The Amazing Generation

When should teenagers have access to social media? I have mom-friends who have delayed access to as late as 18 – but my resident-teen claims that they do have social media accounts, unknown to their parents.

So clearly, delaying access isn’t necessarily the solution. It is more important to equip the young users with information on the what, why and how of the applications and the pitfalls to avoid. Jonathan Haidt’s book “The Amazing Generation” does just that, in teen/young-adult friendly language and format.

So instead of having a teen/YA who secretly resents you for not giving them access (while you (mistakenly) believe that they are unaffected), give them this book (while you read the adult version)! This is one book every social-media prone teen/YA household needs.