Hi Indy,
Yeah, I don't know how to fix that, it's above my pay-grade
But I think there will be similar scenes all across the country when the ban comes into place.
Child psychologists are going to clean up.

Parents have a minefield on their hands, they can either try to limit the social media time now, and start copping the above right now, or let them stay on there cop the cold turkey unravelling of their kids mental state when it happens and tell the kids it's not their fault.

In many ways parents have done this to themselves, by letting them have something like that, just to get a little bit of peace to themselves each day, it was probably the same story with video game consoles in the years prior, maybe many kids will move from social media back to gaming consoles.

Why is it so addictive?
Maybe social media is some form of escapism as much as entertainment.
Like the single mums watch their soapies, the kids get on their gaming consoles, people just wanting to escape the real world for a little while and immerse themselves in something they think they find enjoyment in.
Maybe it's the feeling of being in some way connected to others or of having some kind of purpose other than their existing mundane lives.

Also, sorry to hear the little ferals have been causing mayhem in your neck of the woods.

Child psychologists are going to clean up.
Armchair Critic,
Yep, they most likely find some idiot bureaudroid to sign cheques for them for yet another brain-dead policy of not disciplining the little rascals. Parents MUST have the Right to pull their their kids into line as should be the case with teachers.. Any 'Child psychologist" tempted to interfere should be charged with sabotage to society ! Considering the problems they have caused the charges should be back-dated 20 years !
Some of the millions syphoned off by them should be reclaimed even if it means having to sell luxury homes purchased via these inexcusable rorts !
I'm dead certain that a NMNS would curb these rorts substantially !
In any case, keep Academics well away from anything to do with children & shut-down Play School !

Children learn by watching the adults around them.
So it is important to model respectful behaviour
in all inter-actions. Children need to be taught how
not to disrespect others. It needs to be taught at
the very start.

There's more at:

http://sbs.com.au/language/english/en/article/the-world-should-be-a-safe-space-for-all-talk-about-respect-with-your-children-early-and-often/2lzv7pjdy

Development is how children grow physically and emotionally
and how they learn to communicate, think, and socialize.

Positive experiences and warm, responsive relationships in
the first five years of life are critical for a child's
development. In these early years the child's main way of
learning is through play and inter-actions with parents.

Other influences on development include - genes, nutrition,
physical activity, health and community.

The role that parents play - is important.

The role that parents play - is important.
Foxy,
Precisely ! No academic "Experts" should be permitted to interfere with parents discipling their child.
If mum or dad see the need to discipline an unruly child in public they must not be hampered by some ignorant do-gooder reporting them for child abuse & no opportunistic lawyer should be allowed to profiteer from it.
This is a serious societal issue that is decades overdue in being addressed.
Teachers too must have the authority to discipline a child as they are literally a stand-in parent for several hours a day.
The academic "experts" are sabotaging parent's responsibility & that has to stop if we really desire to save our society !
I really hope the new Qld Govt will successfully push through their adult time for adult crime policy. Anyone disageeing should offer to pay restitution for damages caused by children they helped to get on the wrong path.
A NMNS needs to be the next step !

This might sound a little lame,
And I'm not sure you could trust government or the academics to get it right;
- But maybe there's a need for an official handbook on parenting
- And an official guide for kids.

Give people the tools to be better parents, handle difficult situations.
And maybe help kids to understand why things should be handled in a certain way.

Every parent may have their own parenting style
But there may be conflict if it doesn't align with a teachers values.
I don't know if help or not but it could.
Maybe just level the playing field just that little bit?

I always thought that entire school classes for every grade should be online.
Why have 10,000 teachers all with different levels of competency, when you could just find the one best teacher out of the whole lot in every topic and put the classes online?
Is it better to have the best teacher teach your kid grade 5 online or grade 8 english online;
Or the worst teacher doing it face to face?
In any case if it was online parents could log on and see what their kids are being taught when they're not around.