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I could tell you about the multiple
I could tell you about the multiple arguments I’ve had with my parents in
arguments I’ve had with my parents in
arguments I’ve had with my parents in regards to social media although if I
regards to social media although if I
regards to social media although if I did we would be here all day they
did we would be here all day they
did we would be here all day they usually start with me on my cell phone
usually start with me on my cell phone
usually start with me on my cell phone going through whatever social media
going through whatever social media
going through whatever social media sites I decided to open then my mom or
sites I decided to open then my mom or
sites I decided to open then my mom or my dad or both walk in see me on my cell
my dad or both walk in see me on my cell
my dad or both walk in see me on my cell phone and take my phone away now I’m
phone and take my phone away now I’m
phone and take my phone away now I’m angry because I feel they won’t give me
angry because I feel they won’t give me
angry because I feel they won’t give me the opportunity to explain myself but
the opportunity to explain myself but
the opportunity to explain myself but after all the research I’ve done I
after all the research I’ve done I
after all the research I’ve done I believe their anger comes from a place
believe their anger comes from a place
believe their anger comes from a place of anxiety and frustration because they
of anxiety and frustration because they
of anxiety and frustration because they have heard the most horrible stories
have heard the most horrible stories
have heard the most horrible stories about social media so just like my
about social media so just like my
about social media so just like my parents and I I believe every parents
parents and I I believe every parents
parents and I I believe every parents and their teenagers need to communicate
and their teenagers need to communicate
and their teenagers need to communicate to overcome this mental barrier that
to overcome this mental barrier that
to overcome this mental barrier that social media has caused first the
social media has caused first the
social media has caused first the parents should explain the horrible
parents should explain the horrible
parents should explain the horrible things they’ve heard which include
things they’ve heard which include
things they’ve heard which include cyberbullying the creepy and weird
cyberbullying the creepy and weird
cyberbullying the creepy and weird habits of other people and the
habits of other people and the
habits of other people and the psychological effect it could have on
psychological effect it could have on
psychological effect it could have on their child like most high school
their child like most high school
their child like most high school students I have in cyber bullied and has
students I have in cyber bullied and has
students I have in cyber bullied and has been proven at teenagers who spend three
been proven at teenagers who spend three
been proven at teenagers who spend three or more hours on social media during a
or more hours on social media during a
or more hours on social media during a school day are one hundred and ten
school day are one hundred and ten
school day are one hundred and ten percent more likely to be a victim of
percent more likely to be a victim of
percent more likely to be a victim of cyber bullying and this is worrying to
cyber bullying and this is worrying to
cyber bullying and this is worrying to parents because not many victims even
parents because not many victims even
parents because not many victims even tell their parents that they are being
tell their parents that they are being
tell their parents that they are being cyber bullied as there is nothing you
cyber bullied as there is nothing you
cyber bullied as there is nothing you can do to fix it it’s nearly impossible
can do to fix it it’s nearly impossible
can do to fix it it’s nearly impossible to trace a hurtful message back to the
to trace a hurtful message back to the
to trace a hurtful message back to the person who wrote it as they are normally
person who wrote it as they are normally
person who wrote it as they are normally sent anonymously it’s believed that kids
sent anonymously it’s believed that kids
sent anonymously it’s believed that kids who are frequently cyber bullied are
who are frequently cyber bullied are
who are frequently cyber bullied are more likely to abuse substances skip
more likely to abuse substances skip
more likely to abuse substances skip school experience bullying at school
school experience bullying at school
school experience bullying at school poor grades lower self-esteem
poor grades lower self-esteem
poor grades lower self-esteem more health problems so it’s
more health problems so it’s
more health problems so it’s understandable why parents are so strict
understandable why parents are so strict
understandable why parents are so strict a few months ago I received an anonymous
a few months ago I received an anonymous
a few months ago I received an anonymous message telling me I look like an owl
message telling me I look like an owl
message telling me I look like an owl and other things that apparently haven’t
and other things that apparently haven’t
and other things that apparently haven’t spread about me and I was hurt by the
spread about me and I was hurt by the
