Name: On The Record: How teen girls deal with social media's impact on mental health
Uploaded: 2021-10-02T21:08:00-0400
Duration: 1375211
Description: Recent findings show that teen girls can become warped by unrealistic images presented on social media platforms. Several young women talk with WRAL's Lena Tillett on how they stay connected while balancing their mental health.

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<p>&gt;&gt;&gt; IT IS TIME TO GO ON THE RECORD WITH WRAL NEWS. &gt;&gt;&gt; GLAMOUR SHOTS, BIKINI PICTURES, GLAMOUR TUTORIALS, ANOTHER DAY AND INSTAGRAM. WHAT ARE ALL OF THOSE IMAGES OF PERFECTION DOING TO THE MINDS OF TEENAGE GIRLS? STUDY SHOW FOR MANY IT IS HARMFUL. WE SIT DOWN WITH THE GROUP OF LOCAL TEENAGERS ON HOW THEY BALANCE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH WITH STAYING CONNECTED. TONIGHT, ON "ON THE RECORD". THANK YOU FOR JOINING US "ON THE RECORD" I AM LENA TILLETT. FOR YEARS, WE SPECULATED WHAT HOURS OF SCROLLING INSTRUMENT WAS DOING TO THE MINDS OF TEENAGERS. NOW WE KNOW HOW HARMFUL THE APP IS TO TEENS ITSELF PARTICULARLY TEEN GIRLS. FACEBOOK, WHO OWNS INSTAGRAM, CONDUCTED INTERNAL RESEARCH TO FIND OUT. RESEARCH DATA UNTIL NOW THAT REMAINED SECRET. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OBTAINED THE INTERNAL DOCUMENTS. HERE ARE SOME OF THE FINDINGS FROM FACEBOOK'S OWN STUDY, QUOTING FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, THE TENDENCY TO SHARE ONLY THE BEST MOMENTS, PRESSURE TO LOOK PERFECT, AND ADDICTIVE PRODUCT CAN SEND TEENS SPIRALING TOWARD EATING DISORDERS, UNHEALTHY SENSE OF THEIR OWN BODIES AND DEPRESSION. ACCORDING TO MARCH 2020 INTERNAL RESEARCH. ALSO, WE MAKE BODY IMAGE ISSUES WORSE FOR ONE IN THREE TEEN GIRLS. AGAIN, FROM FACEBOOK'S OWN STUDY. AFTER THE REPORT, INSTAGRAM DECIDED TO PAUSE EFFORTS TO BRING THE APP TO YOUNGER KIDS. INSTAGRAM KIDS FOR TWEEN'S IS ON HOLD AND FACEBOOK OFFICIALS CALLED TO TESTIFY AT CONGRESS THIS WEEK ABOUT THE REPORT. &gt;&gt; WE STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH HOW THIS REPORT CHARACTERIZES OUR WORK. WE WANT TO BE CLEAR ON WHAT THE RESEARCH SHOWS AND WHAT IT DOES NOT SHOW. RESEARCH SHOWED MANY TEENS SAY INSTAGRAM IS HELPING THEM WITH HARD ISSUES THAT ARE SO COMMON TO BEING A TEEN. IN FACT, ONE OF THE MAIN REFERENCES INCLUDE THE SURVEY OF 12 DIFFICULT TO SERIOUS ISSUES LIKE LONELINESS, ANXIETY, SADNESS, AND EATING DISORDERS. WE ASKED TEENS THAT TOLD US THEY WERE STRUGGLING WITH THE ISSUES WHETHER INSTAGRAM WAS MAKING THINGS BETTER, WORSE, OR HAVING NO EFFECT? ON 11-12 ISSUES, TEEN GIRLS THAT SAID THEY STRUGGLED WITH THOSE ISSUES WERE MORE LIKELY TO SAY INSTAGRAM WAS HELPING THEM, NOT MAKING IT WORSE. &gt;&gt; BASICALLY, SHE SAID WE HEARD WRONG, WE READ THE RESEARCH WRONG. I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE QUOTE FROM FACEBOOK'S OWN STUDY, WE MAKE BODY IMAGE ISSUES WORSE FOR ONE IN THREE TEEN GIRLS. THAT IS VERY CLEAR. LET'S PUT THIS TO A HUMAN FACE, FOUR TEENAGERS FROM OUR AREA THAT KNOW THE PRESSURES OF SOCIAL MEDIA VERY WELL. KAYLA KEATON IS A MIDDLE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE AND FRESHMAN AT YALE UNIVERSITY. ELLA BREINER IS A FRESHMAN AT UNC CHAPEL HILL, HALLIE BREWER IS A SENIOR AT SENIOR CREEK, TATUM TOWNSEND IS A JUNIOR. THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME, SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS CONVERSATION. ANY SURPRISE TO YOU A THIRD OF TEEN GIRLS SAID FACEBOOK MADE THEM FEEL WORSE ABOUT THEIR BODIES, INSTAGRAM DID? &gt;&gt; NO SURPRISE. THE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND EDITING, IT IS SO EASY TO CHANGE YOURSELF. I WILL ADMIT TO DOING THAT A COUPLE OF TIMES, NOTHING VERY DRASTIC SO THAT PEOPLE DIDN'T RECOGNIZE ME. BUT THERE IS AN ART TO IT. TEENAGERS ARE GETTING BETTER AT IT AND ARE ABLE TO GIVE THEMSELVES THE BODIES THAT THEY WANT TO PRESENT TO OTHER PEOPLE. THAT IS REGULAR PEOPLE, IT DOES NOT INCLUDE MAJOR CELEBRITIES OR INFLUENCERS. KYLIE JENNER, SHE HAS AN INSANE FIGURE AND DEFINITELY USES THAT FIGURE TO SHOW TO HER FOLLOWERS FOR HER SWIMSUIT LINE. THAT IMAGE WE SEE QUITE OFTEN OF KYLIE JENNER TYPES AND KARDASHIAN TYPES OF SUPER CURVY HOURGLASS FIGURES, WITH THE IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. WE SEE THE GIRLS GETTING PAID AND DM'S AND GETTING A LOT OF LIKES. WHEN YOU SAY THAT, SOME GIRLS DON'T CARE AND OTHER GIRLS DO. THAT IS THE WHOLE POINT, TO FOLLOW PEOPLE YOU ADMIRE. IT IS NO SURPRISE THAT IS THE CASE, ESPECIALLY SUCH A PIVOTAL PART IN GEN Z. &gt;&gt; TATUM, WHEN YOU DO SEE GIRLS LIKE KYLIE JENNER PROJECTING THAT THEY HAVE THIS PERFECT LIFE AND THEIR FIGURE IS THE PROTOTYPE, HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL WHEN YOU'RE SEEING IMAGES LIKE THAT? &gt;&gt; I THINK IT IS DEFINITELY HARMFUL FOR A LOT OF TEEN GIRLS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE ALREADY INSECURE IN YOUR OWN BODY. IF YOUR ALREADY PRETTY CONFIDENT IN WHO YOU ARE AND CONTROL WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT