Effect of Internet on Teenagers

Internet today has become an inseparable part of our lives and irrespective of our age, profession as
well as field. We are making use of the internet in some way or the other. Out of all the people who
use internet for fulfilling their everyday needs, requirements as well as entertainment purposes,
teenagers are often seen to be the biggest contributors to the use of internet. Today parents have
least control over the type of content their kids are exposed to on the internet and with the increasing
number of teenagers who are finding their way towards internet; it certainly has become a topic of
concern as well as fear for their parents. With virtual relationships and friendships given more
relevance over the real ones, it is high time that we regulate the extent of internet exposure provided
to our children.

Negative & positive effects of internet on teenagers

Addiction is one of the prime reasons why teenagers are discouraged from spending more time on
the internet that required. Once a teenager gets addicted to the several social networking websites as
well as the adult content present on the internet, it is needless to say that their social and academic
skills are going to be largely affected by it. Studies show that children who spend more time on the
internet as compared to the time spent with their friends and families become recluse as they grow.
Not only this, they also start losing internet in their studies and as a result become a target of social
stigma which weighs an individuals worth and calibre on the basis of the marks obtained by them.
Apart from this, teenagers who are new on the internet often see it as a playground where they have
endless things to try and explore. This leads to addiction and them drifting towards exploring different
stuff on the internet which involves several chatting websites and content which can leave a deep
impression on their young as well as developing minds. For instance, teenagers are seen getting into
relationships with people they hardly know on the internet and thus begin the trauma which these
young people should not go through at this age, not to forget the impact it has on their academic and
social lives.
However, we cannot deny the fact that internet also comes with its set of positives as well. With the
huge amount of information present on the internet, teenagers can use it to great extents for
academic purposes. It will keep them connected with the outside world which will help them in staying
informed about everything that is happening around the world.
Putting it in simple words, we can say that internet is good for teenagers as far as its use is regulated
and they are taught about the positives as well as negatives from the beginning. They should be told
not to convert it into an addiction. Remember that internet is needful for their academic growth and
social development but it is never a necessity.

Impacts of Media Technology on Teenagers

Today we are living in a revolutionary world and within seconds, several bombardments of new
inventions are happening around the globe, media technology being one of them. Media technology
has changed our lives giving us the freedom to perform activities from the comfort of our homes.
For example, it has made communication easier and quicker, a document now takes a few seconds
to reach anywhere in the world compared to regular mail which takes several days with the
involvement of several individuals to reach its destination. If we look at our daily life, we can see a
reflection of technology everywhere in our lives, such as TV, telephones, computers, cell phones,
PDA, text messages, email, internet, online banking, booking a vacation, GPS, online shopping,
online education, online liberalities, online books, online gaming and much more.

By the end of 20th century we can observe that media technology and its effects are as powerful as
it were never before. The invention of the cell phone, appearance of computers, laptops, and
internet communication has become a vital link in communicating with others. It has become
inseparable part of our life and it is everywhere and it is impossible to escape them. Teenagers all
over the world are growing up in a world, where the Internet, cell phones, text messaging and
other technology dominates the communication and it is an integral part of everyday life.
Technology has changed rapidly; it is hard to predict what will happen in the next six months. If
we ask a question whether media technology is good or bad, I believe there is no answer to this
question. Technology is a double edge sword; it can be used for good purposes or for bad purposes.

The evolving technology has a strong impact on individuals life and especially teenagers as they
are vulnerable to change. Research shows that teens tend to be more impulsive than adults, and
they may not think as clearly as adults about the consequences of what they do, (-Jessica Rich,
Federal Trade Commission). (Read more)
The story of media in young peoples lives today is primarily a story of technology facilitating
increased consumption. We created this blog to promote awareness to most common media
technologies that have influenced teenagers lives today i.e. Internet, TV, Cell Phones, Gaming,
Music and Print Media.

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Internet and Teenagers

The Internet is a part of todays culture that many teenagers cannot even imagine what the world
was like before the Internet existed. The Internet is fun, informative and a great source of
communication with others. It's an educational tool and users can learn about almost anything.
Sharing information through Internet is easy, cheap and fast. Teenagers have access to billions of
websites containing information in the form of text, pictures and videos.

