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“I was at the end of knowing what I should do.... I was anxious and distracted at work because I was just waiting for a phone call from school to say what had gone wrong again. It was costing me time and energy and I really didn’t know what else to do. I got in touch with Lifespace and found they were really genuine and professional and they let me explain what the situation was. I thought I was rambling but they listened to what I had to say. Very quickly I felt confident in the process. Beforehand I was worried about being judged as a “bad parent” but Lifespace were really sensitive and listened to what we needed and gave us support throughout the process. I know they went out of their way to accommodate our needs. Without a doubt our son’s life is easier now, more settled. It has made a huge huge difference. In seven months he has had just one lunchtime detention, whereas before it was at least two detentions a week. Things had hit a real low point when he was involved in handling stolen goods, the Police were involved and he was expelled for four days. With the input and help of his mentor his behaviour has changed. The mentor has helped our son learn new techniques to keep calm and begin to really believe in himself. He uses these techniques even when we are out shopping. He has learned to stop and think about things rather than just lose control. Before he would cry uncontrollably and kick and scream. Now he takes a step back, and calms down much quicker. School staff are really positive about our son now as well. Our whole expectation has changed. The Lifespace team also helped us as parents see what was getting in the way and what we could change at home too, things like realising how our son learns best is not with words, but visually and through diagrams. I am so much happier as we have a lot less arguments now. I really don’t know what I would have done without Lifespace…I think I would have had a nervous breakdown! Our son’s life has been transformed” |
I think that the statement is not true. All over the world Facebook, Twitter and Skype has been really over-rated as it’s addictive and it distracts you from work. This makes you lazy and anti-social. There are also pop ups on the internet which attract people to go on games and socialise online which can be dangerous. Children can do their work easier because it’s all over the internet. Social media can affect your eyes and because it’s so addictive you mostly think about it than work. Overall, I think that social media does a lot worse than good because of all the disadvantages.
Apparently, children most likely to spend lots of time on social media sites are not the least well-adjusted but the healthiest psychologically.
On the other hand social media can be dangerous regardless to all the physiological facts, you may argue that social media makes the kids of today dumber and lazier because they can find the answers to questions with a click of the button. Google has been found to be the most popular social media site with 76% of 13-15 year olds using it more than: msn, yahoo, bebeo.com, face book, wikipedia, my space ect.
Social media, is becoming very popular which is a concern especially for teens because their becoming a lot more anti- social, the time they spend on sites such as face book is increasing by large percentages, their inside most of the day not enjoying the outside world. Teens are isolating themselves from their families by hiding away. Unlike socialising outdoors, you cant be fully sure about who I you are socializing with and why they are socialising with you e.g their have been many stories in the news relating to teenagers being manipulated by the media, people pretending to be the same age even though they were really middle-aged men. Social media also can be extremely addictive for teens which can cause teens to remain glues to computer and laptops for hours without fresh air, something to eat. Wherever you look social media is around, from computers to phones, its all around us and this affects teenagers most because social media is targeted to our generation. This is why old valuable media sources are slipping away, its predicted that newspapers would stop printing in apox ten years time.
Therefore I have to disagree with the statement " Social media does more good than bad for teenagers" because its taking over their lives, its consuming them. The pressure they face with having to update their followers on twitter or friends on face book.