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A comment on APA – Health advisory on social media use in adolescence. Parent comment

Re:APA – Health advisory on social media use in adolescence by safety1st on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @11:53AM (#35876272)
> 8. Adolescents should limit use of social media for social comparison, particularly around beauty- or appearance-related content.

Or we could just throw up our hands at the epidemic of teen girl suicide and say "oh they shouldn't do that"

What a joke the APA has become

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Re:APA – Health advisory on social media use in adolescence by nomel on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @11:57AM (#35876344)
I don't think this is fair. Knowing what should be avoided is a prerequisite for figuring out how to avoid it. Communicating what should be avoided should be done even if the "how" isn't really understood/thought out.
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