conversation with their best buddies. These may seem like little things. But social media platforms affect many teen girls' mental and emotional health. Researchers looked at the information from more than 15,000 girls.

They found that frequent use of social media hurts girls' mental health more than boys'.

What impact does social media have on girls? Social media has pros and cons, just like any other type of technology. The effects of social media on girls are both positive and negative. For example, TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook can help LGBTQ+ teens feel less alone. However, the impacts of social media on girls can also be very bad for their mental health.

Social media is especially linked to girls' stress. Teenage brains are still developing and their minds are going back and forth between who they think they are, who they want to be, and who they think their parents want them to be. It’s difficult for girls to further navigate social expectations of womanhood.

Teens also risk cyberbullying, body image concerns, and computer addiction by overusing apps. It also reduces healthful, real-world activities.

Most parents think they know what their daughters post on social media. According to a Pew Study, 70% of girls hide their online consumption from their parents. Social media can harm girls more than boys. But at different ages, both could be less happy with their lives if they use social media excessively.

We think that our girls like and need to be on social media. However, social media research shows the opposite.

Unfortunately, when girls aged 11–13 and boys aged 14–15 use social media, it makes them less happy overall.

Adults, corporations, and educators need to prioritize youth mental health and find innovative ways to protect our girls when it comes to their excessive social media use. We are just beginning to understand what this means, how to be effective, and why it needs to be a priority.

Sisterhood Agenda does this in many ways.  We integrate strategies on how to have a healthy relationship with social media in all of our Global Educational Empowerment programs, we recently published a new book about it, Girls Guide:  How to Cope with Social Media Addiction, and Sisterhood Agenda posts articles on our site such as:

• 4 Ways for Teenagers to Have a Healthy Relationship with Social Media
• Social Media and Teenagers-4 More Ways for a Healthy Relationship
• Healthy Social Media Use Among Adolescents
• Social Media and Teenage Girls
• The Addictive Nature of Social Media
• How Social Media is Affecting Young Girls
• The Influence of Social Media on Girls
• Sisterhood & Social Isolation

Above all, we must not ignore the warning signs when it comes to mental health. As a society, we cannot be willing to give up our girls’ health and emotional well-being in exchange for profit and corporate interests.

The fight for greater Internet protection for children as an advocate for girls must continue. We are in this together.

Excerpted from sisterhoodagenda.com

Links:

• Healthy Social Media Use Among Teenage Girls
• 4 Ways Teenagers Can Have a Healthy Relationship Social Media
• 4 More Ways Have a Healthy Relationship with Social Media