Youth safety Online

     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://online.maryville.edu/blog/children-and-technology/#:~:text=Technology%20helps%20children%20become%20independent,with%20people%20in%20social%20situations.

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 don't really care what my kids would do on their phone as long as they arn't buying stuff with my money, and using their money I dont care, and i'd think 12 or 13 would be a good age to start. I think its good for youth to have internet because know myself I diffently have a social awkwardness because i dont have the internet the much.

  • I don't think kids should have free range of internet. There should definitely be some restrictions set by parents. I would allow my children to have full access until they are mature enough to handle themselves and know when they should not be doing something on it. I think the internet does more harm than good for the youth.

  • I think the internet can be very harmful for young kids, there is a lot of content out there that simply isn't designed for children. Children's social skills are taken from observing and interacting with other people, if all they watch are kids and adults on the internet then they will struggle to connect with their peers.

  • I do not think young children should be able to use social media. I have noticed on Snapchat that about 95% of snaps that you receive, are meaningless. When I text someone, it feels as if I am using it to communicate with purpose. Children should not have social media.

  • I don't think kids should be able to use social media at a young age. I think young kids should be able to go on social media around the age of 12 or 13. Technology can be beneficial for young kids for learning games but not for social media.8  

  • I think I would let them have electronics at a young age. I think that if they stay off social media or they are smart when they are on it then they will be fine. I think internet is useful depending onm the way it is used.

    • I agree, it is important for the youth to stay responsible online.

  • I don't think kids should be allowed to have a part in social media until they're at least 13-14. It can be a very harsh environment. Kids should be exploring and enjoying childhood, not worrying about their looks and other unimportant things. I wouldn't let my kids have a phone until they're 13. 

  • I dont think kids belong on social media until their at least 13 years or mature enouph to handle it.  Social media would do a lot more harm than good to the youth because young people could get into trouble online.

  • I dont think kids should really get on the internet and social media until they're mature enough for it. I would let my kids access the internet around probably 12-13. There are definetly some things on the internet that could be harmful but most things aren't.

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