‘Following the science’: Psychologist calls for kids to be banned from social media

Child and Adolescent Psychologist Clare Rowe says banning children from social media platforms until they are older “just makes sense”. “It just makes sense, it is following the science,” she said. “We absolutely know how disastrous social media is on young children. “It is, for their mental health, their connection with peers, their sleep, their physical health, concentration, focus, it is wide-ranging. “We will look back on this … like we do with mothers smoking while they were pregnant in the 60s.”