US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek idols are calling for strong guidelines for social media use between children and teenagers, which point to the growing body of research that platforms can be described as “deep risk” to the mental health of young people.
In a report released on Tuesday, Murthy urged technology companies and MPs to take “immediate action” on platforms such as Instagram, Ticketkok and Snapchat to protect the youth from “drug addiction app and extreme and unfair materials”. He said that the current guidelines on the use of social media have been shaped by media platforms and are insufficient.
“Our children and teenagers do not have the luxury of years of waiting until we know the entire limit of social media influence,” Murari said in 25-places Consulting“Their childhood and development are now happening.”
Technical free area
The Surgeon General advised parents to create a “take-free zone” for their children and modeling healthy relations with their equipment as more definite research about the use of social media comes out. Their reports urged the youth to avoid reaching to share deep personal information online and to help reliable adults, if they are disturbed or harassed.
Social media can also have a positive effect, such as “developing social connections” and “helping to make spaces for self-realization”, he said.
While research on the mental health effects of social media use is not decisive, many parents have expressed concern about the impact of technology on adolescence. For example, about three-fourths of children under 18 years of age, American parents feel that social media imaging equipment and filters are harmful to the body image of young people, according to a national survey Operated by Harris Poll.
Their intuition cannot be wrong. In one study, adolescent and young adults who halved their social media consumption reported how they feel about their weight and normal appearances, Research Found published by the American Psychological Association.
Tips from Surgeon General
Murthy offers other recommendations What parents and carefuls can do To help you protect young people.
- Make a family media plan: A family media plan can promote the rules about open family discussion and media use and includes topics such as screen/online time, balance of material limits and not disclosing personal information.
- Create tech-free zone: Ban the use of electronics at least one hour before bedtime and through the night. Keep the time of food and other in-civil meetings technical.
- Model responsible behavior: Parents can set a good example of the fact that by limiting the use of responsible and healthy social media, it looks like being conscious of social media habits (in which and how and how parents share information or material about their child), and modeling positive behavior on your social media accounts.
- Empower Kids: Let the children interact with whom they are connecting with, their privacy settings, their online experience, and how they are spending their time online.
Concerns about the use of young people on social media and their overall welfare come at a time when there are issues of mental health on the rise Among young women. More than half of teen girls-one all-time high-information information “Constant depressed or disappointing“A2021 survey Disease control and prevention shown from centers.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
