Social Networks And Adolescents

Social networks and adolescents

Social networks are forms of social interaction, which allow us to communicate, investigate, create, etc. In recent years there has been a technological revolution where adolescents and children have been seduced by social networks incorporating them into their daily lives, in their communications, and their links. However, the appearance of different applications is linked to adding addictive behaviors. Does it contribute to improving society or, on the contrary, are wearing our relationship to poverty? I think social networks can help create a virtual reality, completely isolate young people, increase poor education and poverty and virtual social life, and ultimately damage our young people.

Social networks are changing the way young people communicate. We dedicate more times to our friends in social networks than to the real ones, it is possible to see this act at the time of being in a group of friends in which no one speaks and everyone is watching social networks, or uploading stories, you no longer enjoybe with friends or family in the same way as before. Networks in some adolescents can be very harmful, since there is an important affective distancing, with a low level of empathy. "As a species we are very tune with the reading of social signals" (ehmke)

We must also consider that they have difficulty distinguishing between public and private content. They cannot gain aware. It has been shown that the abuse of social networks is associated with depression, attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity, insomnia, academic failure, personality development, school abandonment, among others.

"Children send all kinds of messages that even in a million years will contemplate telling anyone on the face" (Ehmke)

The dangers that children and adolescents run when using social networks are many, and occur, since parents who do not supervise the contents that their children who handle on the Internet do not establish rules for their children. Exposure to violence in social networks increases aggressiveness in children, as well as children with Internet access are under 18, create a false email and can enter any website, even pornography, areThey can create false accounts and in this way they begin to meet people without knowing if they are real, this has occurred millions of tragedies, for harassment, fakes accounts, murders, among others. "Girls are more socialized to compare with other people, particularly with other girls to develop their identities, so it makes them more vulnerable to the disadvantage of all this". (Dra. Steiner-Adair)

Adults who can pretend to be lower manipulate children to send them photos or videos with attractive poses or even clothes. The material is disseminated uncontrollably through email or digital messaging, so children who are authors of the content run a great risk. Adults develop a strategy to obtain sexual recognition and even sexual orientation. Through a method full of sympathy and deception, the predator first obtains a child’s commitment image. Then, through the brutal blackmail, threats and manipulation, he will try to meet the child. The retouching is the beginning of situations such as sexual harassment, sexual abuse and child pornography.

Another factor is that children become inciters to hatred, what is known as trolls or haters. They share private content with other children by submitting them to cyberbullying or cyberbullying. Intimidation has always existed, but now with children and social networks, the possibility of insulting and harassing victims is increasing. The ridiculous and hate unleashed among those who comment and share publications can put the victim in a state of stress, anxiety and frustration. Cyber -harassment at school can have serious consequences for its stability and even for your life.

When our children use social networks, we cannot be indifferent. We need to be attentive, provide basic rules for your behavior and establish a schedule. Children who use social networks should know that it is forbidden to share private content or information that they will not show their parents. They can’t do it with the content of other children. Finally, children must learn to value their privacy and intimacy. Best of all, children only create virtual friendships with others who are really friends in real life. Talking with teenagers about the use of the Internet, showing him that he is entrusted with his criteria and his "non -insecurity";that you have interest in what it does;and that your knowledge about technology is respected. (Arab Elias and Diaz Alejandra) (5-7)

Social networks have pros and cons, are important in our lives, it helps us to communicate, giving it proper use. However, it is very important that parents are not indifferent when their children use social networks correspond to them to be attentive and assign a schedule with the use of social networks and thus prevent their children from being manipulated, blackmail, being a victim of bullying,etc. Also, it is important to avoid excessive use since a deficiency with family, friendships and psychological is created. The use of networks has become abuse in much of youth. It is that misuse that makes many nowaday.