spread about me and I was hurt by the fact that someone out there didn’t like
fact that someone out there didn’t like
fact that someone out there didn’t like me and that these things were going
me and that these things were going
me and that these things were going around but I had to remember none of it
around but I had to remember none of it
around but I had to remember none of it was true in any cyber bullying meant
was true in any cyber bullying meant
was true in any cyber bullying meant message is absolute nonsense I was even
message is absolute nonsense I was even
message is absolute nonsense I was even contemplating whether or not I should
contemplating whether or not I should
contemplating whether or not I should tell my family because I was worried
tell my family because I was worried
tell my family because I was worried that they would judge me and here the
that they would judge me and here the
that they would judge me and here the end effect we mean that i would have to
end effect we mean that i would have to
end effect we mean that i would have to delete the profile from the social media
delete the profile from the social media
delete the profile from the social media site i had recently started using in the
site i had recently started using in the
site i had recently started using in the end i did delete my profile for it as i
end i did delete my profile for it as i
end i did delete my profile for it as i did tell my parents and even though they
did tell my parents and even though they
did tell my parents and even though they were angry I knew they weren’t angry
were angry I knew they weren’t angry
were angry I knew they weren’t angry with me all I want to do is protect me
with me all I want to do is protect me
with me all I want to do is protect me that’s what every parent wants with
that’s what every parent wants with
that’s what every parent wants with their teenager sometimes we don’t
their teenager sometimes we don’t
their teenager sometimes we don’t realize the danger of putting too much
realize the danger of putting too much
realize the danger of putting too much information online I was at my friend’s
information online I was at my friend’s
information online I was at my friend’s house and we decided to swim we were
house and we decided to swim we were
house and we decided to swim we were having a great time but like most
having a great time but like most
having a great time but like most teenagers or you needed a picture to
teenagers or you needed a picture to
teenagers or you needed a picture to prove it looking back posting a fiction
prove it looking back posting a fiction
prove it looking back posting a fiction our costumes wasn’t the smartest idea as
our costumes wasn’t the smartest idea as
our costumes wasn’t the smartest idea as this can lead to stalking stalking is
this can lead to stalking stalking is
this can lead to stalking stalking is always subtle at first you won’t know
always subtle at first you won’t know
always subtle at first you won’t know immediately if you’re being stalked but
immediately if you’re being stalked but
immediately if you’re being stalked but it’s a serious crime and if not stopped
it’s a serious crime and if not stopped
it’s a serious crime and if not stopped immediately it can leave the victims
immediately it can leave the victims
immediately it can leave the victims feeling paranoid and alone as some of
feeling paranoid and alone as some of
feeling paranoid and alone as some of the extreme cases can result in things
the extreme cases can result in things
the extreme cases can result in things as serious as sexual assault and murder
as serious as sexual assault and murder
as serious as sexual assault and murder so this is constantly stressing parents
so this is constantly stressing parents
so this is constantly stressing parents because of how it impacts is child
because of how it impacts is child
because of how it impacts is child safety negatively we can also impact the
safety negatively we can also impact the
safety negatively we can also impact the child safety negatively is sexing to be
child safety negatively is sexing to be
child safety negatively is sexing to be honest I was only targeted once when I
honest I was only targeted once when I
honest I was only targeted once when I was in grade four my friends started
was in grade four my friends started
was in grade four my friends started using the social media site which
using the social media site which
using the social media site which allowed you to chat with any other kid
allowed you to chat with any other kid
allowed you to chat with any other kid in the world now is a very cautious
in the world now is a very cautious
in the world now is a very cautious grade for I made a fake account to
grade for I made a fake account to
grade for I made a fake account to everyone who viewed my profile I was
everyone who viewed my profile I was
everyone who viewed my profile I was amber Thompson from Iceland and I was 13
amber Thompson from Iceland and I was 13
amber Thompson from Iceland and I was 13 years old after 45 minutes of chatting
years old after 45 minutes of chatting
years old after 45 minutes of chatting with a girl my age from America i
with a girl my age from America i
with a girl my age from America i received an inappropriate message from a
received an inappropriate message from a
received an inappropriate message from a 13 year old boy now as a ten-year-old
13 year old boy now as a ten-year-old
