😨📱 Da Top Dokta Stay Telling Us, Social Media Going Make Our Keiki’s Head All Hamajang
Da big kahuna health guy, wen go and give one mean kine warning on Tuesday about da risk of social media to our keiki. He like for us understand how this kine stuff can hurt da mental health and aloha of our keiki and young adults.😟🧒👧
Inside this 19-page talk story, da United States surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, say we still yet no fully understand da kine effects of social media on top our teens’ mental health. But, brah, he say social media can be good for some people too. But no fool around, he write, “Get choke signs dat social media can also cause one big kine harm to da mental health and aloha of our keiki and young adults.” 📝🧠💔
Da report wen come out with some real kine suggestions for ohana for help guide their keiki’s social media use. Like, try keep mealtime and talk story time, no get devices so can build good relationships and have real kine talks. Also, he talk about making one “ohana media plan” for make rules for use social media, like what kind can see, and keeping their personal stuffs private. 🍽️📵👨👩👧👦
Da report, it wen really bring up this long time worry about social media in our national talk story, cause right now all da lawmakers, many of dem wen grow up when had no even like social media, struggling with how for set rules for use ’em. 💬💻🤔
Results from Pew Research wen find dat up to 95 percent of teens use at least one social media platform, and more than one-third say they use social media “almost all da time.” As social media use stay going up, so do da self-reports and clinical diagnoses among young adults of anxiety and depression, plus more trips to da emergency room for self-harm and suicidal ideation. 😞💔🏥
Da surgeon general’s talk story wen note, social media can be all kine, full of “extreme, inappropriate and harmful stuff,” including stuff dat “can make seem normal” self-harm, eating disorders and other self-destructive behavior. Cyberbullying is all over the place.😡💻📲
He also wen talk story dat da tech companies get one big interest in keeping users online, and dat they use tactics dat make people like get all addictive. “Our keiki stay unknowingly joining in on one long kine experiment,” the advisory states. 👾💻🎯
Da talk story no did say what healthy use of social media might look like, or did it condemn social media use for all young people. Instead, it wen finish by saying, “We yet no get enough proof for determine if social media is safe enough for our keiki and young adults.” 🧐💡🔍
Dr. Murthy’s position no get real power beyond its potential as one bully pulpit, and his talk story no get the force of law or policy. It was intended, da report said, for call da Americans’ attention to “one urgent public health issue” and for make recommendations for how it should be addressed. 👨⚕️📣💭
In da talk story on Monday, Dr. Murthy wen admit dat da no clear story around social media was a heavy load for users and ohana to carry.
“Das one big ask of parents, for take one new technology dat’s rapidly evolving and dat fundamentally changes how keiki see themselves,” Dr. Murthy said. “So we’ve got to do what we do in other areas where we have product safety issues, which is to set in place safety standards that parents can rely on, that are actually enforced.” 🗣️👨👩👧👦💕
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😨📱 The Top Doctor Warns Us, Social Media Could Really Mess Up Our Kids
The top health officer issued a stern warning on Tuesday about the risks of social media to our children. He wants us to understand how this stuff can harm the mental health and well-being of our kids and adolescents. 😟🧒👧
In this 19-page report, the United States surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, stated that we still do not fully understand the effects of social media on our teens’ mental health. But, he did say social media can be beneficial for some. Nevertheless, he wrote, “There are numerous signs that social media can also cause considerable harm to the mental health and well-being of our children and adolescents.” 📝🧠💔
The report included practical suggestions for families to help guide their children’s social media use. For instance, it suggested maintaining device-free meal times and conversations to build good relationships and encourage genuine discussions. Additionally, it advised the creation of a “family media plan” to set rules for social media use, like content boundaries and keeping personal information private. 🍽️📵👨👩👧👦
The report brought to the forefront the long-standing concerns about social media in our national conversation, given that many lawmakers, who grew up when social media was practically non-existent, are struggling with how to set its usage rules. 💬💻🤔
Results from Pew Research found that up to 95 percent of teens use at least one social media platform, and more than one-third say they use social media “almost all the time.” As social media use continues to rise, so do the self-reports and clinical diagnoses of anxiety and depression among adolescents, along with increased emergency room visits for self-harm and suicidal ideation. 😞💔🏥
The surgeon general’s report noted that social media can be full of “extreme, inappropriate and harmful content,” including content that “can normalize” self-harm, eating disorders, and other self-destructive behavior. Cyberbullying is rampant. 😡💻📲
The report also stated that tech companies have a vested interest in keeping users online, and they use tactics that cause people to engage in addictive-like behaviors. “Our children are unknowingly participating in a long-term experiment,” the report stated. 👾💻🎯
The report did not provide guidance on what healthy use of social media might look like, nor did it condemn social media use for all young people. Instead, it concluded by saying, “We do not yet have enough evidence to determine if social media is sufficiently safe for children and adolescents.” 🧐💡🔍
Dr. Murthy’s position holds no real power beyond its potential as a platform for advocacy, and his report does not carry the force of law or policy. It was intended, the report said, to draw Americans’ attention to “an urgent public health issue” and to provide recommendations for how it should be addressed. 👨⚕️📣💭
In the report on Monday, Dr. Murthy admitted that the lack of clarity around social media was a heavy burden for users and families to bear.
“That’s a lot to ask of parents, to adopt a new technology that’s rapidly evolving and that fundamentally changes how children perceive themselves,” Dr. Murthy said. “So we’ve got to do what we do in other areas where we have product safety issues, which is to establish safety standards that parents can rely on and are actually enforced.” 🗣️👨👩👧👦💕