The internet like other technology has positives and negatives effects on teenagers. Teenagers
have access to pornography, obscenities, and ways to make drugs, bombs or even participate in
online sexual practices. Teenagers can also become heavily addicted to the internet, which can
often lead them into depression, with little or no face-to face time with others. There are also
issues with teenagers hacking into school databases, banks, government websites, friends or
strangers computers. If your teenagers are spending too much time on the internet, they are at
risk of getting involved with one of these activities. Our blog will discuss pros and cons of internet
usage among teenagers.

Online Education

Online education does have an impact on the lives of students; online learning can contribute to a
gain in self-discipline. Educational goals can be reached by getting an online education. Students
become more computer savvy from continuously using technology to do research, type
assignments, and use specific software to complete projects. Some online programs even offer
fast-track programs that allow prospective graduates to complete degree programs faster. (Read
more)

Currently, most high school students in North America have access to the internet in their
classroom setting. Student can get extra helps through online learning environments (OLE)
provided by schools. OLE provides students quick and easy access to course resources and material.
Most OLE environments are virtually available from any location that has a computer and internet.
The OLE resources usually include: online books, lectures, instructor help, peer-to-peer support,
technology support, multimedia activities, instant updates, self-testing applications,
comprehensive reviews and much more! Students that have fallen behind can take extra help
online to achieve their required credits.

Internet a Job Search Tool

The internet is an excellent online job search tool for teenagers to find a job. Teenagers can
search different types of jobs through various job search engines i.e. Craigslist, Monster,
Workopolis and Job Bank. These search engines can teach you to fill out an application, create a
resume and prepare for an interview. You can apply for the required job through Internet, which is
more direct and easy. Jobs can help teenagers feel more confident and independent which can
help teenagers explore potential career paths.

Communication and Online Social Networking

Teenagers can communicate with each other through Internet chatting, video conferencing, e-mail
or internet telephony. For this purpose, different services are provided on the Internet such as
Facebook, MSN, Skype, Twitter, Hotmail etc

Teenagers spend a significant amount of time everyday on the internet on networking sites.
Teenagers use social networking sites to share information with others, connect with friends,
create new friends, send messages and comment on others profiles pages. However, teenagers
may become addicted to these networking sites and can be exposed to legal repercussions. Most
teenagers create at least a basic profile, with their name, age, status, photos and interests, but
many go much further. It's far too easy for predators to find victims using online social networking.

Internet and health issues among teenagers

Teenagers who spend most of their time on internet have an increased risk of smoking, drug and
alcohol abuse, poor school performance, and early sexual activity due to higher media exposure.

A recent study has revealed that teenagers who use the Internet pathologically are more likely to
develop depression than those who dont. Pathological (uncontrolled or unreasonable) use of
Internet has been associated with relationship problems, physical ill health, aggressive behaviors
and other psychiatric symptoms. (Read more)

Instant Messaging (IM) affects linguistic among teenagers

Instant messaging (IM) is a form of real time direct text based communication (Chatting) through
computers or cell phones with one or more individuals while connected to the Internet. It is an
extremely fast-growing communications medium, especially among teenagers. Teenagers use IM on
a frequent basis often use bad grammar, poor punctuation, and improper abbreviations which
affects their academic writing.

Recommendations:

Limit the time your teenager spends on the internet

Disconnect the router
Turn the machine off
Use technology to restrict access on the web
Have family sessions- bring the computer out in the family room so everyone is involved
Dont allow an internet connection in your teenagers room
Become a safety sleuth- observe these websites for yourself
Give them alternatives to boredom i.e. positive outlets through family centered alternatives
Join them- listen and become involved
Discuss with them what they are watching
Change locations- move computers to a common area

7 Internet Dangers

1. PornographyWarping the minds of youth

Repeatedly viewing pornography, especially from a young age, can radically shape ones sexual
attitudes and beliefs. Frequent exposures to sexually explicit material is closely linked to more
permissive attitudes about sex, such as having multiple sexual partners, one night stands, cynicism
about the need for affection between sexual partners, casual sexual relations with friends, and even
mimicking behaviors seen in pornography.

More than 1 in 8 web searches are for erotic content.

79% of youths unwanted exposures to Internet porn take place in the home.
Before the age of 18, 83% of boys and 57% of girls have seen group sex online.
2. SextingThe unsafe safe sex

Sexting is sending or receiving nude or partially nude photos or videos through the Internet or cell
phones. When teens engage in this risky behavior, many things can go wrong. These images are
easy to forward on to others. At times, these images can be considered child pornography, and
some teens have already been given felony charges.

