An Adult Guide For The Tween 's Internet

Teenagers make it appear as if their whole world revolves around the internet, they behave like it would be impossible to exist without it. They consume their entire day using it for complex purposes, from texting a friend on Snapchat to posting a photograph on Instagram to googling answers for homework, or even worse, cyberbullying another individual for "their personal enjoyment." The internet is wasting our lives away, and we are being deceived from the greater things in life, but we continue managing the internet as if it was our best friend. I think limiting time on the internet from teenagers would be a healthy step forward for our forthcoming generations. We must teach life is not supposed to be lived through a screen.

It has become common today to dismiss different perspectives, such as Danah Boyd’s, that teenagers aren’t the ones responsible for themselves constantly being on the internet, but society is the one to blame. Many people assume that teenagers have put themselves in the position of being addicted to the internet, yet Danah Boyd complains in her article, “Blame Society, Not the Screen Time”, that, “We put unprecedented demands on our kids, maxing them out with structured activities, homework and heavy expectations.” In making this comment, Danah Boyd argues that adults continuously add stress and pressure to teenagers, which then results in teenagers resorting to the internet as a way of socializing. For many, the internet is simply an escape.

Parents should not supervise their child's online activity. Parents should be able to trust their kids. Parents main objective with their kids is to protect them. What is to be protected from in terms of the internet? Viruses? That can be avoided. Information getting leaked? Don't put your information online. And being

Technological advancements have flourished greatly over the last few years and have continued to become a large part of the societal norm, today. With increasing reliance on devices such as smartphones, laptops and televisions, access to information is not just easy but also prompt. However, there exists a downside to the excessive screen time exposure that children are allowed, especially internet exposure. Evidence of the pervasive nature of internet access can be inferred when statistics show that “60% of children between the age of 8 and 17 years” (Subrahmanyam et al., 2001) have some form of access to the Internet. Approximately, 14% of these children also meet the criteria for excessive Internet Users. With the rising degree of internet

The current generation of children is completely different than the preceding ones. They are living in the digital age. “Technology has blended in with daily activity to become a way of life and children today take for granted all of which is automated. It is hard for kids nowadays to imagine a world that existed without all of the gadgets, electronics and seamless operations that computer technology provides.” (3) “Children in the United States devote some 40 hours a week to television, video games and the Internet.” (12) Many psychologists and researchers are concerned about the impact that technology has on children. Children, tomorrow’s future parents and leaders, are being consumed by the negative effects that technology had on their

Harlen Coben, editorial,¨Undercover Parent ¨( March 16,2008 ), claims that parents should monitor their teens and what they do on the internet. The author started off being against this idea but, then he sat down at a dinner with his friends whom convinced him otherwise. The author backs up his reasons after his anecdote. The authors purpose of this article is to make sure that parents are doing their best to protect their teens from the dangers of being online, in order to establish total and complete safety with his or hers teen/teens. The intended audience for this article is parents with teenagers or kids who have access to the internet, now assuming the author has teens of his their would be some connection made with the audience their.

It vital for parents to be aware and continuously monitor their kid’s online activity. For the most part, children in the United States have an easy access to technology; moreover, it is even part of the public education system. Many kids have a social media account, which is viewed as a norm today. Author Fields indicates that “adolescence is a period of significant emotional, physical and social growth for both boys and girls” (Inside Social Life 139). During this time, where kids are discovering themselves, they can communicate and be impacted by a massively diverse population.

Continually communicating with your children can help to reduce their urge to do anything inappropriate online. A parent should talk to their children about the difference between what is inappropriate and what is okay. Parents should discuss with their children how to avoid getting pulled into inappropriate sites, and the possible tricks predators may use to learn more about them or ‘hook’ them when spending time online. It’s important to know that not everything online is bad, but there are certainly many things to be cautious about. So when letting children go online, parents can keep their kids from stumbling into trouble through careful monitoring and communication,

In today’s world, it is nearly impossible to find someone who doesn't know what the internet is, much less someone who has used it. Pew Research conducted a survey in 2012 stating that 95% of teens ages 12-17 use the internet everyday. This is just one of the many reasons that parents are questioning whether to take action on their teens internet usage. The rise in the world's need for technology and the internet has sparked the debate, should parents monitor their teens internet use to a certain degree or should parents completely control what their teens do online?

Development in technology also play a significant role, and while the internet provides amazing learning opportunities, it also give children easy access to age inappropriate materials, which they can access alone, without the input and mitigating influence of an adult who could, perhaps help them to understand and contextualise what they are seeing. The proliferation of media and the increased accessibility of all kinds of content is nowhere better illustrated than by the growth in the mobile phone

The rapid evolution of the internet over the last two decades has been partly driven by the popularity of electronic communication technologies. One group to fully embrace this new medium of communication is adolescents (Australian Bureau of Statistics [ABS], 2011). Adolescents of the twenty-first century have never known a pre-internet world, with an estimated 96% of Australian adolescents aged 12-14 years old accessing the internet at some time during the past twelve months (ABS, 2011). Notably, 72% of Australian adolescents access the internet more the once a day (Raco, 2014). Electronic communication enables users to interact with an extended social network in a variety of ways, and provides adolescents with a platform to express their views and opinions in a way that was never available for previous generations. The internet has become an integral part of the Australian an adolescent’s life, with 82% accessing the internet every day for education and homework, to message friends, play games, visit social websites, chat, and email (Australian Communications and Media Authority [ACMA], 2008). The availability of online electronic communication twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, has both positive and negative consequences for adolescents (Bishop, 2013; Jordán-Conde, Mennecke, & Townsend, 2014; Reid & Boyer, 2013). While providing an opportunity of enhanced social interactions

I’ve decided to take this step and come out of my comfort zone to discuss and explain my experiences, both positive and negative, around social media platforms and their effect on young people’s minds. But before I dive deeper into my discussion, let me ask you one questions. Do you really know what your children are being exposed to online? Now you’re probably looking at me and wondering how a 16 year old has the audacity (some of you may call it stupidity) to stand here in front of you to discuss my ideas and experiences of and with social media. Most of you may be uncomfortably aware that your children are significantly more knowledgeable and interested in the 24 hour online culture than you may be and this is something I want to explore with you today.

Using the Internet and video games since childhood has made new generations increasingly better with technology. They instinctively use and also manage a broad range of technology and they also develop technological knowledge at an early age. This phenomenon can be both positive and negative; positive in the sense that the technology has become a contribution in education, and negative because it has generated a change in the way children and adolescents are with building relationships with their peers, as well as it has lead to high risks involvement in exposing much information on the network.

The internet is often referred to as the “web”. Like a web the internet is commonly perceived as a large and supportive interconnected network. However; also analogous to a spider’s web, one must not become its prey. Many individuals perceive the internet as being a positive advancement in technology, stating that it has abolished geographic boundaries and allowed for the simultaneous connection of millions of people worldwide. Interestingly enough, many studies have proven that the contrary is true and that continuous use of the internet can lead to anti-social behaviors and depression. This paper serves to examine how various forms of social media influence the interactions of youth by gaining insights into the world of Facebook, YouTube, and online video games.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2011) an estimated 2.2 million children, in 2009, were reported using the internet and the percentage of children using the internet increased with age, 60% of 5-8 year olds which increases to 96% of 12-14 year olds. In 2009, coming in first, the internet was used by 85% of children for educational activities and then 69% of children used the internet for online games. 48% of 12-14 year old children visited or used social networking sites, and decreasing with age, with 11% of children aged 9-11 and 3% of children aged 5-8 using social networking sites.