As the internet's role in the lives of young people continues to expand, so do fears of children becoming addicted. It's sad to realize that kids today will never know a world without social media - to the point that some parents admit that they're trying to keep their kids disconnected for as long as possible.👪
Teachers and those who work with young children have already noticed a marked decrease in attention span. Spending too much time on social media platforms already gives kids unrealistic expectations and creates low tolerance for boredom. AI has created new issues of concern that as kids get older, many tend to replace real interactions with inauthentic interactions, which is confusing to kids overall.
In 2025, experts from Pew Research Center found that about half (48%) of teens surveyed admit that social media has a "mostly negative effect" on people their age and 45% of teens admit to spending too much time on it.📱
Teens and parents may not realize that the goal of these companies is to always keep teens spending time on that platform. Whether or not the content makes the teens feel good or bad is immaterial to how the algorithms are programmed.
Parents are advised to keep a watchful eye on their teens, monitor the social media platforms they use, and talk to them about balancing screen time as well as real time.
Read more about the use of social media and its impact on the wellbeing of today's youth, please visit: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/04/22/teens-social-media-and-mental-health/
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