'I’m not typically super strict with screen time, but after a bit of research and knowledge of my own experience, I decided to set a hard limit on this app.'
I recently walked past my nine-year-old son’s room and heard video playing on his iPad. It was a Friday afternoon and he’d earned a little hand-held screentime. I peeked into his room, watching him smiling and laughing as he watched — and then I saw him swipe his finger. There was a quick tempo change, and someone was talking, narrating some kind of video game. Another swipe, and it was a techno song.
I know firsthand the impact that binging 90-second video clips has on my 38-year-old adult brain, so I can only imagine the effects it could have on a child. My TikTok habits are terrible. I unknowingly lose hours to the app. I go down strange rabbit holes and swipe for long periods as I get mesmerized by the silly, bizarre, self-indulgent videos of strangers. And I know only one thing for sure — I never leave a video binge session feeling better about anything. I usually feel worse.
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