I really like that someone has bothered to make recommendations.
I’m also still stymied- how does YouTube fit into all of this? It really doesn’t seem to work quite the same way as instagram ticktoc etc.
I wonder because I have an eight-year-old who watches a ton of YouTube gaming content. He tends to watch the gaming content and then come out and play the game using the new knowledge that he’s acquired. The gaming YouTubers tend to keep it pretty clean- they know their audience. However, they do continually enforce American social standards/ stereotypes.
Anyway, I’d love a newsletter about YouTube sometime
Great question! I think there are areas where YouTube is similar to this, and areas where it differs (especially depending on how kids use it - some are basically using it the same way they would watch TV, others are actively creating, commenting, etc.) Will definitely add this to the list for a future post!
I wonder why substance use was left off of the list of content that the APA believes that online platforms should steer kids away from? It seems like something that is clearly driving a lot of risk.
Great question! I think the intention was that this was implied under "illegal or psychologically maladaptive behavior" (#4), but I agree that we could have called it out more explicitly!
almost all of my adolescent patients buy off of social media. All you have to do is tap the picture of the plug to start the convo and it will be delivered to your home, school or park within 45 minutes.
These footnotes are a work of art
😂 I do my best
I really like that someone has bothered to make recommendations.
I’m also still stymied- how does YouTube fit into all of this? It really doesn’t seem to work quite the same way as instagram ticktoc etc.
I wonder because I have an eight-year-old who watches a ton of YouTube gaming content. He tends to watch the gaming content and then come out and play the game using the new knowledge that he’s acquired. The gaming YouTubers tend to keep it pretty clean- they know their audience. However, they do continually enforce American social standards/ stereotypes.
Anyway, I’d love a newsletter about YouTube sometime
Great question! I think there are areas where YouTube is similar to this, and areas where it differs (especially depending on how kids use it - some are basically using it the same way they would watch TV, others are actively creating, commenting, etc.) Will definitely add this to the list for a future post!
I learned quite a bit just now on social media my 12yr old and I are definitely going to check out tapouts
I wonder why substance use was left off of the list of content that the APA believes that online platforms should steer kids away from? It seems like something that is clearly driving a lot of risk.
Great question! I think the intention was that this was implied under "illegal or psychologically maladaptive behavior" (#4), but I agree that we could have called it out more explicitly!
almost all of my adolescent patients buy off of social media. All you have to do is tap the picture of the plug to start the convo and it will be delivered to your home, school or park within 45 minutes.
Lmao JUST STAY OUT OF THE NO-ZONE! I'm right there with you 😂
Can't remember my friends' birthdays but CAN VERY MUCH remember that song...