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Internet: A Boon or a Curse for Children

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Jayveen Patel, 2Aadi Surana, 3Ekangi Patel
1
R.R.M.B. Gujrati Higher Sec. School, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
2
new Digamber Public School, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
3
M.K.H.S. Gujrati Girls College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Abstract II. Advantages

As the access to the internet reaches mass market in all countries;
this research paper identifies and evaluates the emerging research A. For studies
agenda, focusing particularly on children and young people and Internet can be used for studies as nowadays many free online
examines the effects of internet on children. The major purpose courses and video lectures are available on whichever topic you
behind this was bloom in internet since the last decade. Whole want or like. In fact you can get any educational qualifications by
world is now dependent on the internet. Every work is done on studying online. You can get any book which you want on any site
the internet and life has become easy. Basically, it was found like people can read any book anytime and anywhere they want
that children are spending more and more time on the internet, on kindle and utilize their time as for example while travelling
which had some advantages and disadvantages. According, to a in bus or train you can read it. Nowadays online tutor is also
research use of home internet by children improved their scores available by which students can study and clear their doubts by
in the standardized reading tests. Many children included in the sitting at home. We can also get the solutions of problems which
study were African and American aged around 13 yrs. And were we are finding tough. Education has become easy now as we are
underperforming in school ages too. But another survey showed accessible to all things we want on the internet. It made our life
that children who spent most of the time on the internet were less easy than before. They can also watch educational movies which
physically active and fit as compared to other children. So, we might help them in their studies. Children can learn many new
can’t predict by these surveys only that internet can be a curse things about technologies which will be advantageous for them
or boon. We have to see all the aspects of the internet and how it in the future. By this use of internet we have made advancement
will affect the children’s life. Whatever the conclusion may be but in science and technology.
internet is the need of hour. Anybody cannot imagine life without
the internet. The results show that use of internet for younger
children i.e., less than 15 years can be harmful, and their mind can
wander from studies. The use should be limited down to enhance
physical, mental and social health of a child.

Keywords:

Advantages:
• Study
• Do projects and learn new things
• Children become more social
• Can talk to any friend sitting in any corner of the world

Disadvantages:
• Sedentary lifestyle and prone to diseases
• Internet can be addictive
• Children can go online and search anything they want.
• Can become a victim of cyber crime Fig. 1child studying on the internet
• Abandonment of family
• Cyber bullying B. Do Projects and Learn New Things
• Lacking creativity and dependence By the use of internet making projects has become an easy task,
• Wastage of time and it helps the students most by providing the information about
project on which they want. Also people can learn new things
I. Introduction whichever they want for example if somebody wants to learn
Children are becoming smarter by the use of internet. In this world some moves, actions, and rules of any sport he can get it from the
of technology everybody uses internet excessively, especially the internet and everything which you want to learn from the internet
children and the younger persons. This affects the daily routine you can get it online.
of their life i.e., they keep on sitting on the internet for the whole
day. In, this century it is impossible to live without the internet C. Children become more Social
as it is used in every part of our life; but the thing that matters is Most of the children use social media and are very active on it;
that how a person uses it as he can use it for a good purpose or thus, they become more social i.e., make new friends, talk to new
for misuse as well. So the internet has some advantages as well persons without any hesitation and they become more smart by
as disadvantages too. using social media. This aspect can help them in future so that
talk to any person in their job or business.

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D. Can Talk to their Friend Sitting in any Corner of 23.7. Of that, time spent ogling the internet at home has risen from
World 3.3 to 17.7 hours a week over the same period. The proportion of
They can talk to their friend sitting in any corner of the world, people accessing the internet from mobile devices has risen from
also share photos, videos, data, and anything else they want. They 23.2 percent in 2010 to 84.5 percent now. Smartphone e-mail use
can see the whole world just sitting at home as well. increased from 21 to 79 percent, and music streaming on phones
increased from 14 to 67 percent; thus, internet is very addictive
There are many other advantages too like anybody can earn money which can be harmful to us.
online by uploading data, videos etc.

Fig. 2: Children Talking to their Friends Sitting in Different Fig. 4: Boy Addicted to Internet
Corners of World and becoming more Social
C. Children Can Go Online and Search anything they
III. Disadvantages Want

A. Sedentary Lifestyle and Prone to Diseases

Fig. 5: Child Searching anything which they want and is

Fig. 3: Child Living Sedentary Lifestyle Due to Internet Inappropriate for them.

