We have been
bombarded in the last number of years with alarming statistics regarding the
rise of anxiety and depression among our children – especially our teenagers.
Many studies point to social media’s negative effects on emotional well-being. Now
that we can literally look into the daily, if not hourly, lives of our friends
and neighbors, we are constantly given an opportunity to compare ourselves with
others.
Try as we
might to monitor and limit our kids’ engagement on social media, it appears
that it is here to stay. So, we remind our children that what they are
observing on these platforms is simply the “highlight reel” of a person’s life.
And in the case of student athletes, we are literally seeing the
highlight reel. I’ve yet to come across a travel organization (or a parent!)
posting a video of a kid committing an error at shortstop or popping out to the
2nd baseman on Twitter. Instead, we see the towering homeruns, the
wicked curveballs, and the double plays.
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