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 agree, kids should be able to be independent and explore the internet.
I think that younger kids should not be able to be on the internet until they are older. It is a very unsafe environment online and it isn't a great place for kids to grow up on. It can have many positive effects but overall a bad place for children.
I think lots have been done towards the youth for them being online. Yes there could be more done but it would just be over doing the system. I would let my children have access to the internet around 8 or 9 or even when they are responsible enough and I can actually trust them on the internet. I think the internet has done lots of harm but there is benefits when it comes to them having access to the internet.
I agree with you, i think that kids should be able to use the internet at an appropriate age.
I think that there has been a lot of stuff done already to try to stop kids from being on apps or sites their not supposed to be on to the point where the parents should take over if they feel the need. I will let my kids access the internet when they are probably 10 or 9.
I think they shouldn't do anything about the youth online because the parents didn't care or do the research about people online and you can put parental controls on the games and stuff. The intrenet does harm to the youth.
In my opinion, it is the parent's job to monitor and regulate what their kid is doing on the internet. If they are reporting a lack of attention in their children, it is their fault for not doing anything about it. Personally, the time I would let my kids go on the internet would be determined by their maturity or when they are ready, and not just by a specific age.
I agree with you, i thinnk that the age of the child shouldnt be the only factor in which they would be allowed to use the internet.
I agree, kids hsould be monitored when doing somthing new to them.
I dont think parents need to be putting their kids on youth online but that is just my opinion. I think when a kid is in activity after school and is doing good in school they should be able to have access to the internet and a phone. I don't think the internet does to much harm to younger kids.
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