Over the last decade lots of children have been growing up with technology at their disposal at a very young age, this causes many pros and cons towads the youth.Did you know that every half second a child goes onto the internet for the very first time. With the internet becomeing so popular amoungest the youth it has arroused suspicion from the childrens parents and some news stories.
Some pros to letting children on teh internet at a you age are opportuines for them to communicate and meet new people. Another skill would be learning problem solving skills to help them later in life so they experiance not everything goes their way all the time. Being on the internet could also expand the childs curiosoty and help them be more indepent and learn things on their own, with them being exposed to so many new ideas and inofrmation they have never seen before.
Even though there are many pros to letting children use the intrenet at a young age there are also many cons, such as the child having sleep problems because they were on their device too long. Another very big con is they could see some hateful content or indecent content that their age group shouldnt be exposed to. Some parenst haver also reported lack of attetion to things going on around them because of the addiction caused by the intrenet. The child could also fall victim to a cyber crime or they could get hacked.
Sources:
https://www.un.org/en/global-issues/child-and-youth-safety-online
https://www.ojp.gov/feature/internet-safety/online-safety-youth
What do you think should be done about the youth online?
What age would you let your children access the intrenet?
Do you think that the intrenet does more harm or good for the youth?
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I think that it is up to youths' parents whether they are online or not. It would probably be better if there was an age limit on all social media apps. Technology and social media can be very unsafe at times or even all of the time. I think that to the youth it does more harm to what they believe in than it does to the older.
I think that youth should be able to be online. But until a certain age, some things should be restricted for younger kids. I think that the Internet does more harm to youth than good it does. But we aren't going to be able to stop children from getting the internet as it is a part of society now.
I agree, i think that kids should be careful online but they need to be on the internet since it is so common in our generaton.
I think that the internet should be more protected from children because a lot of times bad things happen to good kids. I would let my children access the internet at any age, just to make sure that they know the consequences. I think the internet does good for the youth because they can learn a lot.
I don't think we should ban youth from being online but I do think we should teach our children what you should and shouldn't do. I would let my children be on the internet at like 14 years old. I think it does more harm for the youth.
I agree I dont think the youth should be banned from being online, but I do also think we should value teaching more of what we should and shouldnt do to our children at an age where they can understand and make safe reliable choices.
I don't think it is necessary to ban youth usage online as it does provide a good outlook on what is happening in the world. They should enforce more restrictions on child usage to avoid indoctrination from false or biased info.
The internet is useful and allows great communication and fun, however I think limiting young childrens time spent online would be best to protect them so they can understand the dangers that come with the internet. I do think I will alow my child to access the internet when of ages around 11-12.
I agree with you, it is great for the youth to interact with oen another no matter the way they do it.
As we progress with technology, so should our learning. Being on the internet is a very important thing for people today. The internet is useful and allows you to expirence things that your peers are doing. I think for kids to use the internet they should understand the dangers that come with it. I think if used right, having technology at a young age can benefit a child.
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