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A new study suggests that social media have created a "new phenomenon" as “Facebook depression”. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently parents about the possible dangers of networking websites on their children’s health. Report co-author Gwenn O’Keefe described the way social interaction is : "For some teens and tweens, social media is the way they interact socially, rather than at the mall or a friend's house," she said. Ms O'Keeffe added: "A large of this generation's social and emotional development is occurring on the Internet and on cellphones. Parents to understand these technologies so they can to their children's online world, and comfortably parent in that world."

The report says it is essential for parents to be of how social media sites can affect children and that the Internet is not always a environment for kids. The writers also urged parents to be on the for cyberbullying, sexting and online predators. They recommended parents take an role and discuss things like bullying, privacy and down because of what’s on Facebook. A recent stated that 22 per cent of teenagers log on to a social media site more than 10 times a day and more than half at once a day. There are conflicting reports as to whether Facebook youngsters, by allowing them to express themselves, or isolates them from .