Social Media and Moral Development

60% of parents said that they saw hostility and anger in social media from their own time on social media.

55% of 1,700 people with children aged 11 to 17 strongly agreed that social media hinders moral development.

Social Media is BAD!

What can we do to lovingly guide students on social media?

43% of parents think that popular social media sites offer a positive influence on moral development in youth.

Only 15% of parents thought sites such as Facebook had a positive influence on a young person's character.

BBC Newsround research earlier this year suggested that children as young as 10 have social media accounts.

Parents who regularly use social media reported a lack of “positive character strengths” on social media. (ex: honesty)

According to a 2015 report, 62% of 13 to 20-year-olds who had been bullied reported some degree of cyber bullying.

The study concludes that a majority of parents in the UK believe social media harms their children's moral development.