When should kids be able to use social media? Many are starting to use the sites way too soon, according to Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.
That's why he and his wife, who is also a doctor, won't be letting their twountil they're older, he told NBC News chief White House correspondent Hallie Jackson during an interview on TODAY aired May 23.
Murthy's daughter, 5,"came up to my wife and I and asked us if she could post a picture on social media," he recalled. Although she's still in preschool,"she’s been hearing about this from her friends. And it speaks to just how just ever-present social media is in our children’s lives, which is why it’s so important that we take measures to protect them."We don't have enough data to say for sure at what age is safe for kids to start using these sites, Murthy said.
Murthy and his wife recognize that"it won’t be easy," he said."And so we’re planning to find parents that we can partner with and do this together. Because we know that taking action in groups is sometimes easier than doing it on your own." And when their kids are in high school, they'll reassess whether it's time for them to use social media.on social media and youth mental health, released May 23, which states that"we cannot conclude social media is sufficiently safe for children and adolescents.""Parenting is tough. You and I know this as parents, but millions of parents across the country telling me this, as well," Murthy told Jackson.
The advisory raises safety concerns around children talking to predatory strangers, being exposed to disturbing content and the risk for mental health issuesResearch cited in the report suggests that spending more than three hours on social media per day puts
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