I don't agree with you when you say that something was missing in lives that became addicted to social media as a result.
It's possible some people took to social media and got addicted because there was a hole in their lives. That places the blame on society.
It doesn't explain why tech companies hired psychologists to figure out how to addict children. Dint batch notifications, for instance.
Many children were given an opportunity to try it out, and the bells and whistles of it, especially easy soothing of ordinary anxieties it offered instantly, did addict them even if they had no hole in their lives.
Feel stressed about a homework (ordinary worry)? just get the phone out of your pocket and soothe yourself.
I don't agree with you when you say that something was missing in lives that became addicted to social media as a result.
It's possible some people took to social media and got addicted because there was a hole in their lives. That places the blame on society.
It doesn't explain why tech companies hired psychologists to figure out how to addict children. Dint batch notifications, for instance.
Many children were given an opportunity to try it out, and the bells and whistles of it, especially easy soothing of ordinary anxieties it offered instantly, did addict them even if they had no hole in their lives.
Feel stressed about a homework (ordinary worry)? just get the phone out of your pocket and soothe yourself.
All true--But as the opening sentence says: it's up to the parens/family to know what young chhildren..and even teen agers..are looking at online.
Yes, but the system has made it incredibly hard to know what your kid is seeing, even if you're a full time stay at home mom with only one kid.
You may not even buy them a phone but their friends all have it.
Teachers and summer camps communicate with kids using smartphones.
Your kid's peers plan weekend events on an app on smartphone. And finally, "My friends all have it", is a lot deeper with this.
Can you find a community that's like minded with this? That's the only solution, albeit still an imperfect one.
Oh and many apps like Snapchat - once you read it, the message disappears...encouraging kids to communicate without mom ever seeing your messages
It's too much for a parent to realistically handle.