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Is it okay for children less than 14 years of age to have to own social media accounts?
Procrastination and social media is something which has been increasingly intertwined in our present modern life, it serves as a challenge for the young generation. Social media, while providing valuable tools for communication and information sharing, can also serve as a major source of distractionRead more
Procrastination and social media is something which has been increasingly intertwined in our present modern life, it serves as a challenge for the young generation. Social media, while providing valuable tools for communication and information sharing, can also serve as a major source of distraction. These days students find it very difficult to get their attention out of social media and study. The easy access to social media makes it easy to disrupt focus and switch tasks. For many more reason i oppose the idea of children less than the age of 14 to have their own personal social media account. A 14 year child’s brain require creative ideas and decision making skills and being on social media disrupts all these natural ability which disrupts the child’s brain to think more. More over it has been proven that usage of social media has been linked to increased rates of anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem in teenagers as they constantly compare themselves with their peer’s and their unavailability of a particular thing. Cyberbullying is also a topic towards which children of this age are very vulnerable to. Social media usage leads to decrease in face to face communication or interaction with their peers which also disrupt their very essential and required interpersonal skills and wont develop emotional intelligence. Social media also acts as a significant distraction from schoolwork, extracurricular activities, and other important aspects of adolescent development. In conclusion children of this age are vulnerable to the horror’s of social media and since they are the leading future generation , we must protect them from social media for all the above mentioned points.
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