The California legislature passed Assembly Bill 1709 (A.B. 1709) today, which functions as a sweeping ban on social media use for young people under the age of 16. This well-intentioned, but deeply flawed piece of legislation, cuts young people off from essential information and experiences,...
  • wuffah@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    Are parents so wildly out of control of their children that they can’t even regulate their social media usage?

    • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
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      3 hours ago

      some parents are probably not very good at dealing with controlling thier childrens internet usage, schooling or behavour(small children tend to cry, have tantrums constantly, so they think being a enabling parent is enough for them. but they will have to deal with the consequences once the child is enable/entitled when they are in adulthood(failure to launch type situations).

      ive seen parents give thier 2-5yo thier SMARTPHONES to watch and play on it, to distract them, so they wont become loud or screaming, or walk away in public. its the new “TV to distract young children” method.