The first hurdle is to accept the problem, which is clearly the overuse of social media and the influence it has on our youth. An estimated 95% of content pushed to teenagers through social media is delivered via sophisticated algorithms. Social media algorithms should be viewed at least partially as threats – to a child’s education, worldview, and mental health. If your child spends hours every day on their device looking at social media, how much is too much? All phone carriers and social media platforms will show metrics of application usage.