ON INSTAGRAM AND NOT LOOKING AT GIRLS WHO MAKE YOU FEEL BAD ABOUT YOURSELF OR DON'T HAVE A BAD MINDSET ABOUT YOUR BODY, THEN I DON'T THINK IT IS AS DAMAGING. BUT THOSE IMAGES PUSHED ONTO US AND SOCIAL MEDIA TELLING US THAT IS WHAT WE NEED TO LOOK LIKE A SUPER DAMAGING, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THOSE ARE ADULT WOMEN AND WE ARE TEEN GIRLS. NOT EVERYBODY WILL THE SAME AND PUTS INSANE IMAGE ON HIS CAN BE REALLY DAMAGING. &gt;&gt; YOU KNOW, HALLIE, WHEN I TALKED TO YOU BEFORE THE BROADCAST, YOU TALKED ABOUT THE PRESSURE OF LIKE COUNTS. TALK ABOUT THAT. WHY IS THAT, WHY DO YOU FEEL SO MUCH PRESSURE FROM THAT? &gt;&gt; I THINK NATURALLY WE KIND OF HAVE A SENSE OF, YOU WANT TO BE BETTER THAN EVERYONE. THAT IS KIND OF YOUR HUMAN INSTINCT, YOU WANT TO COMPETE WITH OTHER PEOPLE. I THINK A LOT OF GIRLS FIND THEMSELVES DOING THAT WITH THEIR LIKE COUNTS. YOU GO TO A HIGH SCHOOL BATHROOM AND YOU WILL HEAR SO- AND-SO LIKED MY PICTURE OR SO- AND-SO DID NOT LIKE MY PICTURE. INSTAGRAM SPECIFICALLY MAKES IT SO EASY TO CHECK THAT BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE EXACT LIKE COUNT, NOT ONLY YOU BUT OTHER VIEWERS CAN CLICK ON LIKE AND SEE ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIKED YOUR PICTURE. I DON'T KNOW HOW RECENT IT IS BUT THEY DO OFFER AN OPTION WHERE YOU CAN HIDE YOUR LIKE COUNT. ALL OF MY FRIENDS AND I ARE DOING THAT HONESTLY, TO COMPLETELY ELIMINATE THE WHOLE STATEMENT THIS PICTURE HAS THIS MANY LIKES VERSUS THIS PICTURE BECAUSE THE TREND THAT WE SEE OFTEN ARE THE PICTURES THAT SHOW MORE OF OUR BODIES ARE GETTING MORE LIKES AND THE PICTURES OF US DOING THINGS WE GENUINELY ENJOY ARE OFTEN LOWER. THAT JUST DOES SOMETHING TO YOUR MIND. &gt;&gt; I IMAGINE. SO, IF YOU POSTED A BIKINI PICTURE AND GOT SO MANY LIKES, WOULDN'T THAT INCENTIVIZE YOU TO POST MORE PICTURES LIKE THAT, HALLIE ? &gt;&gt; I WOULD DEFINITELY SAY SO. ESPECIALLY IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU VALUE, LIKE SOCIAL MEDIA IS SOMETHING YOU REALLY ENJOY. IT ALSO GIVES YOU A SENSE WHERE IT IS KIND OF ICKY, I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO SEE THAT NECESSARILY. I POSTED THIS BECAUSE I WAS DOING AN ACTIVITY WHERE I WAS WEARING A BATHING SUIT AND I ENJOYED THE ACTIVITY. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT IS GETTING LIKES. THERE IS THAT PART OF YOUR MIND, WHO IS LIKING THIS? I DON'T KNOW HOWEVER MANY OF MY FOLLOWERS. THAT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT SCARY. &gt;&gt; I BET IT COULD. WE &gt;&gt;&gt; WELCOME BACK. WE ARE TALKING TO FOUR LOCAL TEENAGERS ABOUT THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF INSTAGRAM. I WANTED TO SEE BY A SHOW OF HANDS FROM YOU FOUR, HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE DELETED INSTAGRAM BECAUSE IT GOT TO A POINT WHERE IT STARTED TO GET UNHEALTHY? TWO OF YOU. HALLIE, DOES THAT MEAN YOU DELETED IT AND DOWNLOADED IT THE NEXT DAY? &gt;&gt; IT WAS LIKE A MONTH. &gt;&gt; OKAY. THAT IS WHAT I MEAN, A LOT OF YOU HAVE DONE THAT. ELLA, YOU TOLD ME YOU DELETED AND RE-DOWNLOADED INSTAGRAM MANY TIMES. WHAT WAS THE BREAKING POINT FOR YOU? &gt;&gt; I THINK THE MAIN REASONS THAT I KEPT DELETING IT WAS BECAUSE I JUST REALIZED I WAS GETTING SO SUCKED IN TO THIS MINDLESS SCROLLING AND IT WASN'T REALLY MINDLESS. I'M STILL LIKE, ESPECIALLY DURING HOLIDAYS AND SUMMER VACATION, WHEN PEOPLE ARE POSTING BEACH PICTURES, THINGS THEY ARE DOING. THERE IS THIS COMPARISON BETWEEN THEIR BODIES AND MY BODY. THE THINGS THEY ARE DOING AND WHAT I'M DOING. I THINK SUBCONSCIOUSLY REALIZED THAT WASN'T POSITIVE ANYMORE SO I WOULD DELETE IT. BUT THEN MY FRIENDS ARE LIKE, WHY AREN'T YOU RESPONDING IN THE GROUP ON INSTAGRAM? SO I WOULD RE-DOWNLOAD IT. IT IS THIS BACK-AND-FORTH, HAVING SO MANY -- &gt;&gt; TATUM, DID YOU EVER FEEL SOME OF THE IMAGES YOU ARE LOOKING AT, THE EXPLORE PAGE, GO DOWN A WHOLE RABBIT HOLE, IT STARTED TO GET UNHEALTHY OR A LITTLE DARK FOR SOME REASON? &gt;&gt; I DON'T THINK SO MUCH MY EXPLORE PAGE, THE PEOPLE FOLLOWING, I WAS FOLLOWING A BUNCH OF CELEBRITIES. EVENTUALLY, A FEW MONTHS AGO, MAYBE YEAR AND A HALF AGO, I WENT ON A HUGE UNFOLLOWING SPREE. THINGS THAT MADE ME FEEL BAD ABOUT MYSELF. EVER SINCE I DID THAT, INSTAGRAM HAS BECOME A LOT BETTER. I LIKE MY OWN INTERESTS AND THINGS ON MY EXPLORE PAGE THAT CATERS TO MY INTEREST. THERE ARE NO HARMFUL IMAGES. &gt;&gt; IT IS SO INTERESTING YOU SAID THAT BECAUSE I HAD IT IN MY MIND TO ASK YOU SPECIFICALLY, YOUR THE YOUNGEST OF THE BUNCH, I'M SURE YOU GOT ON INSTAGRAM PRETTY YOUNG. I WANT TO KNOW IF YOU STARTED GETTING BETTER AT IT YEAR AFTER YEAR. STARTED REALIZING I SHOULD NOT LOOK AT THIS AND THIS IS A BETTER AVENUE FOR ME. &gt;&gt; YES, DEFINITELY. THE MORE I USED IT AND THE MORE I USED IT, I DON'T GO ON IT THAT OFTEN. I STARTED TAKING TWO DAY BREAK, I WOULD NOT DELETE IT, I WOULD TURN UP MY NOTIFICATIONS AND NOT LOOK AT IT. I THINK IT GOT A LOT BETTER. &gt;&gt; HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU GOT