Lagos Govt raises alarm over social media impact on children’s mental health

The Lagos State Government has called for stronger preventive measures and improved parental guidance to code the effects of societal media and overseas influences connected children’s intelligence health.

Tolu Ajomale, who represented the state’s Commissioner for Health astatine Vanguard’s Mental Health Summit successful Lagos connected Friday, said children were progressively exposed to accusation and ideas that mightiness beryllium disconnected from their contiguous situation and taste realities.

He cautioned that unrestricted entree to planetary contented could signifier however young Nigerians viewed themselves and dealt with life’s challenges.

“Opening entree besides means introducing overseas concepts,” Ajomale said, explaining that a 10-year-old kid successful Yaba, Lagos, could comparison their beingness with that of a kid of the aforesaid property successful California, contempt the differences successful their backgrounds and surviving conditions.

He observed that young radical were becoming much vocal astir their affectional struggles, including anxiety, choler and dissatisfaction with life. However, helium stressed the value of offering them due enactment and guidance alternatively than dismissing their concerns.

Ajomale recalled an brushwood with ...