Peer to Peer: Helping Teens Navigate Friendship in the Age of Social Media

Online platforms have afforded opportunities for teenagers to connect in ways that their parents could only have dreamed of, but with this technology comes a range of challenges for them to navigate. In this guide for parents and teachers, Catherine Manning looks at a number of strategies for developing friendships, dealing with social dynamics and resolving conflict in the digital age.

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Stand by Me, Little Darlings, Stranger Things, Stephen King, The Body, Young Australian Loneliness Survey, Mean Girls, Queen Bees & Wannabes, Rosalind Wiseman, Australian Psychological Society, cyberbullying, social anxiety, friendability, exclusion, gossip, bullying, belittling, conditional friendship, the silent treatment