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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Possible? Maybe. Crazy? Definitely. [b]What would be the point of this exercise?[/b] Our children need to grow up to live in the world as it exists, not as we would prefer it to be.[/quote] Obviously the point of the exercise is to protect kids' mental health and prevent bullying, FB predators, etc. Time spent on social media has been linked to elevated suicide risk in teens. There are plenty of well-known negative mental health affects for adults too, but kids' brains are developing, and most aren't mentally or emotionally ready for social media even if all their friends' are doing it. Like drugs and alcohol, the effects are worse for teens. Whether the carte blanche ban or monitored use is the better approach is what is being debated here.[/quote]
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