How do you deconstruct this myth?

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First of all, I deconstruct my image as a 50-year-old adult. I try to be their model, I talk like them. To deconstruct it, it's simple. I make them laugh. I explain it by taking images of influencers like Kim Kardashian, I ask the girls to stand up, look at each other and ask if any of them really look like her. I show them that there are more people who don't look like her than people who do. I do the same with the boys. I ask them to look at me or at Uncle Bruno or at their father to show them that there are many more men who are not full of muscles than those who are. I tell them that if they still want to [be influencers] to do it, but to be aware of what it implies, that you will be an object used by others to make money. I'm not saying if it's right or wrong, just that they are aware of it.

And what about the impact of social media on children's mental health? How have you noticed the evolution of these issues during your time at Génération Numérique?
The Covid period has not helped, but they are becoming more and more passive. They speak less, they participate less in exchanges. They have to be pressured to give their opinion. It seems that they no longer even have one, that they do not recognize the right to have an opinion. They are afraid of their own opinions. They are afraid of being judged all vp design officers email database the time. Judging means that you must never say anything about me. And to make sure that nothing is said about me, I do not go into too much detail.

Our society has trivialised many forms of violence. If there is bullying and cyberbullying, it is not necessarily because children have become more violent, it is because of our society. Insults have been totally trivialised. We insult people even while saying good morning. It is a common thing. They see it in their families, in society and that is why they do it to each other without even being aware of when they do it. They know they don't like it, but when they do it themselves they feel that it is not a big deal because it is so normal.

There is a kind of trivialisation of verbal violence in particular, and of online hate. Twitter is like a boxing ring. They don't say it, but I get the impression that children think it's up to adults [to do something about it]. And they're right. When there are problems at school, parents often trivialise them by saying, "Well, he was provoked" or "children are like that, they can be bad". We trivialise things that are not at all normal, because a child is not bad, quite the opposite. Children need to be taught kindness and empathy.

How do parents respond to workshops on the Internet and social networks?
When we have a parent meeting, usually only a few people come and those who do come already know what you are going to say. If five or six parents come, I am happy. They don't come because they are afraid of being judged: "What is he going to tell us? He is going to teach us about life when he knows nothing about us." But not at all. It is just a conversation.