Nearly 1 in 5 teens who receive a sext share it with someone else.

20% of teens have sent or posted a nude or semi-nude image of themselves.
 Of those who have sent sexts, 76% of girls and 57% of guys sent it to get someone else to
like them.
3. CyberbullyingThe mean way kids treat each other online

Bullying happens on both the playground and in the digital world. Hurtful words are exchanged.
Rumors start easily and spread quickly. Profiles and e-mails are hacked. And these types of activities
are common today:

20% of teens say their peers are mostly unkind to each other on social networks.
24% of teens and young adults say someone has written something about them online that
wasnt true.
9% say someone has threatened to use electronic communication (Facebook, e-mail, text
messages, etc.) to tell others private things about them as a form of blackmail.
4. PredatorsThose seeking to ensnare our children

The Internet is a perfect forum to meet new people, but some with malicious intent can use it to
befriend your child. Internet predators are expert manipulators, able to foster a relationship of
dependence with a teenager. Most prey on a teens desire to be liked, their desire for romance, or
their sexual curiosity. Often a predator grooms a child through flattery, sympathy, and by investing
time in their online relationship. These can then turn into offline relationships or, in extreme cases,
opportunities for kidnapping or abduction.

76% of predators are 26 or older.

47% of offenders are 20 years old than their victims.
83% of victims who met their offender face-to-face willingly went somewhere with them.
5. GamingMore risks of exposure to sexual media and interactions

While online and console games can be very fun, educational, and interactive, there are also hidden
dangers. Much of the content of some games include sexual content, violence, and crude language.
Plus, Internet-connected games enable kids to interact with strangers, some of which can be bad
influences or mean your kids harm.

82% of children say they are current gamers.

One-third of teen gamers (ages 15-17) report playing games with people they first met online.
13% of underage teenagers were able to buy Mature-rated games between November 2010
and January 2011.
6. Social NetworksRedefining privacy

Social networks like Facebook are very popular online activities. But parents should be aware of the
image their teens are projecting as well as the influences they are absorbing online.
 Despite the 13-year-old minimum, over half of parents of 12-year-olds say their child has a
Facebook account, and three-quarters of these helped their child create the account.
40% of teens have seen pictures on social networks of their peers getting drunk, passed out,
or using drugs, and half of these first saw these pictures when they were 13 or younger.
More than 11% of teens are hyper-networkers, spending more than three hours per school
day on social network sites.
7. YouTubeBroadcast yourself culture means anything goes

YouTube is the worlds largest video sharing website. But because anyone can upload anything to
YouTube, often videos can break the Community Guidelines for YouTube, and even those that do not
can still be full of sexual innuendo, provocative content, and foul language.

48 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute (about 8 years of content
uploaded every day).
Over 3 billion videos are viewed every day on YouTube.
Users upload the equivalent of 240,000 full length films every week.

Internet is a useful tool in technology era. However, it still remains many negative aspects if it is
abused by people especially student and children. Here are 6 negative effects of internet on children
and students that people should know to avoid:

1. Addiction

2. Work Ethic

3. Cyber Crimes<

4. Abandonment Of Family

5. Physical Development

6. Cyber Bully

7. Privacy Disrupted

8. Cheating

9. Lazy

10. Bad Webs

11. Hesitant Toward Face To Face Communication

12. Lacking Creativity And Dependence

13. Wastage Of Time

14. Insomnia
1. Addiction

Online games on the internet can be addictive to teenagers, children, and adults. This can take away
your precious time that should be used for other things more productive.

In addition, they are addicted to an extreme level. Maybe it is the social networking websites or the
gambling ones that they use excessively on the net. This internet addiction can result in disruption of
the development of their mental at such young age.

Learn more: Meaning And Benefits Of Internet 5 Tips

2. Work Ethic

This is one of the negative effects of internet on children and students that you should be aware of.
Children who grow up in the Internet time expect rapid gratification. They may easily get online and
look for anything they want, from the favorite music videos & TV shows to difficult homework
answers. The Internet helps them not to wait and give them immediate results with a minimal effort.
These traits will not translate to the school, where teachers expect their students to work for the
grades. Students, as a result, are often unable to understand problems. In addition, they also fail to
control their time efficiently.
3. Cyber Crimes

Unsuspecting internet users may easily become a victim of criminal elements who interfere with the
emails or do something with the credit card information. Fooling or phishing other people into
believing that websites owned by criminals are legitimate resulted in millions of money lost for these
misleading business transactions.

