116: Should I Kick My Kid Off TikTok?

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting

Dr. Lisa Damour/Good Trouble Productions

Kids & Family, Mental Health, Parenting, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 720 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

When should parents limit - or even forbid - the use of TikTok? Dr. Lisa and Reena take a deep dive into the upsides and downsides of social media and how the norms kids encounter in online environments can influence real-world behavior. The conversation sheds light on the algorithms that drive social media, what parents need to be on the lookout for, when it's time to worry, and what parents should do. AVAILABLE NOW: The Emotional Lives of Teenagers by Dr. Lisa Damour. Available at www.DrLisaDamour.com and everywhere books are sold. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn @AskLisaPodcast, @LDamour, @ReenaNinan Checkout Dr. Lisa’s website for more resources: https://www.drlisadamour.com/ Ask Lisa is produced by: Www.GoodTroubleProductions.com

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Rina Ninean and this is Ask Lisa, the Psychology of Parenting Podcast.
0:10.9	It's a podcast to help parents better understand their kids. Dr. Lisa DeMore, a psychologist with
0:16.8	three decades of experience and the author of three New York Times best-selling parenting books
0:22.3	takes your questions.
0:23.7	Both of us are moms ourselves,
0:25.6	and we're eager to hear from you.
0:27.2	So send us your questions to Ask Lisa at Dr.Lisadamore.com
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0:36.8	at Ask Lisa Podcast.
0:39.9	Episode 116. Should I kick my kid off TikTok?
0:47.2	I need to be doing more with TikTok, but I can't bring myself to do it. Why?
0:52.5	Maybe the arena, because I'm 52.
0:55.2	I just cannot.
0:56.4	I am like, Rina.
0:57.8	I love what we do on Insta and other platforms, but I don't know.
1:01.0	For me, TikTok feels like a bridge too far.
1:03.3	But I will tell you, as a content creator and a journalist, I know that is where a younger
1:08.8	generation is living.
1:10.5	I mean, that is what the equivalent of television was
1:12.4	for us growing up. It feels like what TikTok is today. Absolutely. But it's a lot. You know,
1:18.7	we get a lot of letters about technology and gaming and social media. And this one was about TikTok.
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