One thing you can do is use all these things as teaching moments. Teach your children how to recognize all the ways they’re being manipulated, both by media, a

One thing you can do is use all these things as teaching moments. Teach your children how to recognize all the ways they’re being manipulated, both by media, and in person by other people. Build up their awareness and defenses at an early age, so they’ll be less vulnerable and more prepared when they go out on their own one day. Dark patterns, psychological manipulations, emotions and biases are all things they need to be aware of. Once people are aware of how they’re being manipulated and can recognize it in real-time they’re less likely to fall victim to it. Some resources: [0]:https://www.darkpatterns.org/ https://www.darkpatterns.org/ [1]:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49176 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49176 (Games People Play) [2]:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/133203 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/133203 (Gentle Art of Verbal Self Defense) [3]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufacturing_Consent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufacturing_Consent [4]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_manipulation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_manipulation [5]:https://fs.blog/great-talks/psychology-human-misjudgment/ https://fs.blog/great-talks/psychology-human-misjudgment/ [6]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking,_Fast_and_Slow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking,_Fast_and_Slow