ON INSTAGRAM, TATUM? &gt;&gt; I WAS NOT SUPER YOUNG, I THINK I WAS MIDDLE SCHOOL. &gt;&gt; THAT IS WHAT I MEANT, MIDDLE SCHOOL IS SUPER YOUNG TO ME BUT I GUESS IT IS ALL RELATIVE. YOU TALKED ABOUT STANDARDS OF BEAUTY THAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT. TALK ABOUT NAVIGATING STANDARDS OF BEAUTY IN HIGH SCHOOL WHEN YOU ARE ALREADY PICKING YOURSELF APART, HOW DID INSTAGRAM HELP OR HURT THAT? &gt;&gt; RIGHT. INSTAGRAM, I DON'T THINK IT REALLY HELPED ME, ESPECIALLY GIVEN WHO I USED TO FOLLOW ONLINE. I STARTED GOING TO INSTAGRAM, I PERSONALLY THINK I WAS A LITTLE BIT YOUNG. I ALWAYS ATTENDED PREDOMINANTLY WHITE SCHOOLS, I STILL DO. THE PEOPLE I SURROUND MYSELF WITH INFLUENCE THE TYPE OF ARTISTS I WOULD FOLLOW, WHO I THOUGHT WAS FUNNY, CERTAIN TV SHOWS, I WOULD FOLLOW THAT TYPE OF CONTENT ON INSTAGRAM. THAT TYPE OF HISTORY WOULD BE ON MY EXPLORE PAGE. BECAUSE OF THAT, I DID NOT SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT LOOKED LIKE ME, I SAW A LOT OF KYLIE JENNER AND TAYLOR SWIFT TYPES. AND OF COURSE BEYONCE AND RIHANNA WERE THERE, THEY ARE LIGHT-SKINNED. I'M NOT A LIGHT-SKINNED WOMAN. I SAW A LOT OF IMAGING, REINFORCED ECCENTRIC FEATURES. LIGHTER SKIN. FOR ME, THAT HAD AN IMPACT ON WHETHER OR NOT I THOUGHT OF MYSELF AS BEAUTIFUL. IMPACTED MIGHT INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, ESPECIALLY AROUND DATING. STARTED DATING AROUND MY AGE. WHEN YOU HAVE THAT TYPE OF CULTURE IN SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS WHERE YOU ALREADY FEEL LIKE WHEN OUT AND YOU GO ON YOUR PHONE AND YOU DON'T SEE ANYBODY THAT LOOKS LIKE YOU REINFORCES THE IDEA YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL, THERE IS A COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE WHO ASPIRE THAT LIVE LIKE YOU THAT VALUE YOUR SKIN TONE AND VALUE YOUR FEATURES. IT DEFINITELY IMPACTED, IT TAKES A LOT OF UNLEARNING WHICH AT SOME POINT YOU LEARNED THOSE TRENDS BUT YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO REALIZE THOSE TRENDS. THAT IS ONE OF THE KIND OF BLACK HOLES OF SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU THINK WHATEVER YOU SEE ON YOUR PAGE IS THE WORLD. &gt;&gt; IS REALITY. &gt;&gt; YEAH. IT IS CURATED FOR YOU SO THAT IS THE DANGER OF IT. &gt;&gt; ELLA, I SEE YOU SHAKING YOUR HEAD PARTICULARLY WHEN YOU HAVE TO UNLEARN STUFF. YOU AGREE WITH THAT? WHAT WAS YOUR EXPERIENCE? &gt;&gt; YEAH, DEFINITELY. IT TOOK ME A REALLY LONG TIME TO RECOGNIZE AND BE ABLE TO SEPARATE THIS FILTERED ALTERED VERSION THAT PEOPLE PROJECT ON INSTAGRAM FROM REALITY LIKE WHAT IS BEHIND THE SCREEN. TO BE HONEST, I STILL STRUGGLE WITH THAT TODAY. LIKE I'M SUPPOSED TO BE AN ADULT NOW BUT I'M 19. IT IS DIFFICULT, LIKE WHEN YOU ARE MINDLESSLY SCROLLING, TO RECOGNIZE THESE ARE PEOPLE POSTING WHEN THEY ARE AT THEIR BEST, NATALIE NOT THE AVERAGE DATA DATE IN MY SWEATPANTS GOING TO CLASS AT 8:00 A.M. &gt;&gt; DEFINITELY. HALLIE, YOU WANTED TO ADD TO THAT, THIS IS AN INTERESTING QUESTION BECAUSE IN HIGH SCHOOL, YOU KIND OF WANT PARENTS OUT OF YOUR BUSINESS BUT IS THERE A WAY PARENTS SHOULD PAY MORE ATTENTION TO MAKE SURE KIDS ARE NOT GOING DOWN ANY DARK PATHS? &gt;&gt; I THINK THAT IS A HARD TOSSUP BECAUSE OVERALL, KIDS ARE VERY FORCEFUL. TEENAGERS ARE VERY RESOURCEFUL. I THINK THEY WILL FIND A WAY BUT FOR MYSELF, I KNOW iPHONES HAVE SCREEN TIME LIMITS, I PUT LIMITS ON MY SCREEN TIME WITH MY PHONE AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA AND I THINK THAT HELPED A LOT. &gt;&gt; THERE ARE MANY POSITIVE ASPECTS TO INSTAGRAM AS WELL, YOU ARE ALSO ABLE TO FIND PEOPLE YOU CAN CONNECT TO, RIGHT ? &gt;&gt; YES, 100%. LIKE KAYLA WAS SAYING, I WENT TO A CATHOLIC SCHOOL SO I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PRETTY MUCH SURROUNDED IN PREDOMINANTLY WHITE CULTURE AND GROUP AND BEING BIRACIAL IT IS THE SAME THING. THROUGH INSTAGRAM, I FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE I CAN CONNECT WITH AND WHO LOOK LIKE ME AS WELL. &gt;&gt; THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION. WOW. I LEARNED SO MUCH AND THIS CONVERSATION IS JUST THE BEGINNING. WILL STAY ON TOP OF THIS AND DEFINITELY WANT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH INSTAGRAM, IF THEY DECIDE TO MAKE CHANGES AS A RESULT OF THIS. &gt;&gt;&gt; COMING UP NEXT, YOU MAY BE WONDERING, WHAT DO &gt;&gt;&gt; WE ARE BACK TO CONTINUE OUR DISCUSSION ABOUT INSTAGRAM AND ITS IMPACT ON TEEN GIRLS WITH DR. SAMANTHA PFLUM, DR. PFLUM IS CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST AT UNC SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. I WANT TO BEGIN WITH WHAT WE HEARD, YOUR THOUGHTS? &gt;&gt; ABSOLUTELY. I APPRECIATE ALL OF THESE YOUNG WOMEN SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCES AND THEIR THOUGHTS ON WHAT IT IS LIKE NAVIGATING THE UPS AND DOWNS OF USING INSTAGRAM AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA. I THINK WE SEE AS THEY DESCRIBED, A LITTLE BIT ON BOTH SIDES, THERE ARE CERTAINLY POSITIVE EXPERIENCES FOLKS CAN HAVE ON