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Check out the latest videos about privacy and excessive use in this series to help parents better understand social media and communicate effectively with teens.

We’ve partnered with Facebook to help identify and combat false content online.

Learn more and read our new tip sheet!

Learn about the complex social pressures and decision-making process teens face when sharing a photo online

Read To Share or Not to Share: How teens make privacy decisions about photos on social media

Check out our tip sheet for managing screen time in the home, based on the Canadian Paediatric Society’s new screen time guidelines.

Consult our Digital and Media Literacy outcomes by province & territory for how you can use our resources in your classrooms.

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