13 year old boy now as a ten-year-old girl
girl
girl I was absolutely horrified that message
I was absolutely horrified that message
I was absolutely horrified that message was meant for 13 year old amber Thompson
was meant for 13 year old amber Thompson
was meant for 13 year old amber Thompson as sexting is seen to me more of a
as sexting is seen to me more of a
as sexting is seen to me more of a teenage thing rather than adults and
teenage thing rather than adults and
teenage thing rather than adults and girls are targeted more frequently than
girls are targeted more frequently than
girls are targeted more frequently than boys it’s unsafe for many reasons as it
boys it’s unsafe for many reasons as it
boys it’s unsafe for many reasons as it can result in stalking and we all know
can result in stalking and we all know
can result in stalking and we all know relaxing lead it’s a serious crime that
relaxing lead it’s a serious crime that
relaxing lead it’s a serious crime that if you are found sending sexual images
if you are found sending sexual images
if you are found sending sexual images online you can receive a criminal record
online you can receive a criminal record
online you can receive a criminal record which will stay with you for the rest of
which will stay with you for the rest of
which will stay with you for the rest of your life but you have to remember this
your life but you have to remember this
your life but you have to remember this generation was born into a world of
generation was born into a world of
generation was born into a world of devices and social media so just like we
devices and social media so just like we
devices and social media so just like we learn not to walk off clips in the real
learn not to walk off clips in the real
learn not to walk off clips in the real world we learn not to get ourselves into
world we learn not to get ourselves into
world we learn not to get ourselves into dangerous situations in the virtual
dangerous situations in the virtual
dangerous situations in the virtual world so these are some of those aspects
world so these are some of those aspects
world so these are some of those aspects of social media which can affect the
of social media which can affect the
of social media which can affect the child immediately but some of the
child immediately but some of the
child immediately but some of the effects of social media take time to
effects of social media take time to
effects of social media take time to show results I was talking to someone
show results I was talking to someone
show results I was talking to someone whom I hadn’t seen in three years and
whom I hadn’t seen in three years and
whom I hadn’t seen in three years and whilst i was talking to her she SAT
whilst i was talking to her she SAT
whilst i was talking to her she SAT there growing through an Instagram feed
there growing through an Instagram feed
there growing through an Instagram feed it’s just amazing how social media has
it’s just amazing how social media has
it’s just amazing how social media has affected our social and communication
affected our social and communication
affected our social and communication skills these are skills like being able
skills these are skills like being able
skills these are skills like being able to have a decent conversation Annoying
to have a decent conversation Annoying
to have a decent conversation Annoying witch body language is correct for a
witch body language is correct for a
witch body language is correct for a certain situation but the amount of
certain situation but the amount of
certain situation but the amount of sulfur and computer use has diminished
sulfur and computer use has diminished
sulfur and computer use has diminished social skills and body language sir as a
social skills and body language sir as a
social skills and body language sir as a pair and all these things obviously
pair and all these things obviously
pair and all these things obviously stress them out about social media but
stress them out about social media but
stress them out about social media but from a child’s perspective they are just
from a child’s perspective they are just
from a child’s perspective they are just as many positive aspects I was at home
as many positive aspects I was at home
as many positive aspects I was at home cooking supper and while cements was
cooking supper and while cements was
cooking supper and while cements was cooking I picked up my cell phone and
cooking I picked up my cell phone and
cooking I picked up my cell phone and went on it when my mom walked in she got
went on it when my mom walked in she got
went on it when my mom walked in she got angry and took my phone away I don’t
angry and took my phone away I don’t
angry and took my phone away I don’t think she realizes that when I’m on my
think she realizes that when I’m on my
think she realizes that when I’m on my cell phone is mainly for communicating
cell phone is mainly for communicating
cell phone is mainly for communicating with friends building my popularity and
with friends building my popularity and
with friends building my popularity and for educational purposes in this
for educational purposes in this
for educational purposes in this situation I was actually talking to
situation I was actually talking to
situation I was actually talking to someone about an issue that are popped
someone about an issue that are popped
someone about an issue that are popped up recently most of the time we use
