(cont'd from yesterday's post)
Social media is addicting. In fact, this author calls it "maximally addicting." When you think about it, social media companies have to be as addicting as possible for maximum profit and power (if they're not also and equally driven by a moral conscience).
Are they not aware of the bad effects on kids? She says they are aware of it, but they choose to do nothing. Snapchat, for example, gets 10,000 complaints about "sextortion" every month. How many are unreported? Parental controls are just a myth.
“It’s possible to reset a child’s brain,” says the author. "Despite how bad tech addiction can get for a child, it is possible for the brain to heal and reform itself."
Parents can agree with all this, but what should they really do about it? That's the focus of her book, how to replace screens with real world relationships and responsibilities. Hint: parents will have to be more intentional and more engaged, probably enlisting the support of other families.
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