Im scared my daughter is addicted to facebook?

[R.]

Hi Julie.

i can attest to the addiction caused by facebook - sadly, in the modern day and age, since there is so little time for social contact between freinds due to work or commitments, we turn to such websites to feel socially included - it fills a gap where we would normally feel less involved with others.

Im sorry to hear about the frequency at which your daughter uses facebook, but it may be one of her only ways to get involved with her freinds, unless that is not already an issue.

If this is not the case, i would suggest a discussion between the two of you as to why she uses facebook so much - it is very easy to get addicted to checking up on others, so just have a normal talk i.e. slip it into conversation without making a big deal about it, but i would advise that teenagers can be quite moody - i know i was.