Social media age limit raised with age checks

The Issue

How important is your child’s well-being and mental health?? 
Upon watching /the social dilemma on Netflix (which I highly recommend) statistics show how mental health issues in children and young people have risen significantly since social media sites such as Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat & Twitter etc have entered our lives. We don’t let our children drink alcohol until the age of 18 as it is bad for their Health and can compromise their decisions yet we let our 13 year olds roam on social media sometimes with no time limits and no control over what they are doing, watching, speaking too or being influenced by. 
Things are leading to poor self esteem, anxiety, mood swings, tiredness, bullying, depression and more severely self harm and even suicide. 
Things need to change drastically now, let’s raise the age for all social media sites to 16 with online photo checks (as they do for alcohol, electric cigarettes etc) and help this generation have a brighter happy future. 
Please forward and share to all you know xx

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Joanna SmithPetition StarterMother of 3 who is passionate that all children should be healthy, happy and safe in all they do. I have 2 boys and 1 girl, we live in Petersfield in Hampshire Uk.

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The Issue

How important is your child’s well-being and mental health?? 
Upon watching /the social dilemma on Netflix (which I highly recommend) statistics show how mental health issues in children and young people have risen significantly since social media sites such as Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat & Twitter etc have entered our lives. We don’t let our children drink alcohol until the age of 18 as it is bad for their Health and can compromise their decisions yet we let our 13 year olds roam on social media sometimes with no time limits and no control over what they are doing, watching, speaking too or being influenced by. 
Things are leading to poor self esteem, anxiety, mood swings, tiredness, bullying, depression and more severely self harm and even suicide. 
Things need to change drastically now, let’s raise the age for all social media sites to 16 with online photo checks (as they do for alcohol, electric cigarettes etc) and help this generation have a brighter happy future. 
Please forward and share to all you know xx

avatar of the starter
Joanna SmithPetition StarterMother of 3 who is passionate that all children should be healthy, happy and safe in all they do. I have 2 boys and 1 girl, we live in Petersfield in Hampshire Uk.

The Decision Makers

Donald J. Trump
Former President of the United States
Theresa May MP
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party
David Cameron MP
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party
Jeremy Corbyn
Leader of Labour Party
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Petition created on 23 September 2020