Social Media is linked to negative effects on kids’ mental health. Here’s what you can do about it
Today’s children are accessing social media platforms at a higher rate than they’ve ever been. This frequent access and use of social media by young children is a point of concern for many parents. Many are worried about their child’s mental health and physical safety relating to social media.
While parents take issue with their child’s use of social media, many aren’t sure about what direction to take when finding a solution for their child.
Over 60% of parents shared that they have an active approach to monitoring their child’s social media use. They would search whether the apps had parent controls, were related to their child’s age group, or had an educational benefit with their schooling. Between 51% to 66% of parents put parental blocks on certain sites. But about 2 in 5 parents say it’s too time-consuming to monitor apps.
About two-thirds of parents believe that parenting is harder today than it was 20 years ago and cited social media and technology as the reasons why. This may correlate to the increased speed at which our technology has developed which makes it harder for parents to catch up with what their children are exposed to and shield them from harmful things on the internet. Smartphones were introduced in 2007…
