Instead of banning kids from online spaces, here’s what we should offer them instead
- Written by Amanda Third, Co-Director, Young and Resilient Research Centre/Professorial Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
Banning children under 16 from social media sounds like a seductive idea. For overwhelmed parents navigating their kids’ lives in a digital age, this move from the Australian government may seem like welcome relief.
But evidence shows it’s highly unlikely bans will positively impact the youth mental health crisis in this country....
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