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    Understand digital distortion

    Talk through the techniques and tools people use to edit their images and make a list together. Our short film ‘A Selfie’ helps to reveal the posing, camera angles, special lighting, make-up, filters that go into the 'perfect Insta-shot'.

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    Avoid the comparison trap

    When your child is scrolling, remind them that they're seeing someone else's carefully curated highlights reel. Help them develop a healthy relationship with social media by discussing whether or not social media images are a fair target for comparison (hint: they’re not). If they’re a teen, suggest they watch ‘Girls Room’, a 6-episode drama series that addresses social media, body image, and comparison

  • 3
    Put the 'social' back into social media

    Talk about ways to use social media more purposefully to actively connect and interact with other people. Remind them to unfollow accounts that don’t make them feel good, or use the ‘hide’ function on apps like Instagram.

  • 4
    Create diverse, real content

    Discuss ways to create a more uplifting, diverse and positive online space for themselves and others. Talk about how they can spend more time posting things that reflect their interests, activities with friends and personal qualities (without digital distortion, of course).

  • 5

    Learn how to spot advertising

    With social media influencers becoming more popular than ever, it can be hard to spot what’s an ad and what’s not.

  • 6

    Tackle cyberbullying

    Develop a plan for how they will cope with bullying online.

  • 7

    Log out

    When it comes to young people and social media, you might need to encourage them to take a break if they feel overwhelmed or are not enjoying it. Set screen time limits and take a walk, call a friend, or encourage them to get creative off-screen.

  • 8

    Curate a positive feed

    Remind them that they can unfollow the accounts that make them feel bad, use the ‘hide’ function to remove posts from their feed and make social media their own space to enjoy


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