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[quote=Anonymous]Parenting pro-tip:  if you are concerned that social media is interfering with your teenagers lives this summer, limit or take away their electronics.  It’s summer FFS.  They should have something better to do than spend hours glued to a screen. And if they don’t, send them to my house where they can fold laundry or empty the dishwasher with whichever of my kids I caught whining about being bored because no iPhone.

Kids without electronics are really miserable for a couple days while they detox. But after that they are nicer, happier people. It’s good for them to really disconnect some during the summer.

And while you are at it, walk the walk.  Weekends, evenings, vacations, etc, put your electronics somewhere else and pick up a book or do something with your kids.

And yes— I have actual teens (14 & 16). Their world really doesn’t end if their electronics usage is limited to checking email on the family desktop and the flip phone they take with them when they leave the house. [/quote]

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