S O C I A L M E D I A

T h e G o o d i s G r e a t  

B u t t h e B a d i s W o r s e

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The purpose of social media is to create new and mobile

channels of communication to connect and interact with

friends, family and business.

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G R O W T H I S G O O D

A s t i m e h a s p r o g r e s s e d , s o h a s s o c i a l m e d i a . C o m p a n i e s s u c h a s F a c e b o o k , T w i t t e r a n d S n a p c h a t h a v e e x p a n d e d i n t o n o t o n l y a p l a t f o r m f o r g e t t i n g c o n n e c t e d , b u t t h e y n o w s h a r e f o r m s o f e n t e r t a i n m e n t a n d t h e i r p o p u l a r i t y c o n t i n u e s t o g r o w l a r g e r d a i l y a m o n g a l l a g e s .

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"More people are opting

to use social networks to

connect and

communicate."

"Growth is near

exponential!" - Mark Zuckerberg

- Mark Zuckerberg

Reference 1

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"More than Half of kids before the age of 10 use social media"

- Daily Mail

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A L T H O U G H I T I S A P O W E R F U L T O O L , I T

I S A N E V E N M O R E P O W E R F U L W E A P O N

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P O O R M E N T A L H E A L T H S O C I A L M E D I A

Social Networking Sites have been studied extensively and

researchers have noticed that there is a correlation between

consistent social media use and poor mental health in children

from grades 7-12.

Reference 3

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But where do parents draw the line when

it comes to their kids

social interactions?

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A L O N E A N D A F R A I D

1 / 4 t e e n s t h a t s p e n d 2 + h o u r s

o n s o c i a l m e d i a d a i l y i n t h e

s t u d y r e p o r t p s y c h o l o g i c a l

p a i n , s u i c i d a l t h o u g h t s a n d

o v e r a l l p o o r m e n t a l h e a l t h .

Reference 3 Photo By: Christian Newman

C Y B E R B U L L Y I N G G R O W S W I T H S O C I A L M E D I A

9 . 5 % o f s t u d e n t s a d m i t t e d t o b e i n g v i c t i m s o f b u l l y i n g a n d h a r a s s m e n t w h i l e o n l i n e a n d 3 3 . 7 % r e p o r t e d t o h a v ec o m m i t t e d o n l i n e b u l l y i n g b e h a v i o u r .

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SOCIAL NETWORKING CAN LEAD TO STRESS AND OFFLINE RELATIONSHIP

ISSUES.

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The Center for the Digital Future at

the USC Annenberg School

conducted a study that showed

people are having less face to face

time with their family and friends.

Year of 2000 was 8%

Year of 2011 rose to 34% Reference 4

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H O W D O W E C O M B A T T H E N E G A T I V E S ?

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" W i n t e r i s t h e t i m e f o r c o m f o r t a n d w a r m t h , f o r a t a l k b e s i d e t h e

f i r e : i t i s t i m e f o r h o m e . "

E d i t h S i t w e l l

COMMUNICATEGET INVOLVED

PLAY GAMES BE PROACTIVE

BE OLD SCHOOL

LIMIT USE

MAKE A SCHEDULEEXPLAIN IT TO THE KIDS

BE OPENFAMILY TIME

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S O C I E T Y I S C H A N G I N G ! S O D O Y O U !

" I a s k e d t h e m t o p u t t h e i r p h o n e s a w a y a n d w e ' d

e n g a g e i n g r e a t , r e a l c o n v e r s a t i o n s , l o t s o f

l a u g h t e r . B u t I c o u l d s e n s e w h e n t h e m e a l w a s o v e r

t h a t t h e y w e r e t w i t c h i n g t o g e t b a c k o n t o t h e i r

g a d g e t s . "  

Reference 6

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B E R E S P O N S I B L E

C r e a t i n g a p r o p e r b a l a n c e w i l l b e o n e o f t h e b u i l d i n g b l o c k s f o r s e l f c o n f i d e n c e , b e i n g i n t o u c h w i t h r e a l i t y

a n d o v e r a l l w e l l b e i n g o f t h e m i n d .  

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"Parents have to look at their own behaviour. They'll say, 'no

texting at the table,' 'no texting in the car,' and then they don't

follow through. You really have get control over your own

behaviour and your relationship with technology. And then, it's

always been the hard job of parenting that we set limits."

Take a look in the

mirrorReference 6

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S O C I A L M E D I A I S N ' T B A D . I T J U S T

N E E D S T O B E M O N I T O R E D P R O P E R L Y .

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2552658/More-half-children-use-social-media-age-10-Facebook-popular-site-youngsters-join.html

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