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ManyteensenjoykeepingintouchwiththeirfriendsonsocialnetworkingsiteslikeFacebook
andTwitter,butresearcherssaythatusingsuchsitestoexcesscanbeunhealthyandhaseven
beenlinkedtodepression.
1.ResearchersaresurethatspendingtoomuchtimeonFacebookorTwitter
canbethedirectcauseofdepressioninmanyusers.
AnewreportdescribesaphenomenonknownasFacebookdepressioninwhichchildrenand
teenagersspendanexaggeratedamountoftimeonsocialnetworkingsites,andthendevelop
symptomsofdepression.Thephenomenonisnotcommon,andmostchildrenbenefitfromthe
sitebecausetheyareabletomaintaintieswithfriendsandfeelaconnectionwiththeirsociety.
2.Facebookdepressiondoesnotoccurveryoftenasmostusersknowhow
totakeaproperadvantageofthesite.
ButheavyuseofFacebook,aswellasotherrisksoftheonlineworldcanhaveseriouseffects,so
it'scriticalforparentstostayinvolvedintheirchildren'slives.Askidshaveincreasinglyopen
linesofcommunicationwiththeirpeersonline,itisextremelyimportantthatparentsmaintain
controlovertheirkidssotheycanhaveasenseofwhatisgoingonintheirsociallives,both
onlineandoffline.
3.Itisparents’roletosupervisetheactivitiesthattheirchildrengetinvolved
inwhileontheInternet.
Relationshipswithfriendsbecomecriticalinadolescentyears.WhileFacebookallowsteensto
engagewithfriends,thatinteractioncouldalsoturntoenvy.Kidsbecomeverycompetitiveand
wanttobechosen.Facebookallowsadolescentstoseetheirfriends'successes,aswellasthe
numberoffriendshipsthosefriendshave,whichsetsupajealousythingwherekidsmightfeel
worsebecausetheirfriendsseemtohaveabettertimeandmoreattractivelifethantheydo.
4.Facebookopensagoodopportunityforteenagerstocompeteabouttheir
achievementsandthecompetitionmakestheircontactseasier.
Forthemostpart,depressionandlonelinessareassociatedwiththoseextremelyheavyusersof
theInternetwholettheamountoftimetheyspendonlineinterferewiththeirofflineconnections.
Onewaytopotentiallypreventchildrenfromenteringthistypeofdepressionistomakesurethey
engageinavarietyofactivities.Kidswhohaveabalancedlife,whodoschoolworkandafter-
schoolactivities,whoareinteamsorclubs,havealowerchanceofbecomingdepressed.
5.Childrenwhospendtoomuchtimeonofflineactivitiesareaslikelyto
developdepressionasextremeInternetusers.
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