my point of view as MOTHER.ย  if we as parents regulate time for KIDS, NO social media affects their mental health. QUALITY, educate them to be selective on what they watch and consume, like you kids control the algorithm.โ€จthat's my point of view. responsibility isย US as PARENTS. PERIOD.โ€จNOTย big tech social media corps. are you aย MATURE INTEL CONSCIOUS PARENTย or NOT?โ€จthat's the KEY QUESTIONย to ask. it'sย NOTย to blame social media corps or BIG TECH.โ€จit'sย THE people.โ€จwhat kind of parent are you?โ€จand how you educate GUIDE your kids? PERIOD. JOANNA โ€จsigned. โœ๏ธ

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really weird but I have parents from different heritages. when living in Japan my mother furiously taught me maths and homework from the second I got home till dinner time, every day for years straight. we moved to australia, and her interest in helping me died quick. dad's knowledge and help though came in at that point while living in a western country. I was brought up on Monty Python and British Comedy and an entire library where I could read what I wanted. I don't have kids... and I turned out well, pretty bad. But I can't think of anything more fruitful to a life than to love learning. Not one topic, but all. I think when you place the phone or ipad in the hands of someone under the age of 5 and give them unfettered access to all socials? You fucked up.
You know that kid's shit is just an excuse to id everyone online right?
AGEโ€‘BASED GUIDELINES (AAP / CDC) under 18 months: none, except video calls. 2-5 years: โ‰ค1 hour/day high-quality, with you. 6-12 years: โ‰ค1.5-2 hours/day total screens (non-school). teens: NO fixed limit, just protect sleep, exercise, and focus.
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