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Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Web Player Hire Josh Ochs to speak at your organization. Next Steps for Podcast Listeners: --g Register for our new free social media safety webinar. Join Parent University to get videos to watch with your kids so they can better understand WHY they need to be smart online. Please share this episode with a friend and subscribe so we can help more parents. Thanks for all your support. Join our next webinar to learn the 30 worst apps your students should never use: https://smartsocial.com/social-media-webinar/ Join Parent University to get videos to watch with your kids so they can better understand WHY they need to be smart online. View the top 70+ good and bad teen apps in our Popular App Guide page for Parents and Educators. Teens overwhelmingly choose Snapchat as their main social media site 41% of teens use Snapchat 22% of teens use Instagram 15% of teens use Facebook Teens are being distracted from other important things and their friends 57% of all teens agree that using social media often distracts them when they should be doing homework 54% of teen social media users agree that it often distracts them when they should be paying attention to the people they’re with, compared to 44% in 2012 29% of teen smartphone owners say they’ve been woken up by their phones during the night by a call, text, or notification 42% of teens agree that social media has taken away from time they could spend with friends in person, compared to 34% in 2012 A new survey from Common Sense Media sheds light on teens’ changing social media habits and why some kids are more deeply affected by — and connected to — their digital worlds. The survey showcases how social media has evolved from 2012 to 2018. It will come as no surprise to many parents and educators that social media use among teens has increased dramatically (among 13- to 17-year-olds in the United States). Read more: