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- 1. How Young isToo Young? The Effects of Social Media and Excessive Technology Use on Youth By: Sudiksha Shrimali Image by: Alec Couros (Flickr)
- 2. Did you knowthat the minimum age to create accounts on social media websites is 13 years? Source: Pediatrics Publication Image by: Chris Messina (Flickr)
- 3. Image by: JuanIraola (Flickr) Many children younger than 13 are heavily involved with social media.
- 4. A2011 Consumer Reports survey claimed therewere 7.5 million underage Facebook members, two-thirds of which were 10 or younger. Source: Coming of Age in the Digital AgeImage by:Tela Chhe (Flickr) “ ”
- 5. Adolescents now use technology tocreate an online presence and advance their social life instead of needing it as a tool for communicating with family in emergencies. Image by: Oast House Archive (Google Advanced Image Search)
- 6. Since technology isrelatively new, there is not substantial data on the effect that it has on youth… …but researchers have determined that excessive use of technology has developmental consequences. Image by: Oberazzi
- 7. Ongoing research has determined that preadolescents and adolescents’ excessiveuse of social media results in… Image by: Carmen Herrera (Google Advanced Image Search)
- 8. 1. A lackof social skills and deteriorating relationships with family members. Image by: LuisArmandoRasteletti (Flickr)
- 9. Image by: marcfalardeau (Flickr) “ ” If people spend too much time on technology, and less time interacting with people like parents at the dinner table, that could hinder the development of certain communications skills. – Dr. Small Source:The Child, the Tablet and the Developing Mind
- 10. Image by: MoRiza (Flickr) “My students tell me about an important new skill: it involves maintaining eye contact with someone while you text someone else; it’s hard, but it can be done. – Sherry Turkle Source:The Flight from Conversation ”
- 11. Adolescents’ increasing proficiency with technology makes it difficultfor some parents to relate to their children. Source: Pediatrics Publication Image by: AspireYouth (Google Advanced Image Search)
- 12. Source: Pediatrics Publication Imageby: Alex Bowyer (Flickr) “ ” The end result is often a knowledge and technical skill gap between parents and youth, which create a disconnect in how these parents and youth participate in the online world together.
- 13. 2. “Internet addiction”results in sleep deprivation, which negatively impacts academics for these adolescents. Source: Pediatrics Publication Image by: Kelly L (Google Advanced Image Search)
- 14. It's just partof life now. Everyone's about the same now when it comes to their phones -- they're on them a lot. – Donald Conkey, high school sophomore Source: More Youth Use Smartphones to Log Online Image by: Angi English (Flickr) “ ”
- 15. This technology addictionis getting extreme. I've had students tell me that they bring their cell phones in the shower with them. They sleep with them. – Professor Groening Source: More Youth Use Smartphones to Log Online Image by; Steven Depolo (Flickr) “ ”
- 16. The occasional daywhere my phone isn't charged or I leave it behind, it feels almost as though I'm naked in public. – Michael Weller, high school senior Many adolescents share the same view as Michael Weller. They feel lost without their cellphones. Source: More Youth Use Smartphones to Log Online Image by: Collin Key (Flickr) “ ”
- 17. This technology addiction compels adolescents to textand go online during class, diverting their focus from academics. Image by: LizMarie (Flickr)
- 18. 3. More susceptibleto to Internet related issues: Cyberbullying “Facebook Depression” Sexting Source: Pediatrics Publication Image by: James Phillips (Flickr)
- 19. Cyberbullying is quitecommon, can occur to any young person online, and can cause profound psychosocial outcomes including depression, anxiety, severe isolation, and, tragically, suicide. Source: Pediatrics Publication Image by:Tom Marsh (Flickr) “ ”
- 20. Sexting is aphenomenon that occurs among the teen population; a recent survey revealed that 20% of teens have sent or posted nude or seminude photographs or videos of themselves. Source: Pediatrics Publication Image by: masaki ikeda (Google Advanced Image Search)
- 21. Finally, the newidea of “Facebook depression,” occurs when adolescents who use social media sites very often start displaying traditional depression symptoms. Image by: fathershelphotline (Google Advanced Image Search)
- 22. These adolescents are “atrisk for social isolation and sometimes turn to risky Internet sites and blogs for ‘help’ that may promote substance abuse, unsafe sexual practices, or aggressive or self-destructive behaviors.” Source: Pediatrics Publication Image by: epSos.de (Flickr)
- 23. The naivety ofthese youth and lack of proper conversation with others encourages them to not only believe what they read on social media sites, but also post details about their life and current situations. Image by: GETTY (Google Advanced Image Search)
- 24. Source: Coming ofAge in the Digital Age Image by: Michael Mandiberg “When we talk about kids being active online, the worry is less about what and with whom they are sharing their lives than what hidden data their participation generates that can be exploited by others.
- 25. At age 13and younger, are individuals really able to understand the effects that social media and excessive use of technology can have toward their futures? Image by: David Mican (Flickr)
- 26. Credits All imageswere found either on Flickr (with a Creative Commons License) or the Google Advanced Image Search (with the usage rights criteria being “free to use share or modify”). Any information without a source stated is based on my own interpretation of a point and not any direct information from a source.
- 27. Work Cited Bilton, Nick.“The Child, the Tablet, and the Developing Mind”.The New York Times. 31 Mar. 2013.Web. 12 May 2013. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/disruptions- what-does-a-tablet-do-to-the-childs-mind/ Clark-Pearson, Kathleen and Gwenn Schurgin O’Keeffe. “The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families”.Web. 13 May 2013. http:// pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/127/4/800.full Irvine, Martha. “More youth use smartphones to log online: U.S. report”. CTV News. 13 Mar. 2013.Web. 13 May 2013. http://www.ctvnews.ca/more-youth-use-smartphones-to- log-online-u-s-report-1.1193559#ixzz2Qnxqu5cd Makice, Kavin. “Coming of Age in the Digital Age”.Wired.com. 2 Mar. 2013.Web. 13 May 2013. http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2013/02/coming-of-age-in-the-digital-age Turkle, Sherry. The Flight From Conversation.The New York Times. 21 Apr. 2012. Web. 13 May 2013. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/opinion/sunday/the-flight-from- conversation.html?pagewanted=all_r=0 Image by: kshelton (Pixabay – Google Advanced Image Search)