You can easily see these online frauds and crimes in daily news.

Read more: 26 Effects Of Social Media On Youth, Society And Business

4. Abandonment Of Family

In fact, using anything excessively has its disadvantages and abandonment of family is another of the
negative effects of internet on children and students that you should know. People become
insensitive when they depend on the internet. To prove this point, I want to give you a detailed
example. Due to the virtual baby on the internet, a couple in Korea forget to feed their real kid who
died of hunger. This is so sorry!
In addition, too much use of these social networking sites and the internet will push the children into
an isolated world where the internet is their only friend. They can spend hours on using the internet
and as a result, they will ignore their families. For them, accessing the internet is more important than
taking their time to talk to their loved people.
5. Physical Development

As you know, a full education will surely enhance both your body and mind. Spending hours on
accessing the internet, engaging on social networks, and playing online games can drastically inhibit
the physical development of a child. Instead, place a greater emphasis on the necessity for physical
activity and regular exercise. Schools in which are unable or unwilling to give a physical education
can lead to the risk of the sedentary lifestyle of students.
6. Cyber Bully

One of the negative effects of internet on children and students is cyber bully. This is considered as
another term that is added to explain getting bullied on the internet. It seems to be much easier than
physical bully. Students get easily trapped into it. The extremely regular explorations of the sites of
social networking make the cyber bullies easier to do. Students often get most bullied on the internet.
The cyber bullies always expose and demoralize these victims. As a result, this will cause students to
give a rise in suicidal attempts. They are harassed and have to face their embarrassment but they
still cannot share such serious experience with anybody.
7. Privacy Disrupted

When it comes to the social networking, a lot of things may be exchanged or uploaded over them.
For instance, when students do not realize their action and in the innocence, they can exchange
private messages, pictures, etc. through personal chats, which will disrupt their privacy. Many times,
their privacy gets hindered and they are not covered with the web. Many people will try to get your
private stuff to misuse it. Therefore, you should be careful!
8. Cheating

The Internet is a place in which is stored the knowledge of world. Students may easily find test
answers or essays for any subject. And the correct answers readily available on the internet are very
attractive for some students, which will result in academic fraud, cheating, and plagiarism. Educators
have carried out to counter such problems. They have developed websites that check research
papers and essays against published content in order to detect pilfered material. However,
determined students may try to circumvent these safeguards by using message boards and social
media to share class information. And this contributes to have culture of cheating that did not exist on
such scale before appearing the internet.
9. Lazy

There are no statistics on the number of students who addicted to the internet, but in fact, there are
so many people spend a lot of hours, even on 8-hour, all day to enter the internet. They play games,
read a book, listen to music or access their favorite websites without caring to study or work. Many
students even drop out of school to enter the internet all day. Lots of them are expelled because of
internet addiction. When being addicted by internet, the student will get lazier. This is one of the most
negative effects of internet on students that people should know to avoid abusing the internet and
being lazy.
10. Bad Webs

According to a survey, the number of people entering black webs is compare with Google and
YouTube. There were 4.4 billion people visit these blacks website per month, more double than other
sites such as CNN or BBC. Besides, the number of students visiting bad webs is also uncountable.
Spending too much time to enter black webs affects to children in mind. These films and black webs
have a significant impact to the physical and psychological condition. This is one of the main causes
affecting unhealthy lifestyle and moral corruption of a youth department. According to a research of
the University of Florida, if students use internet over 3 hours a day, they can easily to be sexual
exploited. With the spreading of sex web, the large number of children can be felt down to sexual
exploitation because their thought and mind are affected by these black webs. In a long time,
the mental health of the student can be affected by being exploited online.

Moreover, moral corruption is also a negative effect of internet on children that are released on many
black sites. There are a lot of available good and bad things on the internet that a 5-year kid can
approach the content, such as the 18+ information.

Thus, the use of the Internet in the right way, at the right time, for the right purpose gives you a lot of
benefits in all aspects without opposite effects. This is one of the significant negative effects of
internet on students that people should know to block and avoid bad webs.

Not only being affected metal health, now everyone can be sexual exploited due to black

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Read more: Hidden Dangers Of Internet For Youth

11. Hesitant Toward Face To Face Communication

With the Internet, through social networking sites, Students can make a lot of friends, in many parts
of the country and the world. Just sitting alone at home you can talk and share the joys and sorrows
with the others in the very long distant or even your classmate.

