Jennifer Garner says her oldest daughter is ‘grateful’ her mom says ‘no’ to social media

We love it when a celebrity mom shares how she puts her foot down with her own kids, much like we do. Especially when it comes to tough topics like social media. In a new interview with TODAY, Jennifer Garner is sharing how she’s successfully kept all three of her kids from signing onto social media.

The star of the upcoming Apple TV+ series “The Last Thing He Told Me” chatted with Savannah and Hoda on Tuesday about how she has kept her children off social media without her teenagers resenting her.

“I just said to my kids, ‘Show me the articles that prove that social media is good for teenagers, and then we’ll have the conversation,'” Garner explained. “Find scientific evidence that matches what I have that says that it’s not good for teenagers, then we’ll chat.”

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Her stance is very similar to that of Pink, who very recently shared the same opinion about cell phones on TODAY in regard to her tween daughter, Willow.

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Garner, 50, shares three kids with her ex-husband, Ben Affleck: daughters Violet, 17, and Seraphina, 13, and son Samuel, 11. While Violet is OK with her mom’s decision, Garner knows that may not be the case with her other two children.

“My eldest is grateful,” Garner said. “It’s a long haul. I have a couple more to go, so just knock on wood. We’ll see if I really hang in there.”

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There are a number of notable statistics in regard to teenagers and social media use, according to Smart Social.

• 57% of all teens agree that using social media often distracts them when they should be doing homework
• 42% of teens agree that social media has taken away from the time they could spend with friends in person
• 55% of cyberbullying victims are between the ages of 14 and 15 
• 23.7% of girls and 21.9% of boys between the ages of 13 and 17 report being cyberbullied while 35.4% of transgender teens reported being cyberbullied

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When Pink’s daughter expressed the desire for a cell phone, her mom challenged her similarly to Garner.

“I told her, point blank, ‘If you can produce literature from a reputable source that tells me that social media is good for you, then you can be on it. Otherwise, good luck,'” Pink said earlier this year. ““There’s a light side and a shadow side to technology in general for adults, as well. For kids, I’m not there yet.”