The Negative Effects of Social Media on Children and Young Adults

HOW CAN WE REDUCE THE NEGATIVE EFFECTSOF SOCIAL MEDIA ON CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS?

WHAT  IS  SOCIAL  MEDIA?

Social media is defined as websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking.

BACKGROUND:

Using social media web sites is among the most common activity of today's children and adolescents. Any web site that allows social interaction is considered a social media site, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube.

BLOGS. 

Such sites allow entertainment and communication and have grown exponentially in recent years.

How  is  Social  Media  Affecting  Our  Society? This technology might be doing more harm than good. It is not only changing how we communicate, but how we interact with each other in daily life. Social networking affects our lives in many ways, including our communication, self expression, bullying, friendships, and even our own mental health. Social  Media  Statistics: The  average  age  when  a  child  begins  regularly consuming  online  media  is  8 Even  though  Facebook’s  minimum  age  requirement  is  13,  there  are  about  5  million  users  under  the  age  of  10 About  10  hours  and  45  minutes  per  day  are spent  online  (for  8 -18  years  old) 25%  of  teens  log  into  to  social  media  10+ times  per  day 51%  of  children  say  they’ve  been  bullied online,  and  49%  say  they  have  been  the  online bully Only  50%  of  parents  have  installed  parental controls  for  their  children  online  interactions, but  72%  worry  that  their  children  will  reveal inappropriate  information  online 88%  of  teens  value  social  media  because  it helps  them  keep  in  touch  with  friends  they don’t  see  often