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Social media dramatically changed the way we communicate, socialize, and make and maintain friendships. While there are benefits to living in a digital world, there are also risks.


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By Stergos Kastelloriou

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Social media dramatically changed the way we communicate, socialize, and make and maintain friendships. While there are benefits to living in a digital world, there are also risks.


Today’s youth miss out on critical social skills development when they spend the majority of their free time connected to and interacting through a screen. They can also get lost in a world of unrealistic comparisons, cyberbullying, and feeling left out.

Father George Liagkas, Priest of the Church of Saint Nectarios Burwood and childhood psychiatrist talks to Stergos Kastelloriou about this important issue.

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