Kids today are spending a lot of time online, even before COVID-19 pushed everyone home, and virtual learning became the norm. Studies from last year show about 50% of kids had a social media addiction. In our current environment, I’m sure that the number is now much higher! In this episode, we dive into the seven signs of social media addiction so that you can be proactive with your kids, along with some tips to help prevent the addiction before it gets started.
Part two of today’s program: It’s another week of TikTok news and adventure! A filter that TikTok released has been slammed as “fatphobic,” and then there’s the rampant and widespread videos containing the live-streamed suicide of an Army veteran that keeps showing up in the “For You Page” If your kids have TikTok, you’ll want to know about these. We also dive into how to pick headphones for younger kids and a list of eight contenders to check out.
