Study suggests there may be beneficial 'Goldilocks' window for kids' social media use
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Key Points:
- A new Australian study published in JAMA Pediatrics suggests there is a "Goldilocks" time frame for kids' social media use, with moderate use—less than two hours a day—being associated with better mental health and well-being.
- The study followed 100,000 children and teens over three years, finding that both heavy social media use (over two hours daily) and no social media use were linked to lower well-being, with heavy use causing distress and no use potentially leading to missed social connections.
- Gender and age differences were noted: younger girls (grades 4-6) showed highest well-being with no social media, while older girls (grades 7-12) benefited from moderate use; boys in older grades who
