RN Rita Sather explains in the article, “Understanding the Teen Brain” that the analytical section of a human’s brain will not become fully developed until age 25 (1). The brain continues to evolve as aging progresses, until it reaches full advancement. The underdevelopment of the brain means teenagers cannot make fully calculated decisions. With this statistic in mind, one can easily decide that 13 is much too young to process mature content on social media. Social media corporations must make age requirements stricter on social media users since it generates insecurity and recklessness among teenagers.
Influence on the Way Adolescents Think
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Psychology expert Neralie Cain writes in her article that increased media use presumably caused teens to go to sleep at a later time (741). Obtaining a generous amount of sleep becomes eminently vital to a developing adolescent. However, when a factor minimizes the amount of sleep a teen receives, and therefore damages the overall health of the teen, it must be eliminated. Adolescents not old enough to properly manage their time must retain restriction of using social media. Matured and sophisticated teens prevail as less likely to experience the repercussions of media addiction. Ph.D Daria J. Kuss wrote in her article that media classifies as an addiction because it can result in lower academic performance (1). Young children must focus on their schoolwork, as opposed to their social life. Media motivates teens prioritize their social status over the rest. Consequently, this can hold copious adverse effects on the child’s schoolwork, decisions, and emotions; therefore, social media use must become limited to only those mature enough to handle it wisely.
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Teens become more self conscious through the media, where they endure constant exposure to societal pressures and expectations. Also, immature adolescents do not know how to properly manage time and therefore, media must become inaccessible to them. Lastly, risks brought on by media influences would become limited under age restraints. As social media becomes more and more popular, regulations must form to ensure that media content only reaches appropriate audiences. With happier and healthier adolescents, comes a more responsible and respectable
Influence on the Way Adolescents Think
Various social media sites must limit themselves to more senior users who are not easily impressionable …show more content…
Psychology expert Neralie Cain writes in her article that increased media use presumably caused teens to go to sleep at a later time (741). Obtaining a generous amount of sleep becomes eminently vital to a developing adolescent. However, when a factor minimizes the amount of sleep a teen receives, and therefore damages the overall health of the teen, it must be eliminated. Adolescents not old enough to properly manage their time must retain restriction of using social media. Matured and sophisticated teens prevail as less likely to experience the repercussions of media addiction. Ph.D Daria J. Kuss wrote in her article that media classifies as an addiction because it can result in lower academic performance (1). Young children must focus on their schoolwork, as opposed to their social life. Media motivates teens prioritize their social status over the rest. Consequently, this can hold copious adverse effects on the child’s schoolwork, decisions, and emotions; therefore, social media use must become limited to only those mature enough to handle it wisely.
Influence on the Way Adolescents …show more content…
Teens become more self conscious through the media, where they endure constant exposure to societal pressures and expectations. Also, immature adolescents do not know how to properly manage time and therefore, media must become inaccessible to them. Lastly, risks brought on by media influences would become limited under age restraints. As social media becomes more and more popular, regulations must form to ensure that media content only reaches appropriate audiences. With happier and healthier adolescents, comes a more responsible and respectable