Over 20% of adolescents met criteria for “pathological” or addictive social media use, with an additional ~70% at risk of mild compulsive use. Teens themselves often recognize the problem—many say social media makes them feel “addicted” or unable to stop scrolling, even when it negatively affects their mood. The Surgeon General highlighted that teens commonly report social media makes them feel worse “but they can’t get off of it“

One lilfehack a parent told me about -- instead of buying your kid a phone, buy them a cellular capable smart watch they can still text / call to some extent.

Do you define TikTok and Snapchat as social media? Because teens are definitely interested in those.