The younger population i.e., all the children are also addicted to They can watch and search anything they want which can be
it and are using it excessively which can be harmful for them. inappropriate for them and; thus, can be very harmful for them as
They spent most of the time surfing on the internet. Due, to this by searching these things can divert their mind and can also make
they give less or no time to physical activities and; hence, are not them involve in criminal activities which can ruin their life.
physically fit i.e., live sedentary lifestyle and are more prone to
diseases. This is because they play all the outdoor sport games D. Can become a Victim of Cyber Crime
on their mobile or computer which means they keep on sitting at Children normally of younger age are not so aware about cyber
one place and there is no body movement, also they can develop crime and they can easily become a victim of cyber crime. We
eye problem due to continuous staring at the computer or mobile come across many cases of cyber crime in which our money
screen; Thus, they are prone to disease also. gets stolen from our bank account. We need to be aware about
these crimes and should not share our personal information and
B. Internet can be Addictive passwords with anyone. Our accounts on any website like social
Internet is most addictive and persons of all age group become the networking sites like Facebook, Instagram etc. can be hacked, and
victim of this addiction. On, an average American uses the internet our private photos, videos, and other important material can be
for 24 hours in a week and the ratio for teenagers is that they use stolen. A research shown that victims of cyber crime were more
the internet for 28 hours in a week. Since 2000, time spent online in number for age group below 15 years; Thus, this is a major
every week by an average American has risen from 9.3 hours to disadvantage of internet.

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of this internet they want to complete every work in less time and
without any efforts; Thus, a child is less creative and dependent
due to the internet.

H. Wastage of time
People spend most of the time on the internet and especially
teenagers, and waste a lot of time searching and browsing junk.
They can do something good in this time, but they waste the time
surfing on the internet.

Fig. 6: People becoming Victim of Cyber Crime

E. Abandonment of Family
By the use of internet person forgets about his or her family
members and is lost in the world of internet. There is a big gap
in relationships in this era of internet, even a person does not like
to talk anyone on a phone and always text or send him messages
by a phone through internet.
Mainly children are involved in this. They live in an isolated world
and are separated from their family; i.e., lost in the world of internet
watching movies, listening music, playing games, busy on social Fig. 8: Graph Showing how time Spent by a Person on the Internet
networking sites etc. And not bothered about their family. Increased

F. Cyber Bullying IV. Conclusion

Cyber bullying is oppressing which takes place usually over digital So finally we reach to a conclusion that use of internet among
devices like smartphones, computers, and tablets. Cyber bullying children is not good till the age of 15 years. As, there are more
can occur through SMS, Text, and apps, or online in social media, disadvantages of this internet, so we can consider as it as a curse
forums, or gaming where people can view, participate in, or share for children. But in a very few cases it a boon also,but the overall
content. Cyber bullying majorly includes sending, posting, or studies show that it is a curse for small children i.e., less than 15
sharing negative, harmful, false, or mean content about someone years of age. Children should be made aware about the cyber crime
else. It can also include sharing private information about someone and cyber bullying. Parents should take a initiative to make sure
else causing embarrassment or humiliation. Some cyber bullying that their children is safe and using internet honestly. A time should
crosses the line into unlawful or criminal behavior, which can be be fixed at which he/she can surf on the internet. The tendency of
harmful for us. learning abusing language is common among children who chat
Recently, a game was banned as it was responsible for increase with their friends online. Most of the educated parents keep a
in number of suicidal attempts of children, and it manipulated vigilant eye on their children while they are using internet. But some
with child’s brain; Thus, use of internet by children can be very of the parents which are not having knowledge about computer
harmful. and internet cannot keep a vigilant eye on their children. Although
it is clear that internet does increase people’s understanding and
motivation, the problem plagiarism and unethical practices does
exists. To protect all these things attention should be paid on
these activities and certain norms should be made against this.
Internet should be used limitedly so people can focus on their work,
family, and leisure and; thus, which will automatically increase
happiness rate among the citizens of this world and probably the
health and fitness index also, which is beneficial for growth and
development of our world.

Fig. 7: Children Losing their Lives Due to Some Inappropriate

things on the Internet

G. Lacking Creativity and Dependence

These children lack creativity and dependence as everything is
available on the internet, so they can easily copy it and; thus, not
showing their own creativity and are dependent on the internet
fully. Most of the children copy materials and ideas from the
internet if they have to make any project or do any creative work;
thus, they are totally dependent on the internet and not using their Fig. 9: Analysis Showing what Percentage of People in the World
own creativity. This has made children lazy also as they are use to use Internet

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JAYVEEN PATEL Received his high

school, Graduation from R.R.M.B
Gujarati Boy’s schoolindore Madhya
Pradesh, India. In may 2018 his
primary subjects at high school
included Physics, Chemistry,
Mathematics,English& Hindi.
His research Interests include the
Implementation of Internet:- A Boon
or Curse for children. He is researching
on a technology related to internet.

AADI SURANAReceived his high

school, Graduation from New Digamber
Public School Indore Madhya Pradesh,
IndiaIn may 2018 his primary subjects
at high school included Physics,
Chemistry, Mathematics,English
& physical education.His research
Interests include the Implementation of
Internet:- A Boon or Curse for children.
He is researching on a technology
related to internet.

EKANGI PATEL Received his high

school, Graduation from M.K.H.S
Gujarati Girl’s collegeindore Madhya
Pradesh, India in June 2018 her
secondary subjects at the higher
college included Commerce , Taxation,
Business StudiesEnglish and Hindi.
Her research Interests include the
Implementation of Internet:- A Boon
or Curse for children. He is researching
on a technology related to internet.

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