Australia is intruducing a ban on social media for all children under 16 years of age. Do you think this is going to work? I think it is a positive step because social media has had a lot of negative impact on teenagers. There has been a rise in young children suffering from mental health issues including increased anxiety, depression, body dissatisfaction, and low self-esteem due to factors like cyberbullying.There has been also a rise in young children involved in violent crimes due to what they experince or see on social media.Not sure whether it is going to work though.What are your own views?..
I wish America would do the same!
My children will not get their own social media accounts until they are at least 16, same with telephones. It’s a scary world on the internet, to the point where I hardly use social media platforms myself anymore.
Will the ban work? That depends on how much free reign they have on the internet at school or from their parents. If they have phones, or have access to computers at school, it’s difficult to monitor that. It’s up to all the adults to keep tabs on them, and that’s no easy task.
Even a reduction in social media use for children that age would be amazing though…I miss the good old days.
I agree with you 100% Kathryn. This is the fight we have as parents. If it is going to work parents have to play an important role in monitoring it. I do not think the sociial media platforms would be able to monitor it fully. Thanks so much for you participation and for your valued comment.