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What Parents Need to Know About Teens and Online Dating

Even before the pandemic, much of a teenager’s social life played out online. Socializing with friends (and frenemies) didn’t stop when the final bell of the school day rang—it carried over to Snapchat, TikTok, or Instagram throughout the evening, so it’s not surprising that the reliance on social media only grew during the pandemic when everything, including school itself, went virtual. One resul