CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Plain Dealer and cleveland.com advice columnists Yadi Rodriguez and Lucas Daprile have teamed up to provide different perspectives on the advice you’re seeking. If you enjoy their collaboration, email them at yrodriguez@cleveland.com , ldaprile@cleveland.com .

Dear Yadi and Lucas: I think my daughter is addicted to scrolling on her phone. At first, it was TikTok, but after I banned her from using that app, she simply switched to Instagram. Either way, she wastes hours per day endlessly consuming memes, videos and whatever else the algorithm serves up to her.

I’m worried that she (at 15) is young and impressionable enough that whatever she’s seeing is going to leave a bad impression on her. I want to tell her she’s not allowed on the app anymore, but she’s also a t

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