Restricting social media use among young teenagers can reduce the number who go on to develop depression, according to a new study described as “staggering” by…
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Finally some research that actually matches what we see on the school run every morning. The amount of teens glued to their screens before 8am is nuts.
Or just teach them some self control? Not everything needs a ban ffs.
ah yeah easy for you to say when you didn't grow up with it. shits designed to be addictive
yeah nah this is actually huge. i'm 16 and i can feel social media messing with my head, wish my parents had restricted me earlier tbh
Another 'study' paid for by big anti-screen lobby. What's next, banning books?
get a grip. books aren't causing teen depression spikes.
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makes sense. I took my daughter's phone away for a month and her mood improved so much. Not easy, but worth it.
same here, my room was literally nicer and i wasn't pms-ing as bad
Correlation isn't causation. Maybe depressed teens just use more social media. Typical media scare.
exactly, but that doesn't sell clicks does it
so we shouldn't try to help? typical pessimism
lol imagine banning the only thing that makes school bearable
just scrolling tbh, the anxiety over likes is real for them
Morning read with my coffee. Good to see some evidence behind what we all suspected.
couldn't agree more. moderation is key, not total ban.
As a tradie, I see apprentices on their phones all day. Attention spans are stuffed. This study's got a point.
Skeptical about the methodology. Self-reporting on social media use? Probably inaccurate. But sure, let's panic.
