Social Media and Mental Health: Handbook for Parents and Guardians

Description

Social Media and Mental Health: Handbook for Parents and Guardians will help you navigate the tricky waters surrounding your child's use of the internet. Written by a clinical psychologist experienced in the field of adolescent mental health, it will highlight the challenges of parenting in the digital age, and offer tips and advice on how to keep your children safe online. Most importantly, this quick and easy illustrated guide will explore the impact of social media on children's mental health, providing tools for ensuring that your child has the healthiest relationship with social media as possible.

Dr Claire Edwards (BSc (Hons), PG Cert, PsychD, PG Dip) is a Clinical Psychologist based in London. She first began working in child & adolescent mental health services in 2001 and has been working as a clinical psychologist since qualifying in 2008. Claire has worked with families in a variety of settings, working with individuals, parents/carers, families, groups and schools, assessing and treating the mental health and behavioural difficulties that children and adolescents present with. Claire has had a long-standing interest in the broader factors which impact the lives of young people and their families and a passion for enhancing family relationships. Claire is a parent so also has a personal interest in the wider influences on families and how they affect relationships.