Last Updated on January 30, 2024 by Chin Yi Xuan
I think the major challenge of the parents of our generation is to figure out how to teach our kids to not take social media too seriously, and how to not let social media influence their ego and self-esteem.
And most importantly, how to build confidence without having to rely on social media for self-validation.
Back then, I studied in a high school full of kids from really wealthy family backgrounds (children of big figures, business person, etc).
Funnily, I’m not aware of most of them until many years later via social media.
Aside from the fact that my peers are really well-taught & low profile with their backgrounds, I think a big part is social media was still really new back then.
Looking back, I’m grateful that my teenage years are pretty much clear from the social media scene that we living in today.
As a kid from the M40 group, I could make friends with anyone without feeling overwhelmed by the differences in our backgrounds. And there’s less pressure trying to catch/copy the latest material stuff & trends, and instead allowing my curiosity to prosper.
I think the major challenge of the parents of our generation is to figure out how to teach our kids to not take social media too seriously, and how to not let social media influence their ego and self-esteem.
And most importantly, how to build confidence without having to rely on social media for self-validation.
Gonna be a tricky hurdle given how even we, supposedly mature adults, are equally influenced by social media anxiety as well, don’t you think?
