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This position paper discusses whether parents should limit their teenagers' use of social media. It notes that unlimited access to social networking sites can endanger teenagers' mental and physical health by leading to issues like anxiety, depression, and cyberbullying. Excessive social media use has been linked to problems like lack of sleep, lower grades, less time with family, and higher risks of depression. However, banning social media altogether is not necessary. The paper recommends that parents have direct conversations about worries, model healthy technology use themselves, and set clear rules around device use, screen time limits, and requiring disconnection at least one day a week.

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This position paper discusses whether parents should limit their teenagers' use of social media. It notes that unlimited access to social networking sites can endanger teenagers' mental and physical health by leading to issues like anxiety, depression, and cyberbullying. Excessive social media use has been linked to problems like lack of sleep, lower grades, less time with family, and higher risks of depression. However, banning social media altogether is not necessary. The paper recommends that parents have direct conversations about worries, model healthy technology use themselves, and set clear rules around device use, screen time limits, and requiring disconnection at least one day a week.

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POSITION PAPER

BY: BRUCE ANGELO C. ALOMBRO

ISSUE: Should parents limit teenager’s use of social media?

Indeed, in reality, allowing their children unrestricted access to social networking sites
may put them in danger. Mental and physical health are the biggest threats. Social media's
negative consequences can lead to despair, anxiety, and a misunderstanding of how real the
virtual world is. Additionally, if the child is not cautious while publishing photographs or
other material that could be used against them by others, cyber-bullying may occur.
Parents should think about why they allow their children to use social media so regularly,
since it may pose a safety risk and/or be detrimental to their future well-being.

In teenagers, social media has a number of harmful consequences.


Lack of sleep and insufficient exercise can harm the body, resulting in weight increase and
decreased physical activity.
"Our findings suggest that teenagers who spend too much time on social media may
experience lower life satisfaction, higher levels of depression and anxiety, lower grades in
school, risk-taking behavior, compared to those who spend less time on social media," said
lead author Jean M. Twenge, PhD, psychology professor at San Diego State University.
Sleep deprivation impairs concentration during the school day, resulting in bad grades.
Social media users also spend more time online than with family members, which can have
a negative impact on parental and sibling relationships.
But these findings don't necessarily mean that teens should be banned from using social
media altogether.

Furthermore, the dangers of social media to teenagers are numerous and manifest
themselves in various ways. Coyne said. “Parents can have direct conversations with their
children about their worries, and explore how their children might handle difficult online
scenarios. Parents can also put effort into modeling a healthy balance in their own digital
technology use, and set appropriate rules about when and how phones and screens are
used in the home, such as devices out of rooms when it’s time to sleep, periods of time like
during meals when there are no devices.” Parents should be conscious of their children's
conduct and interactions with social media. It is possible to protect them by establishing
repercussions for inappropriate use. Parents need to ensure their kids aren't spending too
much time on social media. This means setting parameters around when and how often a
device can be used, as well as encouraging teens to disconnect from technology for at least
one day each week.

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