up recently most of the time we use
up recently most of the time we use social media as a way to communicate
social media as a way to communicate
social media as a way to communicate with friends it’s a great way to keep up
with friends it’s a great way to keep up
with friends it’s a great way to keep up with family or friends that live
with family or friends that live
with family or friends that live overseas without it it’d be extremely
overseas without it it’d be extremely
overseas without it it’d be extremely hard to organize events or get homework
hard to organize events or get homework
hard to organize events or get homework details and it’s also a great platform
details and it’s also a great platform
details and it’s also a great platform for advertising small businesses as
for advertising small businesses as
for advertising small businesses as small as babysitting and dog walking
small as babysitting and dog walking
small as babysitting and dog walking however sometimes you are
however sometimes you are
however sometimes you are browsing our feet or watching funny
browsing our feet or watching funny
browsing our feet or watching funny videos of cats this is normal every
videos of cats this is normal every
videos of cats this is normal every teenager I know does this but there is a
teenager I know does this but there is a
teenager I know does this but there is a time and a place for everything and
time and a place for everything and
time and a place for everything and teenagers need to know when it’s okay to
teenagers need to know when it’s okay to
teenagers need to know when it’s okay to be on social media for pleasure and when
be on social media for pleasure and when
be on social media for pleasure and when it’s time to work I think my parents
it’s time to work I think my parents
it’s time to work I think my parents have actually given up on asking why I
have actually given up on asking why I
have actually given up on asking why I take so many photos of what I do but
take so many photos of what I do but
take so many photos of what I do but when you’re in high school one of the
when you’re in high school one of the
when you’re in high school one of the most important things is your social
most important things is your social
most important things is your social status which is connected to your
status which is connected to your
status which is connected to your reputation and both can be improved by
reputation and both can be improved by
reputation and both can be improved by social media it’s almost a way of
social media it’s almost a way of
social media it’s almost a way of proving your popularity by the amount of
proving your popularity by the amount of
proving your popularity by the amount of likes you get on a photo amount of
likes you get on a photo amount of
likes you get on a photo amount of retweets or photos you’re tagged in the
retweets or photos you’re tagged in the
retweets or photos you’re tagged in the early downside is that it’s also a great
early downside is that it’s also a great
early downside is that it’s also a great platform but creating your facade or
platform but creating your facade or
platform but creating your facade or what you want people to think your life
what you want people to think your life
what you want people to think your life is like almost as if you’re distracting
is like almost as if you’re distracting
is like almost as if you’re distracting yourself as well as the whole world from
yourself as well as the whole world from
yourself as well as the whole world from any problems you face personally which
any problems you face personally which
any problems you face personally which obviously affect the self-esteem it can
obviously affect the self-esteem it can
obviously affect the self-esteem it can be negatively because of cyberbullying
be negatively because of cyberbullying
be negatively because of cyberbullying but it can also be positively I mean we
but it can also be positively I mean we
but it can also be positively I mean we tend to feel great when we get lots of
tend to feel great when we get lots of
tend to feel great when we get lots of likes retweets or even followers I know
likes retweets or even followers I know
likes retweets or even followers I know I was ecstatic when I first got 100
I was ecstatic when I first got 100
I was ecstatic when I first got 100 likes on an Instagram post but it’s not
likes on an Instagram post but it’s not
likes on an Instagram post but it’s not something you used to bowl the positive
something you used to bowl the positive
something you used to bowl the positive self-esteem from scratch don’t use
self-esteem from scratch don’t use
self-esteem from scratch don’t use social media to give yourself a positive
social media to give yourself a positive
social media to give yourself a positive self-esteem use social media to support
self-esteem use social media to support
self-esteem use social media to support an already positive self-esteem then
an already positive self-esteem then
an already positive self-esteem then when you have a positive self-esteem you
when you have a positive self-esteem you
when you have a positive self-esteem you tend to feel happier with anything you
tend to feel happier with anything you
tend to feel happier with anything you do from things as simple as walking down
do from things as simple as walking down
do from things as simple as walking down the streets to learning new things and
