Facebook 's Effects On The Social Life Of Children

Social media has emerged and has been rapidly expanding since the development of the internet. Many people use this free internet application to read news, keep in touch with friends and so forth but it has some effects on the young generation. As apps like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter continue to get popular there are an increased amount of young kids who create accounts to be recognised as cool. They want to be like older brothers, sisters and or friends who seem to have hundreds if not thousands of friends on these applications. However social media plays a critical role in stranger danger, privacy and cause kids to have access to vulgar content and can cause addiction and or depression.

The most popular social media outlets include Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Youtube. As an article, The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families from the American Academy of Pediatrics states, children are at risk for “...inappropriate content; lack of understanding of online privacy issues; and outside influences of third-party advertising groups.” More specifically, inappropriate content refers to the ability for children to quickly send and receive explicit images and messages. According to “Sex and Tech: Results of a Survey of Teens and Young Adults,” about 20% of teens admitted to posting nudes of themselves. Understanding of online privacy issues refers to children to are sharing too much information that may market an individual negatively. Lastly, influences of third-party advertising refers to websites posting advertisements based on gender, age, and interests. All three of these components have consequences--emotional

Facebook is a social networking site that is free of charge for its users. It allows the individual the opportunity to stay connected with friends and family, sharing updates, photographs and user status. The company grosses more than $1 billion per quarter in advertising revenue and online games (Ritholtz, 2014). In this respect, Facebook is much more that a social network. It is a versatile and sophisticated corporation that has revolutionized the way people share their lives and communicate. Their mission is “to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected. People use Facebook to stay connected with friends and family, to discover what’s going on in the

An abundance of parents are distressed by the amount of time their teens are using social media, and if they spend suitable time in the real world and studying. A recent study at UNH showed that college students grades have not been affected by the time they spent on social media, even the students more heavily engaged are still acquiring the indistinguishable grades as the lighter users.

Social media is considered an interaction between groups or individuals that share common or new ideas amongst people worldwide. There is a significant impact of social networks on young people. Children are being manipulated by networking sites such as Facebook, accessing them through via cellphones that has become the most important thing in their lives. By this method this form of communicating is wildly spread amongst peers, parents and others. There is less utilization on a face to face conversation which lacks interpersonal skills.

Facebook and other forms of social media create isolation and danger for the youth social media creates harm to people and can also lead onto isolation for many youths that are socially active on the internet. During the 20th century, technology began to change very quickly in the 1940’s the first computer was created, and later internet. YouTube was created in 2005 and a year later Facebook was created along with twitter. Social media has been a big issue for many people mainly because it increases the dangers for the active youth that are constantly using internet outlets. Social media has many ups and downs when it comes to health and communication with others.

Social media has negative effects on adolescents who overuse it. It is important as parents or guardians to remember to monitor how much kids use social media and when they use it. As a parent or guardian, you must remember that the disorders kids can get from overusing social media is real. Also remember that the internet isn’t always the safest place for our children. The use of social media can be damaging and it has no benefit. Keep control of your children’s use on social media to avoid these negative effects. The internet does interfere with daily

There is no doubt that technology today, and the use of the internet is an outstanding resource, when it is used appropriately. Today’s society consists of many young bloggers, video- bloggers, and a ton of social media (networking) users. One of the biggest social media sites used for interaction among peers, and families, is Facebook. Facebook became popular instantly as a social media site in which you can share your thoughts, opinions, photos, and videos with friends, and family. To register for Facebook the required age is 13 years old, and one can register by entering a birthdate; with no questions asked, a click of a button, and an agreement to

“Daily overuse of media and technology has a negative effect on the health of all children, preteens and teenagers by making them more prone to anxiety, depression and other psychological disorders;Facebook can be distracting and can negatively impact learning. Studies found that students, in general, checked Facebook at least once during a 15-minute study period achieved lower grades.” (Vito 1)

