The APA’s misguided advice on teen social media use | Opinion
But the group also urges parents to constantly monitor the social media use of children in early adolescence while also respecting their privacy. That is a hopeless balancing act.
Adolescents are also advised to limit their use of social media to compare themselves to others, as if that impulse is just a switch that one can turn on and off. And as if adults themselves don’t struggle with this problem.
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