Social Media Affects the Mental Health of Girls More Than Boys

  Anxiety, sleep disorders, depression, and eating disorders (ED). According to a recent study, social media affects the mental health of girls to a greater extent than boys. The most striking – not to say shocking fact, is that – these problems appear between the ages of 11 and 13. Our younger generations are more than just true digital natives. In fact, boys and girls between ten and 11 years old are becoming addicted to cell phones. Almost without realizing it, we’re offering them a powerful technological resource without first teaching them how to make good use of it. That’s…