Screen overuse and addiction is not only eating into real life relationships, destroying deep attention, and driving parents to desperation, it also has alarming mental health effects, especially for girls. Research has established a direct link between social media use and the rise in anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts : "most teen girls (57%) now say that they experience persistent sadness or hopelessness (up from 36% in 2011), and 30% of teen girls now say that they have seriously considered suicide (up from 19% in 2011)" See Jon Haidt's article Social Media is a Major Cause of the Mental Illness Epidemic in Teen Girls. Here’s the Evidence. https://jonathanhaidt.substack.com/p/social-media-mental-illness-epidemic
The crescent moon photo is enchantingly beautiful! Your recommended policy works well for growing kids. I wonder if there's still a need for device policies for adult children.
Thank you for your comment about the moon! We’re passionate about photographing the beauty of the great outdoors and sharing it with you, our readers. And thank you for your question about device policies for adult children…It got us thinking! Yes, there is a place for device policies for adult children, but only if they live with you, and only for the public part of the house. And if that’s the case, is it really a device policy for adult children? Might it more accurately be called a device policy for the house/our family? Furthermore, this starts to get into the larger question of what rules you have in place if your adult children are living with you. Oh boy, what a rabbit hole! Expect a whole article on this soon : )
A device policy for the home. What a wonderful idea! And yes, it’s a whole expanse of thoughts to ponder on. Here’s looking forward to that article. ❤️
Great and detailed suggestions! I just recently posted an article 'TikTok Brain Cure with Three Ingredients" https://schooloftheunconformed.substack.com/p/tiktok-brain-cure-with-three-ingredients.
Screen overuse and addiction is not only eating into real life relationships, destroying deep attention, and driving parents to desperation, it also has alarming mental health effects, especially for girls. Research has established a direct link between social media use and the rise in anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts : "most teen girls (57%) now say that they experience persistent sadness or hopelessness (up from 36% in 2011), and 30% of teen girls now say that they have seriously considered suicide (up from 19% in 2011)" See Jon Haidt's article Social Media is a Major Cause of the Mental Illness Epidemic in Teen Girls. Here’s the Evidence. https://jonathanhaidt.substack.com/p/social-media-mental-illness-epidemic
Thanks for your great work!
The crescent moon photo is enchantingly beautiful! Your recommended policy works well for growing kids. I wonder if there's still a need for device policies for adult children.
Thank you for your comment about the moon! We’re passionate about photographing the beauty of the great outdoors and sharing it with you, our readers. And thank you for your question about device policies for adult children…It got us thinking! Yes, there is a place for device policies for adult children, but only if they live with you, and only for the public part of the house. And if that’s the case, is it really a device policy for adult children? Might it more accurately be called a device policy for the house/our family? Furthermore, this starts to get into the larger question of what rules you have in place if your adult children are living with you. Oh boy, what a rabbit hole! Expect a whole article on this soon : )
A device policy for the home. What a wonderful idea! And yes, it’s a whole expanse of thoughts to ponder on. Here’s looking forward to that article. ❤️