Social media can be addictive. And when teens engage in those addictive behaviors, mental health problems follow: anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation.
Because of that, several social media companies are being sued. Users claim that social media stole their childhoods. Parents of users say that social media stole their children. Everybody seems angry. They’re seeking answers and reparations.
This year, several landmark cases will determine whether social media giants—including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and others—can be held accountable. But can families do in the meantime?
According to our book expert, Bob Hoose, Jonathan Haidt and Catherine Price may just have the solution in The Amazing Generation.
Haidt’s previous book, The Anxious Generation, was geared toward parents, offering advice to help get their kids off screens. The Amazing Generation is geared toward teens and tweens themselves, helping kids to take charge of their own screentime habits and “choose fun and freedom.”
Hoose sits down to talk to me and Paul Asay about the ways the book tries to encourage teens to take control of their digital lives. We also talk about some of the upcoming social media trials and the impact the results may have.
So watch and listen! And let us know what you think about all of this hullabaloo in the comments right here on the blog or on YouTube.
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