"One of the best things mental health experts could have done to improve the mental health of teens would not grant them an ongoing role in kids’ lives. Any parent can take away a cell phone. But only mental health experts can dispense “wellness tips,” diagnoses, psych meds, and therapy. They march into schools and lecture teens about th…
"One of the best things mental health experts could have done to improve the mental health of teens would not grant them an ongoing role in kids’ lives. Any parent can take away a cell phone. But only mental health experts can dispense “wellness tips,” diagnoses, psych meds, and therapy. They march into schools and lecture teens about the responsible uses of social media, which is a little like school nurses advising kids about the prudent uses of Ecstasy. "
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Except part of the greater issue is how addicted some of the parents are to their own devices, and a lack of honesty about how convenient it is to let kids just have the device so the parents can be busy doing whatever else. Have had the conversation about just cutting out tv time (90 min) before bed to reduce a child's propensity toward anxious behavior and received no movement from the parents. We all justify the addiction, because no one wants to admit how much of you and your time it steals away from you.
"One of the best things mental health experts could have done to improve the mental health of teens would not grant them an ongoing role in kids’ lives. Any parent can take away a cell phone. But only mental health experts can dispense “wellness tips,” diagnoses, psych meds, and therapy. They march into schools and lecture teens about the responsible uses of social media, which is a little like school nurses advising kids about the prudent uses of Ecstasy. "
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Except part of the greater issue is how addicted some of the parents are to their own devices, and a lack of honesty about how convenient it is to let kids just have the device so the parents can be busy doing whatever else. Have had the conversation about just cutting out tv time (90 min) before bed to reduce a child's propensity toward anxious behavior and received no movement from the parents. We all justify the addiction, because no one wants to admit how much of you and your time it steals away from you.