Negative Effects of Internet Addiction on Teenagers Nowadays our community is going through a big struggle which is the internet addiction. In fact half of all teens say they feel addicted to their mobile devices. That’s right, 50 percent of teens actually admitted that they feel addicted. Just imagine what the real number is. Not only do teens feel they can’t put their devices down, but many parents themselves are unable to put the phone down. (Joyce). So how can parents tell their children to stop using their phone if they are becoming the first? Parents should follow some simple tips to limit the effect of internet addiction. One problem that internet addiction is causing, is called bedtime texting "rampant" among teens, and found it is most prevalent in older teen girls. Its consists in teens losing sleep after their devices, probably looking at their social medias. this is starting to influence with schools, by not concentrating in class and causing people to get...
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Are you addicted to the internet? Have you ever thought of your internet use? If you’re a teen, you could find this interesting; fifty percent of the teenagers admit feeling addicted to their mobile phones (Joyce). Everyone has heard someone that is constantly saying: ‘Leaving your phone alone is the easiest thing you can do’, but in reality, it’s not. Once you feel or are addicted to something, forgetting about it ends up being really hard. Although this complication exists, there are many ways for helping you fight your addiction to this new technology. Addiction to phones can be stopped by making boundaries (Joyce) (these are useful not only with phones, but with every other problem or addiction); if you have a child, you can always set limits for him/her. Rules can be strict, such as not letting your child use his/her phone on Mondays and Wednesdays, for example, or they can be just supporting rules to make them get used to it, such as not using...
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Negative Effects Of Internet Addiction Do you know that half of of all teens think they’re addicted to their devices. 50% of teens admitted their addiction. 56% of teens go online several times a day , 12 % of teens go online for a once in a day , 6% of teens go online weekly and just 2% of teens go online rarely? Actually addiction is not just teen problem; it is also an adult problem, too. 27% of parents cannot put their own devices down. It is really big problem for our lives. It affects our behavior , relationships , characteristics, grades ,future , and health. One of the most common effects of internet addiction on teenagers is getting bad grades at school. Most of the teens are texting or watching something on their devices or TV while they are doing their school homework or practise. Because of that they cannot concentrate on their work. So they cannot learn their lessons. The university of Sussex said it affects your brai...
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Did you know that there are more than 10 main negative effects of internet addiction on teens registered?. Sadly, the situation of people of all ages declaring themselves addicted to electronic devices has been growing dramatically in the last years, and after suffering the consequences. Internet addiction is one of the main reasons for problems like obesity, socialization issues, or insomnia in teens. One of the most common and most dangerous effects of internet addiction on teens is obesity. In countries like the United States, about 20% of teens are victims of obesity according to an article by the CDC(Vance). The reason why obesity is a problem caused by internet addiction is obviously the inactivity of teenagers. Students spend most of their free time checking their social media or watching youtube videos instead of going out or doing sport. Also, poverty plays a key role here, because is much cheaper for parents to pay for internet monthly than paying for bask...
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Do you know how internet addiction is affecting you? 48 percent of parents feel they have to answer emails and texts immediately, and 72 percent of teens say they need to; 69 percent of parents say they check devices hourly while 78 percent of teens do. ( Joyce) Nowadays the internet is affecting people by video games, negative impact on relationships, and impact on health. First, video games are affecting most people or teenagers, adults and children. (Lenhart)In many countries, there are people that have forgotten also how to live in the real world and don’t have a way of life. Second, the negative impact on your relationships. Nowadays people spend more time on their cellphones than socializing with friends, with their families. This causes difficult communication between people(Lenhart). Third, the impact on health. The people spend more time on the internet than in real life many people spend more time in cell phones than sleeping. The internet is very e...
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INTERNET ADDICTION BLOG Nowadays, 94% of the teenagers around the world are addicted to the internet. This addiction is especially abundant in social media, such as Instagram, Snapchat etc. The addiction that teenagers have on internet, have caused many effects on their lives. No matter how many times I say not to do this, people still do. Some of these effects are the overuse of the internet, becoming antisocial and lost of their sleep. Firstly, teenagers spend most of their time on their phone chatting on social media. This has affected many factors such as school. The students are starting to have lower grades because of the use of internet. They start doing their homework and most of the times they can’t wait to finish them so they can use their phone again. That has as a result their homework being incomplete (Lenhart) Secondly, teenagers have started communicating in an unreal world and most of them have forgotten how to have a c...
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3 effects on teens of internet addiction Can you imagine that you going to a party and everyone is on his phone, and you are chatting with the person online even you are in a party! People spend almost whole day with mobile phone. Constant internet use has many harmful effects on the body, including lack of sleep, mental health, and trouble in relationships. First, it would affect people’s health. Many people prefer to play one more hour on their phone before they fall asleep instead of sleep one more hour. Using a phone, tablet or other light-emitting device in bed for more than an hour reduced the total melatonin production by about 22 percent. Once people's melatonin is inhibited to this extent, their physiological cycle will also be affected. The direct effect is to keep people in light sleep, and even greatly reduce people's sleep time(Mazzola). We all know that long time face to the electronic products is bad for our eyesight and it’s also bad for our cervical...