Why Social Media Makes Children’s Behaviour Worse (And How To Help)
About this episode
This episode explores how social media impacts children's behaviour and the psychological factors involved.
Why do children sometimes say things online they would never say face to face? In this episode of School Behaviour Secrets, you’ll learn why social media can make behaviour escalate so quickly - and why it’s not simply about children being unkind. Drawing on psychology and real-world school experience, we explain how social media and messaging apps remove the natural feedback that helps children regulate their behaviour - and why that’s important. You’ll come away with a brain-based fra...
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