Because of this convenience, you will have less time for the old relationship and little opportunity to
meet in real life to go play, eat and recall memories together. They only see the words: Im very sad
when you fail the test, or I really want to help you this time, but you do not see the eyes anxious,
panicked heartbeat of your friend who are ready to next to you when something wrong happened.
Some students do not like chatting face to face with friends. They just feel comfortable when they at
home through a computer and internet. They feel shy to make the conversation to anybody face to
face. They prefer to talk and chat in somewhere which can separate them from the real world.
Therefore, friendships in the real-life are gradually fading. Virtual feeling is one of the negative effects
of internet on children that student should know to avoid overuse internet because they cant feel the
real sentiment if they just sitting at home. In facts, it seems to be one of the most negative effects of
internet on children that people should know to learn and avoid it.
12. Lacking Creativity And Dependence

With internet, I had the whole world in my hands!. That may be the oft-quoted line of many students
who are addicted internet. If the student wants to find out about a famous place such as Paris,
London, New York or any certain knowledge, just searching Google, theyll have all they need.

Instead of thinking about any things you want to know by yourself, the fastest way they can do is
searching the internet or asking Google. Therefore, the ability of thinking and creation are limited.
They just search on the internet to find the information they need without working their mind. They
are being depended with things they would have to get to work and they rely on internet search
results.

Students are often doing some presentation and projects. The simple way they can do is finding the
available information on the internet, copying and pasting in to their notebook. This situation can
cause the lack of creativity in students and being one of the worse negative effects of internet on
children. They do not make the chance to find out any new things by themselves.

They should remember that they need to find out and prove what you need by actual experience
because its more available. Lacking creativity & dependence plays negative effects of internet on
children that parents should know to adjust the time their children enter the internet reasonable.
13. Wastage Of Time
Wastage of time seems to be one of the worse negative effects of internet on children. Obviously, if
you are addicted internet, you spend a lot of time to sit in the computer than giving time to your
studies. And the fact cant be realized till the exam approach. Because of wasting all the time on the
internet without studying, they fail the exam. This can lead to further depression and they continue to
overuse the internet. If students use internet useful and reasonable, they can find out and study a lot
of useful information on the internet with negative effects.
14. Insomnia

Because of the internet, many students have less time to sleeping. They play games or chat with our
friends late at night. Being on the internet, people are hard to go to bed soon and even unable to
sleep. If this situation continues for a long time, it can lead to insomnia. This is a very harmful habit
because it can affect health. This condition not only affects mental growth but also harm to physical
growth. Moreover, checking their updates on Gmail or social networks in the middle of night can
cause problems in their eyes. So, to avoid negative effects of internet on student, people need to
avoid overusing it. .

There are many arguments about the methods which limited adverse effects of the Internet. Many
solutions without realistically are launched as limited use and regarded the Internet as a bad
environment, In order to identify and prevention of potential threaten on the internet for youth and
adolescents, need to understand the nature of the Internet. This is an open and connection
environment which can help to create a communication environment without depending on space and
time. Internet is not a good development environment but also bad ones. If the users do not know the
way to use it reasonably, the negative effects on the internet on student can be increased. The
development of science and technology is probably the cause of the negative effects of the internet
on children.

After reading my writing today, I hope that you can learn many negatives effects of internet on
students and children and spend time to read the 26 Effects Of Social Media On Youth, Society
And Business article. In fact, this article reveals some of the best applications and benefits of social
media that internet brings to our life and the general business in the world. The effects revealed in
this article are proven by a lot of prestigious studies and researchers through several surveys. It
helps us understand that besides the negative effects that the internet can cause, it can also be a
great tool with significant contributions to our daily life, science, and business. Thus, do not hurry to
express your hateful feeling to the internet yet look frankly to both negative effects of internet and its
benefits for life.

The article today gathers the 6 significant negative effects of internet on children that both men and
women should read this article on VKool.com and make use for good. I hope that you will be able to
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Conclusion
Well, the negative impacts of Internet do not mean that one should stop using it. The positive points
are more than the negative ones. How one person uses Internet depends completely on him/her. No
one is forced to use Internet in any particular way. You must try to use it for good purposes only;
otherwise, Internet is the biggest curse for you by modern technological world.