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Watch out for perils of social media on youngsters and their developing brains
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Local experts say adolescents must exercise common sense when using social media and engage in meaningful offline activities.
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SINGAPORE – Establishing tech-free periods, tracking screen time and modelling responsible social media behaviour are some of the steps that parents take to protect young people from the potential perils of social media.
But the burden of mitigating the risks of social media should not fall entirely on parents and youth, as it mostly has, said United States Surgeon-General Vivek Murthy.
