People are systematically allowing themselves and their children to become more depressed and addicted to Dopamine. This can add to a sense of loneliness, despair and helplessness. However, it is preventable.
Over 85% of teenagers have and use social media each day, and over 95% have a smart phone that makes accessing social media easier. These rates are materially higher than a decade ago.
Over the same (pre-Covid) decade, depression increased by 74% among teenage boys and it increased 100% in teenage girls. And yet, social media can serve some very useful purposes in the lives of our churches and faithful.
Church social media guru, Fr. Barnabas Powell, and I will review the data on social media Dopamine addiction and discuss effective strategies you, your churches and families can use. We will also explore how to use social media positively as we focus on WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?) with the power of social media.
Join us on Stewardship Calling Live internet radio call-in program on Ancient Faith Radio on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 starting at 8:00 p.m. Eastern. Tune in at: https://www.ancientfaith.com/radio/live and call in at: 1-855-AFRADIO (1-855-237-2346)