Parenting has by no means been simple, however elevating kids in a time the place screens are in every single place, whereas we’re nonetheless studying how they have an effect on us, will be very worrying.
Dr Tony Sampson, a reader in digital communication on the University of Essex, says mother and father should not fall into the entice of ethical panic.
“There is a tendency for anxious parents to become caught up in a prevailing media panic and see all adolescent brains as simply hardwired for social media addiction,” he says.
But kids and youngsters have what’s known as neuroplasticity – their brains are higher at adapting and bouncing again than adults’ brains.
“We read a lot about the ways in which social media erodes attention,” he says.
“[But] social media does not shorten or erode attention. It captures it and diverts it toward engagement with commercial content.
“Positive technological use will help increase neuroplasticity for creativity, exploration and studying.”
