Psychologist Candice Odgers has studied adolescent mental health for 25 years. She fears the current debate around smartphones obscures some of the biggest issues facing teenagers – from the impact of Covid to the health of their adult caregivers
  • pulsewidth@lemmy.worldEnglish
    91·
    13 days ago

    she crashed her car and drank excessively as a teen, she says.

    She gave both her children smartphones when they turned 11 and let her daughter start using Snapchat at the same age.

    Yeah… that tracks.

    • Ada@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      7·
      13 days ago

      I didn’t drink until I was in my 20s, and I’ve never driven a car, let alone crashed one.

      I also let my kid use social media in their pre teens.

    • HailSeitan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      13 days ago

      Are you interested in the evidence and a professional’s assessment of it, or do you just want to use an ad hominem attack to reinforce your preexisting belief?