This is a great essay. Your personal experience resonates so much. I similarly feel horrible after scrolling insta/ Facebook and have seriously limited it for myself. But I see my teen on there way too much. I share the warnings and the research with them, but they’re almost 18 and my ability to set hard limits is waning. It’s a tough gig being a parent in today’s world!
Thanks so much for reading - one of the surprises I've found after posting this is hearing from adults who've used it to realize their own social media habits, glad I could help. :)
This is a great essay. Your personal experience resonates so much. I similarly feel horrible after scrolling insta/ Facebook and have seriously limited it for myself. But I see my teen on there way too much. I share the warnings and the research with them, but they’re almost 18 and my ability to set hard limits is waning. It’s a tough gig being a parent in today’s world!
Thanks so much for reading - one of the surprises I've found after posting this is hearing from adults who've used it to realize their own social media habits, glad I could help. :)
It's sad enough to think of teenagers spending their weekends as you describe, but ten is so young!
I agree about it not ending any time soon...which frustrates my brain right out of my head, because we could be taking major steps towards fixing it.