his health. i got a new face and a new ear. can i see it? sure. and his return to the comedy stage. at this age, they re stunned that you re still alive. is that part of your super power? let s get it done, baby. it was possible that i may not see the end of the year. did you mishandle that? i don t know if we mishandled. i m a little physical. it is what it is. this is not where i thought this story was heading. good evening and welcome back to who s talking. tonight, we begin with a serious concern every parent faces. the impact of social media on their children s lives. a new advisory from the surgeon general, dr. murthy, says spending time on social media presents a profound risk of harm for kids. advisories from the surgeon general are designed to highlight urn gent public health issues and dr. murthy told cnn that is exactly what the country
tirrell is here to break it all down. meg, you spoke with the surgeon general. that phrasing, profound risk of harm, we ve heard about studies, et cetera. but profound risk is a remarkable way to describe it. what prompted that and what is the advisory attempting to do? yeah, dr. murthy pointed out we are already in a mental health crisis for youth in this country and so he was very concerned about what is the effect of social media on kids mental health. he pointed out social media has been around for a few decades but we really don t have good data showing how safe it is when it comes to kids mental health. this is really a call to action to answer those questions and also a call for policy makers and tech companies to step up to do more. and when you look at just the ubiquity of social media for kids, up to 95% of kids between 13 and 17 say that they use social media. even though the minimum age is usually 13, they cite a study saying 40% of kids down to age 8
instance, or is that too old fashioned? it is not old-fashioned at all. you think about what parents can do, parents can, if their kids are not on social media, they can consider delaying the use age at which their kids start to use social media. for my own kids, my wife and i are planning to delay past middle school. that s easier said than done. we re going to look for help from other parents that are similarly inclined. but if your child is already on social media, having a conversation with them about social media, how does it make them feel, how are they using it, what platforms are they on, but also helping them understand what uses are not wise, of what not to share and what they should consider red flags, such as harassment and bullying and reach out for help. these are really important and then having parents also set tech-free zones in their homes to protect kids sleep, their time in person, with others, and time for exercise. this is really vital to the development of o
Excessive social media use as a child may lead to a higher risk of poor mental health, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy wrote in the 25-page advisory.
saleswah ceo anindya chatterjee recalled an incident from early 2000s when he was on a singaporehong kong flight where infosys founder narayana murthy was also present air hostess didnt recognise murthyair hostess was brusque when murthy requested that his jacket be taken away chatterjee said a twitter user replied murthy used to commute economy class in late 90searly 2000s