Many teens spend hours a day on social media. But with teenage depression on the rise, public health officials say there may be a connection between social media use and teen mental health. There are some ways parents can help their teens limit their consumption.
Pew Research Center found that nearly all American teens go online to engage with friends daily, and half report being online almost constantly.
“You’re online, absorbed into another world, very blurred from reality. And you could be on it for indefinite periods of time. The phone is so addicting that people can’t be without it,” said Dr. Scott Krakower, a New York psychiatrist.Does reducing consumption have an impact?
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