Report co-author Gwenn O’Keefe described how teens are changing their way to communicate in the society: "For some teens and tweens, social media is the primary way they interact socially, rather than at the mall or a friend's house. A large part of this generation's social and emotional development is occurring while on the Internet and on cellphones. Parents need to understand these technologies so they can relate to their children's online world, and comfortably parent in that world."
A recent poll stated that 22 per cent of teenagers log on to a social media site more than 10 times a day and more than half at least once a day. Parents are suggested to lookout for cyberbullying, sexting and online predators that can influence their children in inappropriate ways. Also, parents need to be able to talk with their children about bullying, privacy and feeling down because of what’s happening on Facebook.
There are conflicting opinions whether Facebook helps youngsters, by allowing them to express themselves, or isolates them from society.
As a facebook user myself, I cant fully agree that facebook is bad for the teenagers.
返信削除Because I log in to facebook more than 5 times in a day and contact with my friends from all over the world, update our current life and see what they are all doing.
Although, people who use facebook or other social networks to communicate with friends around them, I don't think it is an appropriate.
I know many Japanese teens or tweens use Mixi which I don't see the point. Why do we need to talk to them online when they can reach them in a real world? I don't quit understand.
But being able to share the pictures of yourself or your latest interests, it is very useful indeed. So I think it is all depends on how we use.
If you use the social network to make your friendship better as an additional way to communicate, it would be very helpful. For instance, you need to invite people to the party or volunteer group. But not when you are too lazy or shy to talk to people directly.
That is what I think of facebook!