Anxiety and depression are common in both genders but a recent study revealed that teenage girls are much more at risk than boys. The rates of major depression have significantly increased among teen girls in the U.S from 12% in 2011 to 20% in 2017 and the suicide rate has just doubled since 2007. The role of the increased use of smartphones can’t be ignored behind it. However, both boys and girls use smartphones. So why are the depression rates higher in girls?  Researchers found in a survey that boys spend more time playing games that involve interaction, while girls spend more time on social media and take stress for likes and follows on their profiles. There is a law in the US that restrains children from using social media until they are 13 but this law has always been ignored. Therefore, parents must step ahead and postpone the entry of their kids into social media until they are 13.