I played video games for two hours a day since I was 8, watched TV for about an hour a day, did well at school, had lots of friends, played all kinds of sports,

I played video games for two hours a day since I was 8, watched TV for about an hour a day, did well at school, had lots of friends, played all kinds of sports, went out a lot, and never had any mental health issues. Same with my brothers and friends. The problem isn't screens, it's social media. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Twitter, for example, has basically become the biggest porn site on the internet, a desperate move to get teenagers to use it. Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook operate like the far west. They allow harassment, bullying, racism, etc, and ignore user reports, amplify lies, conspiracy theories, and anything controversial enough to grab attention. Facebook splits up families and friends. Instagram distorts reality. TikTok is a brainwashing machine. Most of the people I meet at events who work at these companies have strict no screen policies for their own kids because they know exactly how damaging these apps are. The founders of these companies and their investors (mostly big banks) are sociopaths. They use algorithms to manipulate people and lack empathy and remorse. And the programmers building those algorithms are like digital drug dealers. They know what they're doing is harmful, they know parents are angry, but as long as they don't have to face the people affected and the money keeps coming in, they look the other way. So my advice: delete these apps, and let them watch Netflix, YouTube Kids and play games. That stuff's fine. It's Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and all that junk you need to keep them away from.