How harmful is social media? I think social media can be harmful in the way you use social media, you just have to know what to stay away from.
Us teenagers like to use social media for entertainment or to express how we feel, social media platforms can also keep us up on the current events that are happening in our world today. Social media apps can bring us humor and can distract us from some negativity that we may have personally and can sometimes lead us away from depression.On the other hand, social media can also distract us from important things like homework, family, friends, sleep, ect. Social media can expose teens and really anyone to bullying, rumors, and views of peoples life that we wish we had when in reality we should be beyond grateful for the life we have.
A study from 2019 shows that more than 6,500 12 to 15 year- olds in America spend more than 3 hours a day on social media putting theirselves at risk for bad mental health problems and depression. Girls struggle more with social media compared to boys because girls use social media more than boys and they use social media differently than boys do, they also react differently compared to boys. I am not saying that only girls are affected by social media, some boys are, but it is mainly girls that are affected by it. Girls that use social media are more often to have lower life satisfaction,happiness, and anxiety because of how our mind set is, for example: some girls like to look at other girls on social media and try to be like them and wish they had what they have and that is really bad for your mental health.
When I’m a parent I will not let my kids have social media until they are a responsible teenager who I can trust, my parents didn’t let me have social media until I was a teenager and for awhile I thought it was really stupid, but I see why they did it because they wanted me to be responible with social media and then I would know what to look at and what not to look at.
Do you think social media is harmful? Why or why not?
If you were to be a parent when/ will you let your kid have social media? Explain.
Sources:
https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20190814/heres-how-too-much-social-media-can-harm-girls
https://www.newportacademy.com/resources/well-being/effect-of-social-media-on-teenagers/
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Great topic choice and super job Kaelyn!
I believe that social media can be bad at times but does have advantages. Social media is a big part of cyberbullying and can really affect people. But it also makes it very easy to stay in contact with friends and family. Social media also really helps businesses with advertisement.
I think that social media is good and bad how ever I think that their is way more good things that come from social media than bad things. I think that social media has made comunication way easier. If I was a parent I would definetly let my kid have social media because I think that it is a essential form of communication.
I think social media can have both a positive and negitive affect on teens lifes. It can have a positive impact because liek you said, It keeps us up to date on current events happening around the world. However, it can also haev a negitive affect because it can cause depression and make a person live a completey different life then they should be. If I become a parent, I'd say that my kids woulfn't have social media until at least 12 -13 that way they're smart about using it.
Yes, I agree because waiting until your kids are older and more mature will most likely ensure that they will not get into so much negativity on social media and the less chance they have of getting depression and anxiety. In my opinion, if you do not tell your kid about what negativity is on social media their life could change for the worse, which is why parents have to educate their kids about social media.
If I was a parent I would let a kid have social media at a good responsible age that they can handle it at. I think social media can be both bad and good. Theres a lot of things that can get spread around on social media and theres some funny things that can happen so theres ups and downs about it.
Yes, I think letting your child have social media at an age where they start to be more responsible and mature is good because they will most likely be smart with how they use social media and most likely will not get lured into the negative content that is on social media.
I think depending on what your intentions are and how you chose to use social media it could potentiaally be harmful. Considering how social media follows you for life one wrong word and it could ruin you life. If I were a parent I would let my kids have social media when I think they can be trusted and undersatand what to use social media for.
I support your opinion, in my opinion when your child is mature and responsible enough to have social media you should educate them on what social media is used for and how to not use social media because if they end up using it wrong and in a harmful/ negative way their lives could be changed forever because of the one click.
In my opinion, social media can be harmful depending on how each teen used it. because if someone used it. social media sometimes can be useful depending on how you use it and how much time you put in. if was a parent I would let my kid have social media maybe after they are 15.
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