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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread sounds like a lot of parents of younger children. The socialization of teens is pretty different from the socialization of elementary schoolers. They have different needs and different levels of autonomy. Banning your kids from any kind of social media absolutely WILL cause them to be excluded socially. Is this an awesome thing to have happen? Of course not. [b]But the reality is that if you don't let your kids use Discord and all their friends are socializing via Discord out of school, your kid will miss that socialization. That's a choice you can make, but recognize that there will be social consequences for that choice.[/b]

People with older kids are generally a lot better at understanding that nuance than the people whose kids are still in elementary school. The rules that one has for a 6yo are less appropriate for a 16yo, which the parents of 6yo almost never seem to understand.[/quote]

Mine are 12 and 15 and we’ve made that choice so far, accepting the consequences. [b]They’re fine. In fact, in a much better place mentally than their friends[/b] who’ve had free reign online since late elementary school. I guess there are plenty of kids who can handle social media in moderation, but the risks are just too big. [/quote]

How could you possibly know this?[/quote]

Seriously? Because they’re very open and vocal about their mental health struggles. I mean, when my oldest was 12, she had friends who would post videos on TikTok saying they had to take a break because it was affecting their mental health. Great. But they always came right back. [/quote]

I’m sure you think you have a good handle on your own child’s mental health (and it’s possible you actually do), but what makes you think you could possibly have a handle on the mental health of your kid’s friends?[/quote]

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