First, social media relentlessly addictive. It’s bottomless and exploits the dopamine feedback cycle. It creates a craving to click.
If you use it, you know it. I’ve felt that draw on a visceral level in my forties. I can imagine the pull it must have on a teenager still developing a pre-frontal cortex.
Experts said that recommended screen time per day is just 2 hours maximum. However, the kids commonly have more than that.
Second, it harms sleep. Social media affects more than 60 percent our sleep pattern.
Kids need 8-10 hours of good night sleep every day. But, social media addiction makes them procrastinate their sleep schedule.
Piling on with melatonin-suppressing screen exposure is compounding the sleep deficiency problem.
Third, it contributes to insecurity and anxiety. Plenty of research indicates that social media has detrimental effects on kids’ sense of self-worth.
Experts said that a constant stream of curated imagery against which to compare oneself will compound a teen’s insecurities.
More than 70 percent kids feel insecure of their body because of the biases they found on social media, which can lead to harmful eating disorder.
Recommendation:
Based on the arguments above, the ideal age to have social media is 17 or 18 years old. The kids should not be exposed by social media to increase the physical activity and cognitive learning.
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