INSTAGRAM SUCH AS CONNECTING WITH COMMUNITY AND STAYING CONNECTED WITH FRIENDS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE ISOLATION OF THE PANDEMIC. AS WELL AS A LOT OF DIFFICULT AND UNREALISTIC COMPARISONS WE MIGHT MAKE BETWEEN OURSELVES AND OTHERS ON INSTAGRAM OR A LOT OF CONTENT WE MIGHT SEE THAT IS NEGATIVELY IMPACTING MENTAL HEALTH. &gt;&gt; DR. PFLUM, WHEN CAN A TEENAGER KNOW THIS IS GETTING UNHEALTHY, WHAT SIGNS SHOULD THEY BE LOOKING FOR? &gt;&gt; SURE. I THINK OFTEN THIS FEELING YOUNG PEOPLE DESCRIBE THAT THEY FEEL ADDICTED OR OBSESSED WITH INSTAGRAM OR CHECKING THEIR PHONE OR THEIR NOTIFICATIONS AND THE LIKES, OFTEN TIMES FEELING AS THOUGH THEY ARE SO INTO LOOKING AT THEIR PHONE OR INSTAGRAM THEY MIGHT NEGLECT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES OR OTHER EXPERIENCES THEY ENJOY. SUCH AS CERTAIN EXPERIENCES AT SCHOOL IN PERSON, WITH SCIENCE, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, WITH FAMILY, IN THE COMMUNITY, THESE ARE SIGNS OF FEELING A LITTLE LESS IN CONTROL THAN MAYBE IT DID AT FIRST. AS WELL AS THEY MAY NOTICE CERTAIN EMOTIONAL CHANGES. RISING ON INSTAGRAM AND THEY NOTICED THEMSELVES FEELING REALLY SAD, FEELING WORRIED OR ANXIOUS. THAT COULD BE A SIGNAL OF SOMETHING NOT QUITE RIGHT HERE OR COULD BE MODIFIED IN A WAY TO BE MORE HELPFUL TO THEM. &gt;&gt; YOU KNOW, I THINK ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF COMPARISON. THIS IS NOT ANY CONCEPT. WE HAVE BEEN COMPARING OURSELVES TO EACH OTHER SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME. IS IT WORSE NOW BECAUSE OF SOCIAL MEDIA OR IS IT KIND OF SHOWING UP IN DIFFERENT FORMS? &gt;&gt; SURE. I THINK IT DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ASK AND WHEN. I THINK SOME YOUNG PEOPLE WILL SAY, I FEEL LIKE I COMPARE MYSELF TO PEOPLE ANYWAY AND THIS IS SORT OF A DIFFERENT WAY OF DOING IT, THAT MAKE EXACERBATE SOME OF THE DIFFICULTIES I ALREADY HAVE. SOMETIMES I THINK ABOUT THIS IDEA OF COMPARISON ON-DEMAND. NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE OUR MENTAL IMAGE OF OURSELVES COMPARED TO OTHERS, NOW WE CAN OPEN AN APP AND SEE LOTS OF DIFFERENT IMAGES OF PEOPLE WE TEND TO COMPARE OURSELVES TO. I THINK KAYLA AND TATUM WERE SHARING SOMETIMES THEY COMPARE THEMSELVES TO PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT IN THEIR COMMUNITY, NOT IN THEIR PEER GROUP OR FRIEND GROUP, INFLUENCERS OR CELEBRITIES THAT ARE NOT WITHIN SOMEBODY'S GROUP THAT WOULD REALLY NEGATIVELY INFLUENCE PERHAPS COMPARING THEMSELVES TO OTHERS AND COULD BE INSTANTLY DETRIMENTAL AS WELL. &gt;&gt; WHAT ABOUT PARENTS? ESPECIALLY DURING THOSE YEARS WHERE THE TEENS WANT PRIVACY. HOW CAN PARENTS REALLY MONITOR IN A SMART YET RESPECTFUL WAY HOW THEIR KIDS ARE UTILIZING SOCIAL MEDIA? &gt;&gt; I THINK ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO HAVE REALLY OPEN AND FRANK CONVERSATIONS WITH THEIR TEENS OR YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA USE TO TRY TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT BENEFITS DO THEY SEE FROM SOCIAL MEDIA USE? WHAT IS CHALLENGING ABOUT GOING ON INSTAGRAM, WHAT IS CHALLENGING COMPARING THEMSELVES TO OTHERS? I THINK A LOT OF PARENTS OF TEENS I WORK WITH ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND THE BALANCE OF I WANT MY YOUNG PERSON TO BE ENGAGED IN OUR FAMILY LIFE AND COMMUNITY LIFE AND I KNOW THEY NEED MORE INDEPENDENCE. I KNOW THEY NEED MORE TIME TO THEMSELVES AND TIME WITH FRIENDS, KIND OF FINDING THAT MIDDLE PATH OF HAD TO I ENCOURAGE MY YOUNG PERSON TO STAY INVOLVED WITH GROUP ACTIVITIES AND SCHOOL AND HAVE THESE TIMES WHERE THEY CAN BE MORE INDEPENDENT AND STAY CONNECTED WITH FRIENDS AND ALSO HAVING THESE FREQUENT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW THEY BENEFIT FROM SOCIAL MEDIA AND HOW THEY DON'T. &gt;&gt; YOU KNOW, I THINK ABOUT THE STORY WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING SO CLOSELY FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW, GABBY PETITO, HER TRAGIC MURDER. AND HOW SHE WAS PROJECTING HER LIFE ON INSTAGRAM, KIND OF THIS WANDERLUST, TRAVELING AND EXPLORING, IT LOOKED LIKE SHE HAD A FABULOUS LIFE, PARTICULARLY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FOLLOWERS. BUT CLEARLY, THERE WAS SOMETHING GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES. I MEAN, HOW CAN ONE IDENTIFY THAT THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES WHEN THE EXTERIOR IS SHOWING SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING YOU WOULD WANT TO SEEK? &gt;&gt; I THINK THAT CAN BE SO CHALLENGING. AS WE ALL KNOW, THE IMAGES THAT WE PUT ONLINE OFTEN TIMES ARE SORT OF THE IDEALIZED VERSION OF WHAT WE WANT PEOPLE TO SEE ABOUT OUR LIVES. I THINK KIND OF TAPPING INTO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE IN PERSON CLOSER NETWORK OF PEOPLE WERE FAMILY AND FRIENDS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHERING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHO IS THIS YOUNG PERSON? THIS YOUNG WOMAN IS NOT ONLY ABLE TO SHOW THIS ASPECT OF HER LIFE ON INSTAGRAM BUT SHE IS ALSO SMART, SHE IS ENDEARING AND ENGAGING. SORT OF THINKING THESE OTHER PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS FOLKS COULD WEIGH IN ON ASIDE FROM WHAT IS SHOWING ONLINE. &gt;&gt; DR. PFLUM, THANK YOU SO MUCH</p>

