Utilization of Social Media in Young Families as Media Parenting in the Millennial Era

Abstract

Parenting activities in young families at this time have experienced a very fast development that is from activities that are offline to online. This is due to the development of information technology that presents a variety of new information can be spread very quickly. Social media was chosen as a source of learning for young families in providing learning experiences, especially about child development and answers to various problems that arise in the process of forming a family. the findings show that social media which later became a discussion forum in cyberspace has been considered as a more credible media for discussion, exchanging experiences. Social media has become one of the most popular sources of learning among young families.