๐ธ ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, ๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐.๐ผ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ก๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐ง๐จ, ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง.
- Maria LA
- Mar 24
- 2 min read
One of the most urgentโand overlookedโcrises in parenting and education today ๐๐จ๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐.
๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก.

As explored in ๐๐ค๐ก๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐จ:
ย ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐จ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ช๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข, ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ช๐ก๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ฃ๐ญ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ, ๐๐๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ช๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ.
โผ๏ธ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
โผ๏ธ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ.
๐ด Today, TikTok trends shape many kids more than trusted adults.
๐ด Influencers have replaced role models.
๐บ Social media doesnโt just entertainโit anchors.
๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐.
๐๐ค ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐คโ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ช๐๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐จ, ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ง๐จ?
โ Reclaim emotional leadership โ Be their first source of comfort, validation, and direction. Donโt outsource your influence.
โ Prioritise connection over correction โ Kids open up when they feel safe, not judged.
โ Hold the space, even when they pull away โ Attachment doesnโt always look soft. It looks like consistency.
โ Set tech boundaries with intention โ Not just โless screen time,โ but more human time. Shared meals. Eye contact. Walks. Even boredom.
โ Talk about influence โ Help kids understand algorithms, peer pressure, and why critical thinking matters more than likes.
๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐๐ก๐-๐ง๐๐๐ช๐ก๐๐ฉ๐, ๐๐ค๐๐ช๐จ, ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฌ.
๐ฝ๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐ค๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐โ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐จ๐๐๐ช๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ.
โก๏ธ ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ถ๐๐ฒ.
โก๏ธ ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐ป๐ผ ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ.
โก๏ธ ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐ป๐ผ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ.
โ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ช๐ก๐ฉ-๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ ๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ค๐ค๐ก ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐.
๐งญ Letโs build schools and homes where kids are anchored, not adrift.
Not driven by peer pressure but by purpose.
Not shaped by trends but grounded in connection, care, and clarity.
โถ๏ธ We donโt just need better tools or methods.
โถ๏ธ We need stronger relationships.
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