Are Facebook and Twitter really that bad?
April 21st, 2009 by Sarah Newton
By special guest author Sarah Newton of TeenBlogCoach.com
Is it me or do we appear to be having a “moral panic” around social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter? Personally I think it the age old adult trait of ” if you don’t understand it…slam it” maybe if we do this enough the youth will get it!
The Facebook rant “Pupils who spend time on Facebook do worse in exams, study shows” surly pupils who do anything other then studying 24/7 do worse then those who are glued to their books constantly?
And then the next most recent one “Facebook and Twitter ‘fuel an epidemic of online bullying’” do they really? ……would bullying not exist if these sites were not available I think not!
And then just as you get them off the computer for fear of who knows what you sit them in front of the TV and low and behold “action-packed TV shows ‘cut pupils’ attention span’ and “Experts say, “Ban TVs from children’s bedrooms”.
What is a Parent to do?….first get a balanced view point and ask your child what they think to these sensational headlines. Second decide what your values are as a family and how these things fit into your family life…Thirdly don’t believe the hype!
Take a look at these resources and make the choice for yourself:
- Pupils who spend time on Facebook do worse in exams, study shows
- Facebook and Twitter ‘fuel an epidemic of online bullying’
- Wiki in Schools
- Are Parents Being Misinformed of Online Dangers?
- Scientists make a case for video games
- Experts say, “Ban TVs from children’s bedrooms”
Article re-posted thanks to Sarah of TheTeenCoachBlog.com.
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