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When she was in fifth grade, Scarlett Goddard Strahan started to worry about getting wrinkles.

By the time she turned 10, Scarlett and her friends were spending hours on TikTok and YouTube watching influencers tout products for achieving today’s beauty aesthetic: a dewy, “glowy,” flawless complexion. Scarlett developed an elaborate skin care routine with facial cleansers, mists, hydrating masks and moisturizers.

One night, Scarlett’s skin began to burn intensely and erupted in blisters. Heavy use of adult-strength products had wreaked havoc on her skin. Months later, patches of tiny bumps remain on Scarlett’s face, and her cheeks turn red in the sun.

“I didn’t want to get wrinkles and look old,” says Scarlett, who recently turned 11. “If I had known my life would be so affected by this, I never would have put these things on my face.”

The skin care obsession offers a window into the role social media plays in the lives of today’s youth and how it shapes the ideals and insecurities of girls in particular. Girls are experiencing high levels of sadness and hopelessness. Whether social media exposure causes or simply correlates with mental health problems is up for debate. But to older teens and young adults, it’s clear: Extended time on social media has been bad for them, period.

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[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 30 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This is also the fault of gov'ts who don't crack down on businesses and advertisers who target kids.

At this rate unfettered capitalism is gonna kill us all, sooner rather than later.

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I guess. But if the parents just explained why doing that is bad and maybe prohibited her from doing it, it would not have gone this badly. Sure the cause is not the parents fault directly. But by their inaction they contributed more than tiktok.

[–] Rosoe@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You have no idea how kids work.

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world -5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I know that doing literally anything is better than inaction when your kid is destroying themselves.

[–] Rosoe@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The article does not mention what interventions the parents tried. But no, just doing something is not always better than being patient - especially with kids.

[–] DeviantOvary@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Not in detail, but it actually does:

“Often the mothers are saying exactly what I am but need their child to hear it from an expert,” says Dr. Dendy Engelman, a Manhattan dermatologist. “They’re like, ‘Maybe she’ll listen to you because she certainly doesn’t listen to me.’”

While younger kids may be reasoned with, teenagers aren't as easy to handle as some say. Puberty is a hell of a drug.

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, banning a kid from doing something 'everyone else is doing' is a sure-fire way to find out if they follow orders.

Hint: 90% won't

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Man have you ever worked with kids? They're not some unreasoning automatons that treat "rebel against authority" with the same overriding obedience as "kill all humans". If you explain things to them like rational actors, out of all demograpics, they are by far the most likely to treat what you're saying with reasoned consideration.

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yes they will. Banning them from something is not discussing the pros and cons with them tho.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world -3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

No sick of that shit. This 100% on her parents. No way a 10 year old was buying all that junk. Government doesn't need to police every goddamm thing.

Darwinsim needs to make a come back. Probably why we have so many stupid fucking people in this world. Because we have to me warnings and Government over reach.

Who ever her Guardians are should have warned her or not provided these products.

[–] blargbluuk@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago

Who ever her Guardians are should have warned her or not provided these products.

Maybe they did warn her, or didn't directly provide the products, kids are a bit more complicated most of the time.

[–] petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You don't want the government to police advertisements to kids, like we already do with television.

Instead, you think Darwinism should police them with death? Really?