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Three Reasons To Keep Your Kids Off Social Media

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As you may know, I am in full Mama Bear mode these days. With one toddler already and my second child due in July, I …
As you may know, I am in full Mama Bear mode these days. With one toddler already and my second child due in July, I have become intensely focused on raising, protecting, nurturing, and teaching my children. For those of you who have kids, you know what I’m talking about. You’ve experienced firsthand how the process of becoming apparent causes a fundamental change in you. Moms, you know that before your baby even gets here you begin a process of child-proofing your home. You secure all the sockets with those plastic coverings. You take your fragile decorations out of arm’s reach. You replace sharp and precarious furniture with more kid-friendly pieces. This is the instinct of any parent who is remotely in tune with their child’s well-being. You protect them from harm by whatever means possible. And it plays out in every area of life. You don’t give them too much sugar, you don’t let them play in the middle of the road, you don’t let them wander off with strangers. It is therefore astounding to me that parents who otherwise protect their children would allow them to have access to dangerous and damaging technology like social media. A couple of months ago, I made some comments about the Kim and Kanye debacle over whether or not their daughter North should be allowed to have a social media platform and presence. And I just can’t let this go. I want to dive deeper today with you and share three reasons why you should keep your kids off social media. First, social media robs kids of their childhood. As human beings develop, we should be exposed to certain ideas and images at appropriate times. Kids should be allowed to be kids. The primary concern of an eight-year-old should be who is coming to her sleepover, not whether or not she should get butt implants.

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