Social media usage is increasing more and more as the years pass by. A large number of younger children and teenagers in America, also known as tweens, ranging from eight years old to thirteen years old, currently have profiles on social media sites. Suren Ramasubbu of the “Influence of Social Media on Teenagers” blog points out that “According to a report by Common Sense Media, 75 percent of teenagers in America currently have profiles on social networking sites, of which 68 percent use Facebook as their main social networking tool.” Social media creates negative and harmful effects on tweens. Social media causes an increase in cyberbullying, depression, loss of privacy, and a decrease of face-to-face interactions and communication. Cyberbullying …show more content…
The biggest problem social media has on tweens is that they are not educated enough on what you should and should not post or what social media site you should or should not use or be on. Tweens are so vulnerable that they will do anything and everything to get attention. One thing that could be very harmful to a tween is something called the digital footprint, which I did not even know about myself. The digital footprint, as stated in the scholarly article, “The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families”, is defined as “the collective, ongoing record of one’s Web activity” (pg. 6). The digital footprint could affect a person’s future reputation depending on which sites they have viewed. Tweens may post “inappropriate messages, pictures, and videos without understanding that ‘what goes online stays online’” (The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families, pg. 6). What tweens post may be looked at by colleges or bosses of a certain job they may be applying for in the future, and if either one of them were to see a post that was inappropriate, their acceptance to either a college or a job may be jeopardized. Tweens are becoming hurt because of the harm that social media has on them, whether it be severe depression or hindering them for future experiences and/or …show more content…
Parents need to be more aware of what their tweens are posting and if it is appropriate or not. Also, adults need to make sure that they are very open with their tweens, which will allow their tweens to be more open with them. If tweens become more open with their parents, tweens will be more comfortable to talk to their parents if they need help or need to make better decisions. In Judi Ketteler’s article, “When Is a Child Instagram-Ready?”, she describes that “The goal is to create an open, positive family culture where social media is on the table as a topic of discussion. None of the experts I talked to for this article recommended using spyware” (pg. 3). Here, Ketteler refers that if you, as a parent, are spying on your tweens, and your tweens find out, then your tweens will want to keep hiding things from you because they may be scared to tell you if there is a problem. Relating with what Ketteler mentions, Ehmke states that “Parents should begin by trusting their children” (pg. 10). Additionally, also relating to the point that parents should create an open environment with their tweens about social media, Ramasubbu mentions that “Open discussions about social network protocols and etiquettes would go a long way in establishing global digital citizenship and healthy behavior”
The expansion of the Internet infrastructure across the world, has brought an increased audience. Which has provided expanded markets for businesses and exploited new opportunities. There are virtually countless social sites and media used by individuals to access and share experiences , content, insights, and perspectives. Parents today tend to believe they should spy on their kids online activity. I argue parents should respect the privacy of a child's social life and his/her internet activity.
The use of social networking sites is rising at great rates. According to a report conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project in 2012, ninety-five percent of individuals aged 12-17 use the internet; and eighty-one percent of those use social network sites (Pew Interest). Although it is known that social media can have a useful impact on lives, often times people forget that with a positive comes a negative. The continual use of social network sites will impact teen lives more negatively than positively because they can cause huge distractions from valuable and critical pursuits like education; they can also cause mental health issues and a reduction in communication skills.
Did you know that 20% of all pictures in 2013 have ended up on Facebook? Facebook is an example of a social media website; other examples are Instagram, Twitter, and Tumblr. If you may not know, social media sites are places on the web which allows you to share information, interact, and communicate with friends and family. These websites are used by many types of people from the youth to the elderly; although, there has been controversies about children younger than 13 having the ability to use social media websites. Even though websites like Facebook may help teens and kids go to college in the future, children should not have an account because it can negatively affect their social and emotion development, it can make children vulnerable to sexual solicitations by adults, and their college chances may be ruined.
Paul Tomburro from CraveOnline has conducted research and surveys revealing the following: “78% - Parents who admitted they had logged into their child's social media account to check their messages” Consequently, technological advancement has pushed parents to resort to spying on their children because they want to keep up with them. Although spying can bring to light who their child really is and how they act when their parents aren’t around, it can easily cross the line of privacy and respect between parent and child. As the communication between the parent and child weaken, the more parents feel as if they are losing control of their kid and become paranoid and result to spying. However the solution is oddly simple, the parent just needs
This report describes the impact of social media on children, adolescents, and families. The author, O’Keeffe presents that the benefits of children and adolescents using social media; he also presents the rise of youth using social media. A few examples of the benefits include: growth of ideas, expansion of one’s online connection, and enhancement of individual and collective creativity. Some examples of the risk include: cyberbullying and online harassment, sexting, and Facebook
Social media is a daily part of most today, which has started a trend of constant oversharing of one’s emotions and lives. Although one may not see this as an issue, since it is one’s decision whether they share private aspects of their lives, the problem arises when children are involved. Parents who overshare on social media tend to depict details of their children’s lives, which shapes their identities and shares details they may not have wanted to be shared.