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In that institution's history. But all of you can and I have seen that enthusiasm and that understanding that you are part of something special over the past few years as you have prepared for this day. So to the staff of the museum, thank you. And it's not just staff, a project like this wouldn't have been possible without a lot of important partners on behalf of everyone involved in this immensely successful public private partnership. And in addition to the General Assembly's extraordinary investment, I would like to take a moment to thank some of the very generous supporters of the Dueling Dinosaurs capital campaign, the SECU Foundation, the Bank of America Duke Energy, the North Carolina Glaxo Smith Kline Foundation, Wake County, friends of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences who really not only helped us in, in raising the funds but also in making this day happen and this opportunity happen. And so many others who are recognized on the campaign do donor wall just to the right of the exhibit entrance. So I encourage you as you go through there today to make sure you take a look at that wall. Now, along with the state's investment. This village of support has enabled the museum to open this new globally unique visitor experience. And on that note, I would like to invite Secu Foundation board chair, Chris Ayers to speak to the foundation's leadership gift, Chris. Thank you. Well, good morning fellow paleontologists. Um I'm excited to be here today representing the SECU Foundation and the over 2.7 million members of state employees credit union who fund that foundation. So this is a great day of celebration for the State of North Carolina, the Department of Cultural and Natural Resources and the many museum supporters and friends who have joined together to make this day a reality. I can tell you the foundation, the State Employees Credit Union has been looking forward to this day for a long time, going all the way back to when we got a sneak peek when they first rolled these fossils into the museum uh a number of years ago. So today's ribbon cutting ceremony shines a brilliant light on the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences as a research institution and the largest museum in the southeast of its kind. The work of the museum professionals and the world class facility benefits more than 1 million visitors each year. And we're delighted to help fund the Secu Dino Lab, which will be enjoyed by students, teachers and families from across the state and beyond. In addition to the SECU Diner lab, the foundation support of the museum also includes the large icon globe that we're in right now that you see outside the building, uh The SECU Daily Planet. As longtime supporters of the museum SECU is pleased that our collaborative efforts help bring the museum and our state to the forefront of natural sciences, education and research, innovative initiatives like this can only be achieved through incredible teamwork and support from the community if it isn't obvious. Let me say that we are so happy to be part of this team and we feel really lucky to have our SECU headquarters and our Sal Salisbury Street branch right next door where we get to see the daily droves of visitors year round. SECU is built on the principle of people helping people and our members live that philosophy through our support of nonprofits that uplift people and communities throughout our great state. For those of you who may not know the SECU foundation is funded through a unique concept known as the power of a dollar where SECU members contribute through the reallocation of their $1 monthly checking account fee. Collectively a dollar truly can make a profound difference. As you see here today, this summer marks the foundation's 20th anniversary. And over the past 20 years, our foundation's commitment to North Carolina nonprofits has surpassed a quarter of a billion dollars for scholarships, grants, financing for education, housing, health care, human services, all benefits to our great state. And we're going to celebrate that 20th anniversary. This fall dueling Dinosaurs is history in the making right here in downtown Raleigh. And we're so lucky to have a front row seat to marvel at the Scientific Discovery and the World of Paleontology. We at the SECU Foundation are honored to be part of this and I want to thank everyone for the great work and contributions that so many of you have made to make this day in this exhibit a reality. Thank you, Chris. Now I mentioned earlier about our staff and they really are all superstars, but there is one particular staff member who has as this project