A Minnesota man paid her son $1,800 to stay off social media for 6 years and she feels it allowed him to escape many of the pressure teenagers face today.
A mother had a unique idea to get her son to enjoy his teenage years without the added pressure of Instagram, Facebook, or any other apps.Lorna Klefsaas of Motley, Minnesota, said she heard about a similar challenge before propositioning her then 12-year-old son, Sivert, the youngest of four children.
She came up with the monetary amount to reflect the age at which he could re-join social media. She said her son agreed immediately. The deal ended this past Saturday when Sivert turned 18 years old. "When I was 12 I thought $1,800 was A LOT of money!!" Sivert told FOX Television Stations.
"I saw friends being consumed by social media and I didn't want that to be me," he continued. "I also learned that people can be really mean over social media. And I saw how damaging that was to people. I might have been sad about missing out on a few things, but I was happy to miss out on all of that drama."The negative effects of social media on young people’s mental health are well-documented by researchers and the press.
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