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Social networking can have a positive impact on children's social development, improving their wellbeing [[42], [63]]. Social media provide an easy way for children to communicate with their friends. To illustrate this, 51% of 13-17-year-old US children reported communicating with their friends via social media [[12]]. Friendship with peers is an essential component and main driver for adolescents' psychological development and wellbeing [[55]]. In addition, research shows that communication using social media helps develop stronger relationships with peers through the opportunity to remain closer on a daily basis [[59] [63]]. Studies reveal that preadolescents and adolescents communicate online mostly to keep in contact with their current friends [[52] [59]]. Since online communication overcomes physical distance, virtual communication becomes an easier way of interaction with friends, in contrast with face-to-face communication [[43]]. Online communication diminishes feelings of loneliness as social networking helps create new friendships, although sometimes this may be just an illusion ([Z])