has developed over the recent years, kind of reached celebrity status. If you read Walter magazine, you probably read a profile of her and her work and how that has contributed to uh this particular exhibit. I'm pleased to introduce that person to you this morning. None other than uh the individual who had the vision to make this happen. Doctor Lindsay Zano, head of Paleontology here at the museum, Doctor Doctor Zano. Good morning. It's wonderful to be hosting you all this morning. You know, every week I get an email from a parent who wants their child to meet and talk to a scientist every single week. They want to fuel that child's love for science, encourage them to pursue their dreams. But more than anything they want that science to be real, they want it to be accessible, meeting those Children is wonderful. It's also not enough because not every parent has the resources of the opportunities to reach out to a scientist and arrange a one on one meeting for their child. Most of the Children who are interested in science will fall through the cracks and every public event I attend, I have a conversation with someone in our community who doesn't see the relevance of science to their daily lives who's never been invited to peek behind the proverbial curtain to see who scientists are and what we do and how we go about solving problems that are relevant to our communities. Today, we mark the next step in the evolution of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. We celebrate the opening of the dueling dinosaurs experience. This is one of the most daring public science projects ever imagined at its heart is a world class specimen and the barrier breaking sccu Dino lab that houses it. The specimen represents a single moment in time 67 million years ago when behemoths like tyrannosaurs and triceratops battled for life. The lab is a place where there are no walls between the scientists and the communities that we serve. One where the term behind the scenes loses all of its meaning. A place where every kid regardless of their socioeconomical status can talk to a scientist every day, any day, a place where they can look in the face of a scientist and see themselves staring back at them a place where science is done for the public with the public and transparently in front of the public and for those that cannot make it to us on site, we're broadcasting this project all over the world. Now, the dueling dinosaurs experience is fueled by an amazing team of scientists who I'm so proud of. And in the past two years, we've grown from 6 to 14,000. And that's because a year and a half ago, we launched our public science project Cretaceous Creatures. And already over 14,000 middle school students from around the state have made once in a lifetime scientific discoveries as real members of our scientific team. And we are just getting started. I want to close this morning by thanking the state all of our incredible donors, my amazing museum colleagues, and especially my team for believing in this project, for believing in my vision. I want to thank them for tirelessly working for eight years to bring this project to the people of North Carolina and beyond. You are all dreamers and I could not be more honored to be on this journey with you. One thing we can all agree on is the world loves dinosaurs. So today we're going to bring the next generation of leaders in science and technology and engineering and innovation and have them born right here in North Carolina. Let's show the world how it's done. Thank you. Make sure I didn't mess up the screen and dropping that. Um Thank you, Doctor Zano and I don't know what the acoustics are back there. But standing up here as you were talking about Children in that next generation from up here, you could hear all the Children up there in nature Research Center visiting the labs and it just kind of brought to life. What you're talking about this experience will mean it's now my pleasure to introduce to you, my boss, uh Secretary Reed Wilson. Now I can tell you, Secretary Wilson, this is a special project. He does a lot of openings, ribbon cuttings for our sites all across the state, state parks aquariums and not to play favorites. But I know this one ha holds a special place in his heart. He was telling someone this morning that he's been working on this project for seven years and so Secretary Wilson, I'm pleased to introduce you and we finally got here. Thank you, Jeff. Good morning, everybody. Uh Thank you all for being here this morning and to all involved. Uh Congratulations. This is an amazing huge day for North Carolina and for this museum, you know, making doing dinosaurs a reality has been a collective effort. And I want to thank some people that have already been thanked, but you can never thank these people enough. First, our sponsors, we would not be here today without your generous support. No doubt about that. I also want to thank the board and the staff of the friends