The world we live in today is being constructed by the World Wide Web. The World Wide Web contains infinite amounts of information and infinite networks. These so called networks are constantly being used to people’s advantage because it makes communication faster than the speed of light. Nowadays, as a worldwide culture we are saturated into different types of social media. These different types of social media, control our daily lives whether we like it or not. Social media is a world on its own, it is created by different networks in the World Wide Web. It allows us to do various tasks besides communicating with a relative or colleague. Social media has expanded in a tremendously large magnitude in such a short amount of time period, and still to this day it continues to evolve as if it belongs to its own species. Although, many people use social media every day, it can play a negative and positive role depending on what the social media is being used for. The World Wide Web can be a very dangerous place, especially towards young kids and young adults who are still developing skills for their futures. One of the largest known social media site nowadays is Facebook. Facebook is one of the largest corporations when it comes to the social media world. Facebook is widely known for its popularity and its constant development. It currently surpasses any other social media apps or websites to this day. It is by far a revolutionary network.

For children, these sites have become very addictive. The day starts off by checking their profile to check their messages, blogs, readings, horoscopes and to, keep up with events such as marriage’s and graduations. Social networking is an excellent way of teaching young children families’ cultures and traditions. These marriage and graduation events have prompted 29 million parents to join in as well. (O’Dell,2011) Alisa Almas, a University of Toronto graduate student and a Facebook user, says, “Kids who have had a great relationship with their parents in real life volunteer information about their private and social world, and would more likely be on Face book.” (Kobayashi ,2011) Social networking has allowed family members to reconnect with friends, nuclear and extended family. Social networking has increased communication, and strengthened relationships. Social networking sites allow for creative expression in a new medium. They provide free messaging, blogging, photo storage, games, event invitations, and many other services to Social networking sites bring people with common interests together, and keep in touch at all times with relatives and friends .(Andrew,2009,p.342)  Through social networking many teenagers have overcome with their social anxieties. 59% of students with access to the Internet report that they use social networking sites to discuss educational topics

“On Sep. 2, 2014 Learning Habit study published in the American Journal of Family Therapy found that grades began a steady decline after secondary school students reached 30 minutes of daily screen time (time spent using an electronic device such as a computer or mobile phone). After four hours of screen time, average GPAs dropped one full grade. College students’ grades dropped 0.12 points for every 93 minutes above the average 106 minutes spent on Facebook per day. Students who are on excessive technology use also have an average GPA of 3.06. Social media users who used social networking sites while studying scored 20% lower on tests.” (ProCon.com)

Studies have shown that the average person now spends more time each day on their phone and computer than they do sleeping according to Nick McGillivray (“What are the Effects of Social Media on Youth?). Social has become part of our social society, especially for the many youths. There are positives to being on social media and also equal amounts of danger that come with using social networking sites, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. These social networking sites also have effects on today’s youth by altering the way they behave, the way they learn, in not only a classroom setting but also in the real world setting, and the way that they socialize with their peers and others.

Facebook is a great way to stay connected to longtime friends and family members. As we grow older we have met many people through work or we have large family and that live long distances. Facebook is the perfect tool to feel connected to them. However, many of our youth are deeply entrenched in social media. Growing up in a virtual society, and if left unsupervised by parents. Many of these youth are creating virtual persona’s. According to a recent survey, most U.S. tweens have at least one social media account and often use it without parental supervision.(Carlson) At a young ages children are creating false identities and are not building the confidence or social skills needed to make

The length of time that children spend on communication technology in school and in the home, is increasing. This has caused worries as to the effect of the time spent on these devices has on their growth and development. This study considers the use of communication information technologies and social media apps by 6th grade student’s. It observes the parent’s knowledge of the children’s use of these communication information technologies and social media apps and how many of the parents are friends with the children on the apps. This study was conducted from the use of online survey’s by more than 31,000 students. There have been several studies as to the effect that spending too much time online has on the students’ performance in school. These studies show a direct correlation between the amount of time students spent on Facebook and their deficient performance in academics and their GPA (Temsah, 2016).