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This might sound harsh and controversial, but I would specifically avoid listening to the opinions of parents on topics like this. Or more generally, the opinio

• darthrupert 3y ago
  No problem, you can have that opinion. I would in turn say that in this case you should take most things child psychologists say around this problem with a ton of salt. If you look at the welfare of children, they have been utterly incapable of helping their mental state as a group. Thus we're seeing ever greater prevalence of depression, autism and sexual identity disfunctions. Just a few years ago the established opinion in that field that smart device use was not particularly affecting their minds. This is as if climate scientists would look at global temperatures and the co2 amounts and then claim that it's just the sun going warmer. But it's understandble in a way: this situation brewed up pretty fast and took everybody by surprise. We tge parents were the first line to fail since we got the kids their devices abd did not pay enough attention what they were doing with them.