of the Museum of Natural Sciences and three of the four board presidents who have been presidents during this period are here with us today. Um, but the whole board has been invested in this and not only did you all raise significant sums of money, but you tiptoed way out on that branch of risk. I remember the conversations. Well, we really sure we wanna do this. Uh But you were, you made the decision to, to just dive in um because you kept your eyes on the prize and, and understood what the risk was, but all that risk went away. Uh I wanna thank the museum staff. Um Thank you so much. I know that every section of this museum has been involved with this. And I, I dare say that there isn't anyone on the staff of this museum who wasn't involved in this project at some point. Um And obviously to Doctor Zano and your paleontology team. Um Y'all are just amazing. You're brilliant. All of you. Um Javin Sutton and your ex exhibition team, Christy Flint and your education team. I mean, I could mention everybody in this museum, everyone's been involved. It's been a long process and you've done a phenomenal job because here we are today and of course, we wouldn't be here without substantial public support. Thank you to members of the General Assembly um who prioritized the investment in this state of the art lab in particular. I do want to thank the leadership of the legislature speaker Moore, Senator Pro TEM Berger, minority leader, blue and minority leader Reeves. Uh, they're unable to join us today, but I think we should give a round of applause to the entire general assembly who supported this project. So it's taken us a while for us to get here today. And as Jeff mentioned, I've been involved with this one probably since the first week I was in this department in early February 2017. Um So it's not been quite 67 million years, but sometimes it felt like it. Um Is that my wife laughing? I remember, I do remember vividly the early Sunday morning in April 2017, almost exactly seven years ago to this day when these specimens arrived. I watched as the movers painstakingly removed them from the tractor trailer truck and carefully moved them into their hidden storage places. It was definitely a goose bumps moment for hours and then we had the groundbreaking in the midst of COVID, uh which complicated everything. And as I said, then at the groundbreaking, when this lab opens, our state will become a must see destination for dinosaur lovers everywhere, from young kids to academics to anybody. Um And so here we are and it's even better than I think any of us dreamed it could be. You will see when you go in there. What a special exhibit this is. We have the best dinosaur specimens in the world and the best setting for people to see them and learn from them. Hundreds of moments and of awe and wonder will unfold in there every single day. And I can't wait to just wander over here sometimes to watch the kids' eyes pop open. Now, at the heart of this project is the science. Our paleontologists will make discoveries as they carefully uncover these and analyze them. Science will be happening in front of the public's eyes. Um And so do doing dinosaurs is an excellent way for the state to engage students in scientist scientific discovery and to develop greater science literacy. So why is that important? Um It's important because the only way we're going to solve our big problems is to rely on the science and the experts who know what they're talking about. And the key to getting to that point is to expand science education to make sure that every child understands the value of science and how scientific discovery works. The Dueling Dinosaurs exhibit is going to pull people into this amazing world of science that's so important to our future. So I am now pleased to introduce a leader who uses science and facts and data to make his decisions as governor of the state of North Carolina and he has supported this project throughout its duration. Everyone please give a warm welcome to our Governor Roy Cooper. Thank you, Secretary Wilson. I'll tell you when we have cabinet meetings every Monday. His is always the coolest report, particularly when we get the updates on the dueling dinosaurs. Uh I am so grateful to everyone who helped to make this happen. The partners. Thank you so much for the work you've done all of the contributors. Uh My family, Chris is proud that our state employees credit union accounts that $1 a month is going to things like this. That is so exciting. And when I think about this week, I spent Monday Earth Day on the Blue Ridge Parkway looking at our amazing vistas uh in Western North Carolina on Tuesday and Wednesday, I got to spend time with North Carolina's own astronaut Christina Cook who set records for time that a woman astronaut spent in space and space walking. And she actually presented us with a lob Lily pine that had been germinated on the moon. Native plant, Karen, first lady made sure it was a native plant, uh