""I like what Matthew McConaughey said, which is, you want to let them figure out who they are before the world starts telling them who they are.""
""I think especially for girls, but it's starting to happen with boys, too. The body image, the self-esteem, the anxiety, the depression rates, all of it goes up because they haven't figured out yet how to really just stay in their lane, run their race, live their life.""
""I feel icky after I look at Instagram. I'm feeling insecure, and I'm not an insecure person. I know my lane. I'm confident in my areas. But I'll watch Instagram and suddenly I'm like, 'Should I be going to Fashion Week?' Because it seems like everybody I know is there, and I start to feel insecure about myself.""
Vicky Nguyen maintains a no social media policy for her daughters, emphasizing the importance of building confidence and identity before exposure to platforms like Instagram and TikTok. She believes that early exposure can lead to increased body image issues, anxiety, and depression, particularly among girls. Dylan Dreyer shares her own experiences with social media pressures, noting that even adults can feel insecure after engaging with these platforms. Both emphasize the need for children to develop a strong sense of self before facing external comparisons.
Read at TODAY.com
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