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Sara is only 12. Selfie posting\u00a0on social media is\u00a0a daily event. Her parents wonder why she takes so many pictures of herself? Is\u00a0this an indicator of narcism? Should they\u00a0be concerned?<\/p>\nSara is only 12. Selfie posting\u00a0on social media is\u00a0a daily event. Her parents wonder why she takes so many pictures of herself? Is\u00a0this an indicator of narcism? Should they\u00a0be concerned?<\/p>\n
These parents aren’t alone. Most of us wonder, what is the\u00a0connection between selfies and narcissism? Researchers are trying to sort it out\u00a0since selfies\u00a0are here to stay. We want to know if\u00a0we are raising self-absorbed kids\u00a0given their interaction with social media. \u00a0Some researchers say, YES; others say NO; still others\u00a0say, we don’t yet know.<\/p>\n
Author and clinical psychologist, Dr. Laura Markham, says NO. Selfies do not indicate narcissism. Based on her research, she believes children are more confident, not entitled. However, researchers Fox and Rooney found a small correlation\u00a0between men who posted numerous selfies and narcissism. But in that same study,\u00a0women \u00a0did not show that connection. This relationship between selfies and narcissism is complicated to study. A few studies here and there with conclusions can’t give us a good answer yet.<\/p>\n
Like most things, parents can use common sense when it comes to social media posting. Children should\u00a0be taught how to be good netizens. Discussions\u00a0regarding what to \u00a0post and how often to post are\u00a0necessary with children.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, parenting experts\u00a0wonder if helicopter parenting plays more of a role\u00a0when it comes to narcissism. Children who are\u00a0hovered over and \u00a0not allowed to fail or struggle, lose their self-confidence-a healthy marker of self-esteem. And over scheduled\u00a0kids quickly learn that they are the center of attention. Family life revolves around them and their next event.<\/p>\n
Perhaps instead of focusing on selfies,\u00a0we should help children find\u00a0their place in a working family unit-do\u00a0chores, be grateful, struggle and be allowed to fail. Children who are unconditionally loved\u00a0and learn how to serve and think of others\u00a0will not be narcissistic. For those kids, selfies\u00a0are probably just harmless\u00a0fun.<\/p>\n
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Sara is only 12. Selfie posting\u00a0on social media is\u00a0a daily event. Her parents wonder why she takes so many pictures of herself? Is\u00a0this an indicator of narcism? Should they\u00a0be concerned? These parents aren’t alone. Most of us wonder, what is the\u00a0connection between selfies and narcissism? Researchers are trying to sort it out\u00a0since selfies\u00a0are here to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[914],"tags":[63,3571,3572,3573,234],"class_list":["post-8425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family-relationships-2","tag-children","tag-narcissism","tag-raising-narcissistic-kids","tag-selfies-and-narcissism","tag-social-media"],"yoast_head":"\n