“Excessive social media use.”Of course, not all children are unhappy. But parents should take this news as a serious warning shot. Because when it comes to ourWith social media, the problem is partly one of expectations.with a pinch of salt.But if you are new to these things, being bombarded with images on your mate’s Instagram page of the life you are “meant” to be living could make even the most secure children begin to feel inadequate.
Yes, we can help boost our children’s self-esteem. But what we should really do is help them boost their own self-esteem by doing things that make them feel good about themselves. There are too many tragic examples recently of young people who felt it necessary to take their own lives. I believe a problem shared is a problem halved. No matter how bad something is, talking always helps.suicide in young people.
Then he found out, later that year, that it was another boy who had made his 15-year-old girlfriend pregnant. So Alfie was off the hook.Credit: Brighton PicturesIt could have spurred him on towards getting a good education and a job, to building himself a future.turned up at Lewes Crown Court to be sentenced after being convicted of criminal damageThe court heard he is now a jobless alcoholic who lives at home with his mother and has a history of criminal offences.