Surgeon General warns 13 is too young for children to be on social media

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warned that children join social media too early and believe they should only be allowed to access the platforms once they’re between 16 and 18.

Murthy believes this can cause adolescents a “distorted’ sense of self during their curricle developmental years.. “It’s a time where it’s really important for us to be thoughtful about what’s going into how they think about their own self-worth and their relationships and the skewed and often distorted environment of social media often does a disservice to many of those children.”

The 19th and 21st US Surgeon General told a heartbreaking story of a mother who visited him in his office and told him about the tragic suicide of her 11-year-old daughters after she was “mercilessly” cyberbullied on social media. 178 12-year-olds from three public middle schools in North Carolina were studied to see how often they check social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.Shutterstock

Agree.

it they can decide if they want a sex change!

I agree😊

He is correct. Young teens (even older ones) view social media and become depressed. They see a fake world of popularity and money. They do things for attention because the worst thing of all is to be left out.

Totally fine though to choose their own gender…

But 3 to 4 year olds can declare themselves non-binary.

But drag queen story hour is A okay.

He has no rational to make such an outrageous statement.

But puberty blockers are ok. Got it.

A good parent would know this and not neeed the surgeon general to tell them.

where else can a youth see adorable puppies and New York street murders? sheesh

But old enough to have gender transition surgery without parental consent? Interesting.

But they can cut off their private parts, unreal

I agree

Meanwhile biden said 'The idea that an 8-year-old child or a 10-year-old child decides, you know I decided I want to be transgender. That's what I think I'd like to be. It would make my life a lot easier. There should be zero discrimination.'

but not to young to switch gender identity

But he’s ok with them deciding they want to transition?!

But not too young to pick a gender and have surgery Get bent

But discussing gender transition is OK with Kindergartners?

I actually agree with him on something!

For once I agree with him.

But old enough to determine their gender?

Why would the Surgeon General give a shit about this?

And hes too weird and skeletonee looking to be surgeon general.

A positive departure from the Jocelyn Elders era.

well there is hardcore porn everywhere on here. Or is that just my TL?

But you can change your gender.

And 13 is old enough for drag shows & other satanic liberal displays?

Yup won’t let my 14 year old near it

But what about all the other things they say are fine at that age! 😂

Another terrible person

Little too late wouldn’t you say?

But apparently not too young to be groomed by LGBTQ+ predators working as teachers in government schools. Ah, priorities.

But we can still cut their docks and tits off, amirite?!?

18 is too young

Is he a conspiracy theorist now?

I agree.. it’s overwhelming..not to mention they are exposed to material their brains are to young to process.. I sometimes cannot handle the amount of “adult material”.. imagine with bursting new hormones..😵‍💫

If they're being encouraged to vote as teens, how is not watching propaganda helping? /sarc

13 is also too young to be injected with myocarditis…

And yet bringing kids to drag queen shows,is fine

Children know nothing. Don't listen to them.

But ok to change gender with surgery & hormone therapy?

MilkXtracookies Duh

Talking about the best cereals brand, pampers and pull ups

13 is too young for social media but 6 months is perfectly fine for an experimental vaccine….Let that sink in PARENTS

I wish parents knew this, believed it and acted on it. Kids do not belong on social media.

Without the government, how would I raise my kids.....

But I'm sure he's perfectly ok with teaching sex-ed to elementary kids and drag shows where sick men shake their asses while children put dollar bills in their underwear.

Buuuut you can bring in half naked men dressed as women for story time. Yay kids!! 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻

But move forward with changing that gender. Lol

Because people like RepSantosNY03 are on social media! LIARS and frauds deceiving the people of his district and scamming veteran's out of $$ for their sick DOG HEARTLESS democracynow frauds nomorals howlow pathetic sociopath in CONGRESS

Correct. Rare win here. Don't let it go to your head

But evidently it’s ok for hormone blockers

Too young for chemical castration as well.

Republicans respond, “But how will they share pictures of their children”

Blind squirrel...

I'd suggest they are only exposed to Twitter, at least they can speak freely.

Children are miserable observing a fantasy life of friends, gatherings, and wealth that they are not part of. They don’t have the context or maturity to understand social media is not reality

Great! Now what age is too young to transition?

But gender surgery is totally fine.

Now do indoctrination into SEL, DEI, CulturalMarxism, exposure to Freire and his 'Pedagogy of the Oppressed,' any critical or intersectional theory, or other items related to the Frankfurt School. These are all destructive ideologies based upon transformative religion.

Yeah and too young to transition

I actually agree with him on this, but where was he when kids were forced into isolation for a year (or more) with only their screens to keep them company?

So if kids are too young to handle social media, are they too young to make irreversible life altering decisions?

Ya. The only brainwashing kids have should be in the public classroom.

But they’re old enough to change their gender. Hmm…🤔🤔

News4SA Surgeon generals dad shoulda pulled out

Weird flex.......But injecting non-FDA experimental vaccines into them are ok, despite myocarditis.

but, but then who will babysit the children?

so let me get this straight 13 is too young for social media but at 5 children can pic what gender they want to be - 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🌎🌎

But not too young for gender reassignment right?

But 5 years old is a perfect age to decide their own gender?

Well where are they going to find a doctor to help them transition or get an abortion?

But plenty old enough to choose Gender Affirming surgery?

Very true

The same experts who locked kids in bedrooms with screens and pretended it was a sufficient education.

But old enough for a sex change.

But is also 2 years too late to get them started on puberty blockers.

What about chemical castration for 13 year old boys or licensed doctors removing the breasts of 14 year old girls because their parents want them to be happy?

And yet...13 years-old is way-okay to have an experimental drug injected into them. Yeah. Makes sense.

Yet they advocate for the same age to get a sex change.

BudasADHD Parents should already know this.

DUH....

But changing the sex of an 8 tear old is fine This administration is dangerous

And sex changes

So they should also be too young for gender reassignment, drag shows, and indoctrination into Socialism?

Yea they might get inundated w all the propaganda saying they should get vaccinated no matter what their parents think

Stunned that I finally agree with him about something.

I totally agree

Agreed

And WAY too young for the jabs

Came to see all these turds on here cry about gender and they have not disappointed thus far.

But 16year olds should be able to vote is the opinion held by the same people. Smfh

Agree ...

But ok to be poisoned with a dodgy vaccination?

Only two genders sadly

He's not wrong. Social media is terrible for kids, teenagers, even some adults. The problem is how do you stop them from using it in 2023?

But transitioning a child is fine. Got it. 🤡🌎

Dude is right but this coming from the same people who think surgery on kids is okay. Something is up.

Oh, that's what he's worried about

But they are young for them to be mutilated ?

But sex changes are okay

How about gender surgery?

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