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Carmel Taddeo, Senior Lecturer at UniSA Education Futures, University of South Australia

What can you do if you think your teen already has unhealthy social media habits?

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Many parents are worried about how much their children use social media and what content they might encounter while using it.

Amid proposals to ban teenagers under 16yrs from social media and calls to better educate them about being safe online, how can you tell if your child’s social media use is already a problem? And what steps can take to help if there is an issue?

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