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
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    3 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.

    • HailSeitan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      3 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?