Parents who have children that are 12 and younger should regulate how much time they are spending on their electronics. Children are becoming more lazy than ever because they are too worried about social media and playing video games instead of going outside and getting a little dirty. Young kids and teens should not have to constantly check up on Instagram or Snapchat every five minutes to see what their friends are doing. Instead, they should be walking to their friends house to play outside with them without being sucked into any electronic they see.
Not playing outside isn’t the only problem there is because, ”Ubiquitous online access is also likely to influence the way children interact with their families and ‘their willingness to participate in family holidays and trips out’, the report finds”(Wakefield). Children, teens, and young
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For example, “As many as 33 percent of teens are obese, according to estimates by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry published by the Texas Heart Institute” (Roberts). As the kids grow older their health can put their heart in risk while the chances of diabetes and arthritis are still a factor. Likewise, anyone can post or comment something ignorant and insensitive that everyone can view and become offended by. These actions are also referred to as cyberbullying which is using any form of electronics to harass another person because of age, race, gender, and anything someone could possibly think of. Additionally, “Cyber bullying can be very damaging to adolescents and teens. It can lead to anxiety, depression, and even suicide. Also, once things are circulated on the Internet, they may never disappear, resurfacing at later times to renew the pain of cyber