![]() ![]() “I heard this phrase over and over again when I talked to teachers and school administrators ‘childhood is gone,’” recounted Ms. ![]() Sales outlined how high school teachers and administrators are on the front lines and know most about what’s going on because they see it every day. Often parents are not aware of the cyber bullying and complex relationships that their children are playing out online. One of these is hiding things from parents. Now you have kids being exposed to things that would have been unthinkable not that long ago.”īut some aspects of adolescence never change. A lot of the trends I had seen growing over the years exploded. ![]() The whole teen culture migrated onto phones. But the iPhone changed everything when it came out in 2007 and was widely adopted. “I heard kids even in the ‘90s talking about watching porn and recording each other having sex online. “I’ve been doing stories on teenagers for a long time,” said Ms. ![]() She was gracious enough to call me during a trip to Panama, where I was having trouble getting through on my hotel wi-fi. Sales traveled all over the United States interviewing girls ages 13 to 19. Her latest book American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers focuses in shocking and engaging detail on the lives of young girls online. Nancy Jo Sales, author of The Bling Ring has become somewhat of an expert on this aspect of youth culture and style from her engaging, vivid reporting for Vanity Fair and other publications. ![]()
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