There was a case study by Frank, et al, of  Western Resource School of Medicine presented at the American Public Health Association’s 138th annual meeting in Denver 2010:  It was found that teens who spent more than 3 hours a day on social networking websites were predisposed to the following greater than their peers who were not “hyper networking”.

1. tried cigarettes: 62%

2.  tried alcohol: 79%

3.  binge drinking: 69%

4.  used illicit drugs: 84%

5.  been in a physical fight: 94%

6.  had sex: 69%

7.  4 + sexual partners:60%

You make the choice as a parent to set healthy borders and boundaries.   You are wiser and have valuable life experience to guide your precious ones.  It is our duty to share our knowledge to help them develop a healthy, informed mind, so when they are not with us they are empowered to respect and honor themselves and others.

If not their minds will be shaped by others, who might not be as loving.

Addictions/vices or virtues begin early and can manifest over a lifetime.  Our thoughts and the behaviors that follow  really count.

Dr. John Bradshaw in his book “Healing the Shame that Binds Us” states that healthy boundaries are the hallmark to positive parenting and adulthood.

Who will form your childs mind? Those that care, or those who would manipulate?

In Health & Service,

Dr. Roland F. Phillips Jr., BA, BS, D.C.