Because of their limited capacity for self-regulation and susceptibility
to peer pressure, children and adolescents are at some risk as they
navigate and experiment with social media. Recent research indicates
that there are frequent online expressions of offline behaviors, such as
bullying, clique-forming, and sexual experimentation, that have introduced
problems such as cyberbullying, privacy issues, and “sexting.”
Other problems that merit awareness include Internet addiction and
concurrent sleep deprivation.