Social media or cancer? Just like cancer, social media slowly withers away people’s brains, especially in teenagers, when they consume almost everything they read. Social media has grown exponentially while attracting the young minds of teens and molding them without teens knowing. They latch on to things that they feel comfortable with, because they are still trying to find who they really are. Today, social media is used by almost every teenager in America. Sites like Twitter, Instagram, Vine, Snapchat, and Facebook can affect them in a negative way, making them feel worse about themselves or even changing who they really are. Social media can seem harmless to many teens, but it can actually hurt them and cause mental health issues.
With the advancement in technology in a short matter of time it has impacted the world in many ways such as how the world communicates and our life styles. One of the many revolutionary inventions or evolutions is called social networking sites (SNS). Social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and many more, are where people gather in the internet, create a personalized profile about themselves, and interact with people around the world. With the lack of parental supervision between the ages of fourteen to seventeen, which makes one of largest demographics using social networking sites, these teens could be subjected to mature elements. Young teens between the ages of fourteen to seventeen should not be allowed to have a profile on social networking sites because they do not have the capability to make proper logical decisions.
In today’s society, much advancement has been made throughout the universe. However, one that seems to stand out in particular is the use of social media. Social media has both positive and negative effects on society. This advancement has led to a difference in communication to everyone by reconnecting with others, or even informing the public nationwide through televisions such as the news or talk shows. However, is social media safe to use? Social media has a great impact on everyone in society. While allowing your children or teenagers to engage in social media a few things to consider are the risks of youth using social media, what age is too young, and also how social media is useful in some cases. Children participate in cyber bullying now and even find themselves involved in bad habits, such as sexting (Schurgin O’Keefe). According to a recent poll conducted, over 22 percent of teenagers log onto their social media site more than ten times a day (Schurgin O’Keefe). Not everything is negative towards social media, but there are precautions that need to be taken when there is the youth involved.
There has been controversy as to whether parents should limit the use of social media by teenagers. Teenagers feel that there is no need to limit the use of their social media networking, but on the other hand, parents should feel the need to limit their use and also keep track of their teen’s social networking. Social media allows students to be connected with their peers, teens who post positive status are more likely to be involved in extracurricular activities, and for many teens putting up “selfies” is a self confidence boost; however, too much social media can affect students GPA in school, cyber bullying can affect social health. Social media networks can give out personal information. Social media sites such as Facebook are one of the most popular social media sites that has 700,000-750,000 members joining each day.
Social media is described as content created and shared by individuals on the web using freely available websites that allow users to create and post their own images, video and text information and then share that with either the entire internet or just a select group of friends (Affilorama, 2012). They are more like a website allowing you to express your daily activities, beliefs, locations, likes, dislikes, photos, music, etc. They are used by creating a profile, and logging in through either the website, or apps now used on smartphones, or any portable device with Wi-Fi connection. Although most social media networks are directed towards adults and young adults, young children are getting into these websites as well. There are usually age limits but there isn’t a certainty that all the users provided their actual age, allowing whoever wants to be a member of these sites to bypass an age limit “security” procedure. Facebook and MySpace require users to be at least 13, but they have no practical way to verify ages, and many young users prete...
Social media has token a huge step from when it first started. The more the years go by there are new trends and new technology that continues to grow. As the newer technology comes out, the younger the kids are getting their hands on the new gadgets. As a result our younger generation begins to get into the internet having their own accounts to multiple social media websites. Kids don’t realize what they can get themselves into when they get an account, it can lead them to older people (child molesters, Perverts, ect.). Since 2011, teen Twitter use has grown significantly from 16% to 24% (Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2013). These social media accounts can make it easier to cyber bully there victim. Most importantly it takes away their
In the twenty -first century, teenagers live in a life of social networking and life’s online. It’s hard to believe how much the world has changed over the decades, especially in technology. Technology helps people to contact relatives and friends from long distance more easily and conveniently. People can now talk to each other from everywhere in the world simply through chat and video calls. By time, internet connections have spread throughout households and social networking such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram has increased gradually. However, the internet and several modern technologies have wasted many times and has hurt the society. Social media plays such a big role in people’s lives that some people couldn’t even imagine
We live in a world that has become addicted and dedicated toward social media and it is driving America’s youth into the ground. Teenagers and adults are so wrapped up in social media that is runs their lives every day. Constantly people are checking their phones for the latest on social networks. They have to see pictures, tweets, statuses, comments, likes, and the list goes on and on. Social media is becoming the focus point in the modern American society that it is beginning to control people’s social skills, communication skills, and their livelihood.
Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest. These are only a few of the websites that have become omnipresent in the typical teenager’s life. First launched in 2004, Facebook seemed like the perfect means to connect with old friends and take part in organizations. Eleven years later, the social media industry has snowballed from its original purpose of simply a network for interaction. Most likely launched by the incredible popularity of Facebook, other networks have popped up. According to The Huffington Post, 71% of teenagers engage in more multiple social media networks, 24% of these teenagers admit to checking social media almost constantly. Scrolling, posting, and liking are actions