Anyone else notice their kids are just anxious all the time now?

1d ago1 min read

Genuine question. My kids are 10 and 13 and they seem way more anxious than I was growing up. Always worried about something. I don't think it's just me being paranoid. They're on TikTok and YouTube and Instagram even though I limit it and I wonder if the constant feed of other people's lives is messing with their heads. My parents didn't have to deal with this stuff. Is anyone else seeing this with their kids or am I overthinking it? Thinking about pulling back even more on social media access.

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AAnthonyNew Dad1d ago

I see this with my two kids and honestly I think a lot of it is the constant phone and social media thing. They're comparing themselves to everyone 24/7 in a way we never had to deal with. We've been trying to create actual phone-free time and it seems to help with the anxiety levels.

DDerek P.Regular1d ago

Yeah my 10 and 13 year old are the same way. The world feels different to them than it did for us, plus they're getting way more information about everything all the time. I've noticed that when we slow down and do something without screens involved, they seem calmer.

GGreg M.New Dad1d ago

My three kids definitely have more anxiety than I did at their age. I think it's the pace of everything now plus social stuff feels so intense with all the digital layer on top of it. You're not imagining it.