Social Network

The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/127/4/800.full

Engaging in various forms of social media is a routine activity that research has shown to benefit children and adolescents by enhancing communication, social connection, and even technical skills..

Social media sites such as Facebook and MySpace offer multiple daily opportunities for connecting with friends, classmates, and people with shared interests.  Social media sites allow teens to accomplish online many of the tasks that are important to them offline: staying connected with friends and family, making new friends, sharing pictures, and exchanging ideas. 

On the other hand, 

Using social media becomes a risk to adolescents more often than most adults realize. Most risks fall into the following categories: peer-to-peer; inappropriate content; lack of understanding of online privacy issues; and outside influences of third-party advertising groups.

What Are the Effects of Social Media on Youth?

http://hubpages.com/technology/effects-of-social-media-on-our-youth

Within, time, the society has welcomed this media. Teenagers and young adults are the biggest users of these sites. It has been observed that these sites are impacting the lives of the youth greatly. The impacts of using these sites have both positive and negative effects on the youth.

The positive aspect of social media is that it plays a vital role in teenagers’ lives. Most youths are spending a good amount of time in these sites. The popular social media sites are Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Social media helps the user updated with the current affairs around the world, help the teenagers stay connected and interact with each other even if they are several miles away. This strengthens their relationship even if they finished school and moved to different locations they stay connected and update one another.