What parents should know about electronic dating
Have you noticed that your tween or teen is getting friendly with someone from the opposite sex via text, or Snapchat or Instagram?
You aren’t alone.
Whether they are just getting to know each other, sharing photos, breaking up or even making up, teenagers are carrying on entire romantic relationships via electronic devices and social media these days, parents and experts say. Call it digital dating if you will.
“Social media has become that bridge to experience the boy or girl that they have spied as interesting or good looking from profiles on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter,” says Jacqueline Del Rosario, a Florida-based relationship coach.
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