Your Mind Matters: Social Media and You by Honor Head

Short Summary

Your Mind Matters: Social Media and You by Honor Head is an informative book for tweens and teens that explores the impact of social media on young people’s mental health and daily life. While it doesn’t cover trickier topics like sexting or pornography, it does provide useful facts and conversation starters about self-esteem, FOMO, cyberbullying, and healthy screen habits.

Age Group

Suitable for children aged 8 to 13 years.

Topics Discussed

Social Media Safety

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What this book is about

  • Your Mind Matters: Social Media and You by Honor Head was published in 2019 and provides a factual, research-based look at how social media affects young people.
  • The book covers the positives of social media – like connection and creativity – as well as challenges such as the fear of missing out (FOMO), exclusion, comparison, and pressure to stay constantly connected.
  • While comprehensive in many areas, it does not address sexting, pornography, or other disturbing online content (such as violent or harmful imagery). These are crucial conversations parents should add in themselves.
  • The book also touches on the importance of being mindful about what children share online, but doesn’t go into as much depth as many parents may wish.
  • There are practical resources at the back for kids experiencing online bullying, along with a glossary of key terms to support understanding.
  • Parents may find it useful to use this book as a springboard. You can read it together with your child, then fill in the gaps – whether that’s about selfies, online privacy, or trickier issues like sexting and porn.
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I hope you find this book review helpful!

Happy talking!
❤️ Cath

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Cath Hakanson is a qualified family sex educator, sexual health nurse and author with 30+ years of clinical and education experience. As an AuDHD parent of two neurodivergent children, she creates clear, practical sex ed resources that help parents talk about bodies, puberty, consent, porn, relationships and sex without shame or judgement.