the streets to learning new things and
the streets to learning new things and social media is a great platform to do
social media is a great platform to do
social media is a great platform to do so it has definitely increased the
so it has definitely increased the
so it has definitely increased the productivity of learning groups in
productivity of learning groups in
productivity of learning groups in schools and teachers business skills as
schools and teachers business skills as
schools and teachers business skills as simple as learning to maintain
simple as learning to maintain
simple as learning to maintain connections with important people it has
connections with important people it has
connections with important people it has great practice if you wish to follow an
great practice if you wish to follow an
great practice if you wish to follow an artistic career path as you would get a
artistic career path as you would get a
artistic career path as you would get a lot of experience from creating online
lot of experience from creating online
lot of experience from creating online profiles and uploading artistic work and
profiles and uploading artistic work and
profiles and uploading artistic work and we have to remember all the amazing DIY
we have to remember all the amazing DIY
we have to remember all the amazing DIY is out there and how it can improve your
is out there and how it can improve your
is out there and how it can improve your literature as getting other people’s
literature as getting other people’s
literature as getting other people’s input is a great way to increase the
input is a great way to increase the
input is a great way to increase the quality of your work it’s also a great
quality of your work it’s also a great
quality of your work it’s also a great platform for sharing and receiving
platform for sharing and receiving
platform for sharing and receiving knowledge it keeps people all around the
knowledge it keeps people all around the
knowledge it keeps people all around the world
world
world up to date with current and relevant
up to date with current and relevant
up to date with current and relevant news everywhere for social media I
news everywhere for social media I
news everywhere for social media I wouldn’t know a half of what’s going on
wouldn’t know a half of what’s going on
wouldn’t know a half of what’s going on around the world but not all information
around the world but not all information
around the world but not all information is true with things like rumors and
is true with things like rumors and
is true with things like rumors and conspiracy theories whether they are
conspiracy theories whether they are
conspiracy theories whether they are positive or negative so I suggest you
positive or negative so I suggest you
positive or negative so I suggest you check the source of your information
check the source of your information
check the source of your information before you share it yourself so when you
before you share it yourself so when you
before you share it yourself so when you get home have a chat with your parent or
get home have a chat with your parent or
get home have a chat with your parent or have a chat with your teenager tell them
have a chat with your teenager tell them
have a chat with your teenager tell them that you understand their views and then
that you understand their views and then
that you understand their views and then explain yours and after that I suggest
explain yours and after that I suggest
explain yours and after that I suggest you have some sort of agreement on where
you have some sort of agreement on where
you have some sort of agreement on where you want to set the boundaries I had
you want to set the boundaries I had
you want to set the boundaries I had this chat with my mom and afterwards the
this chat with my mom and afterwards the
this chat with my mom and afterwards the boundaries were I wasn’t allowing my
boundaries were I wasn’t allowing my
boundaries were I wasn’t allowing my cell phone off 28 on the school night
cell phone off 28 on the school night
cell phone off 28 on the school night when i get home i have half an hour to
when i get home i have half an hour to
when i get home i have half an hour to do whatever i want and when i’m with
do whatever i want and when i’m with
do whatever i want and when i’m with family I’m not allowed to be on social
family I’m not allowed to be on social
family I’m not allowed to be on social media at all I’m sure you’ll find it’s a
media at all I’m sure you’ll find it’s a
media at all I’m sure you’ll find it’s a lot easier than you thought it would be
lot easier than you thought it would be
lot easier than you thought it would be and then all around tension is avoided
and then all around tension is avoided
and then all around tension is avoided in the long run because technology is
in the long run because technology is
in the long run because technology is changing generations are changing the
changing generations are changing the
changing generations are changing the world is changing and we are letting it
world is changing and we are letting it
world is changing and we are letting it but the connection between parents and
but the connection between parents and
but the connection between parents and their children are changing as well and
their children are changing as well and
their children are changing as well and this we can simply not allow
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