excited about planting that in our pine forest at the executive mansion. And she presented us with the North Carolina flag that flew with her on her mission in the International Space Station for 11 months, presenting it to the people of North Carolina. Then I got to come over here with Doctor Zano, doctor Doctor Young and to go through this exhibit and to talk to these scientists and see see these dinosaurs and think about how amazing it was that this was happening right here in North Carolina. You know, North Carolina is the first and best in so many things. Now, we're the best in dinosaurs. I love it. You know, it is amazing and extraordinary that we have the best preserved and most complete tyrannosaur and triceratops in the world. Right here at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Scientists. This exhibit will add to an already excellent rep reputation that North Carolina has as a world class research university community College state. And I'm excited about that. I have been through this exhibit and, and to see the faces of the paleontologist, how excited energetic that they are. And they're also excited and maybe even a little bit nervous about sharing their work as they do it with the world, with the cameras on top of them, with their brushes and their equipment as they make discovery after discovery. And I said, you know, you're gonna get comments and praise and maybe some criticism from science, all scientists all over the world. They said, we know we know and we're ready for that and that's what makes this so special. Uh Doctor Young Doctor Zano, thank you for leading me through. Thank, thank you for the work. I asked Doctor Zano what she was gonna do this summer? She said, Utah, Montana and Mongolia. Wow, that's cool. Bring some stuff back with us uh to, to us but to compete, compete in today's world stem and steam classes. Are more important than ever. And our next generation of leaders will be walking through this museum every day that it's open and this exhibit will stimulate interest in a lot of them. I have declared 2024 as the year of public schools in North Carolina. And I am deeply grateful that the legislature stepped up and invested in this exhibit. Uh It, it took a lot of work to pull everything together and their work was instrumental and I am encouraging them now also to invest more in our public schools in our early childhood education. Our state has a history of investing in public education in order to fuel our innovation and our discovery. And when these young students learn in their school classes and they get to come here and meet face to face with these sci scientists. It's going to develop interest and it's going to create our scientists of the future this state of the art secu diner lab and the dueling dinosaurs belong to the people of North Carolina. It's open to everyone free of charge. That is amazing. Thanks to everybody who made this happen. This is a proud day for the state of North Carolina. Thank you so much. Thank you, Governor Cooper. Uh It truly is an exciting day for all of us and thank you for being here. Now, at this time, I would like to invite everyone to join us just outside the auditorium here. A little bit to the right at the at the entrance for doing dinosaurs for the official ribbon cutting. And I want to invite all of you up there on the 2nd, 3rd floor. Presents. Come on down and join us. So let's go celebrate. Thank you. Yeah, we're at the back line up a little bit. It's gonna be quite a few people here. They are going to be coupled. OK? Don't cut it. Yeah, check, check, get out. OK. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. Right. The the face. Thanks this chair, right. You all right. So fantastic. Hey guys for media. We questions afterwards over step on. This is the best to the future. This very good virtually. Yes. Is young. Was it? How about that? This is Yeah, you and then I now make the tea for. Can you be away if you're gonna be here? J JJ? Yeah, I was gonna have how many we have to get here in the morning right here. I didn't see anyone. All right, I need to tell everyone you should never put your hands inside the mouth of a tyrannosaurus. It's very sharp, well done on the end. Just a little bit here. Thank you. All right, just in the position. All right forward. Creep forward. Look for the fray. There we go. 321. Hold on. Is there we go. No cool, cool. The skin is tough. It's a meat eater. Not a ribbon eater. So OK. Sorry. OK. Barry can we do one more second? Let me fill in real quickly with one more. Yeah, they have thank you. Who gets to keep this to bring here? Let's get next to a do what you want us here. That be perfect. And can I get you on? So right here, you know what the secret with you and, but yeah, one photo, 12 and three. All right, thanks everybody. Right. If we have five, hello, if you guys want to come over here, I'll stand where the governor is gonna be. I.

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