Society-Wide Effort Needed for Kids’ Social Media Addiction, Not Just Class Bans: Study

Published on July 13, 2024

A new study on social media addiction among children says classroom cellphone bans are only temporary fixes and a broader approach is needed to tackle the issue. The Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) study comes as seven provinces have adopted or are considering policies to limit cellphone use in classrooms, including Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec. Paul Bennett, director of the Schoolhouse Institute and author of the study published on July 11, said school-based restrictions to address mobile device attachment and social media addiction have a limited effect. “Banning cellphones in classrooms is turning out to be a short-term fix,” Mr. Bennett wrote. “Social media addiction and the fixation with mobile devices is now ingrained in contemporary life and next-to-impossible to stamp out [through] school-based bans.”...

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