Sheldon R. Hicks (@thesheldonhicks.bsky.social)

Study links children’s social media use with anxiety and depression in teenage years Researchers say lack of sleep could be a factor among young people interacting online for more than three hours a day Children who are on social media for more than three hours a day are more likely to develop depression and anxiety as teenagers, according to research. Experts said the impact was likely to be linked to a lack of sleep caused by using social media late at night, and that the link to depression was more pronounced in girls. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/22/study-children-social-media-anxiety-depression?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu