Social networks. “Teenagers have elaborate and thoughtful strategies on the Internet”

LE FIGARO. – How have social networks changed the lives of families?

Anne Cordier. – Family both “I” and “we”. The appearance of an object in everyday life, a smartphone, has shaken this joint. Experienced as an invasion of the organized world, it has become a matter of exchange, but has also created clashes of territory and influence. It is difficult for teenagers to combine belonging to a family collective organized by parents and belonging to their own space, a collective of peers, which is also organized through social networks. It can be difficult for parents to know when to intervene and how much control to exercise.

Should we be concerned about the revelations of children and teenagers on social networks?

Children experience the fear of being bullied online in their daily lives, even if, fortunately, not everyone experiences it personally. There is digital bullying, but…