The Addictive Habit of Teens

You shouldn't blame modern technology for your teen’s addictive behaviour.

Do you know the modern devices your children are handling these days?

Do you as the parent pay attention to your child's needs?

Are you being the lazy parent, and allowing your teens to have their demands to get rid of your responsibility?

Why is your child using social media?

Children, as young as five years have cell phones. Most parents think they are doing right by giving their children at that age a cell phone.

Are they?

• Communication is important at any age.
• The Internet is the best part of many lives but for a good purpose.
• Teens need to understand the meaning of the Internet.
• You want to keep up to date with friends Tweeting about you.

To what extent will you go to do that?

How does it make you feel to allow your child to have easy access to modern devices at a young age?

It is distressful for young children to constantly check their social media while at school, or during simple conversations with others. The power of social media in young children is tremendous.

They never want to miss out on what is being Tweeted. It is ridiculous to have such power over social media at any age.

The worry that others would say mean things about them is a bother to many young children. Young teens have taken social media and abused it.

A growing teen wants to feel confidence and self-worth. To get into this topic deeper the parents are to blame partially for what is going on with their kids.

Most parents give in to their children. They tend to make parenting a big issue. Everybody has a family and day jobs.

There is a limit to everything in life. When you make your choice of having a family you need to commit to that decision as well.

You must realize everything else goes with your choice and your decision. Every detail of discipline starts at home.

Most parents don't want to spend time with their children. These parents expect their children to do for themselves.

Then you get those parents who would love to be with their children but don't have time because of their job demands. Instead of giving their children what they want, they give their children what they need.

A child needs to be loved and cared for, not pushed aside with a cell phone in hand. Teens feel the need to be popular and use social media in a good way and in a bad way. The addictive habit of teens is traumatizing if ignored by parents.

The lonely child becomes addicted faster to modern technology than those who have proper parental care. Culture has got nothing to do with addictive habits toward social media.

There is bullying and social aggression that affects teens in massive ways. Aggressive words or phrases are used in public on social media to attack others verbally and equally.

This type of behaviour shows the anger one hears from within and takes it out on others via Twitter or Facebook. Nobody said don't use social media. Use social media in the appropriate way and within limits.

How can anyone allow social media to take over their normal lives?

Aggressive speech used on Twitter is from young teens or angry adults.

How can young teenagers speak with such aggression to others via social media?

• Texting is an easy way to say whatever you feel about another person.
• As long they are not communicating face to face, they don't care.
• Adding friends, they barely know allows for more problems.
• Children who feel left out of a group become frustrated and less confident.
• Positive behaviours don't show in teens addicted to social media.
• Young teens are exposed to porn on the Internet.

How does that happen to a thirteen-year-old?

Is it poor parenting or the lack of control?

Is it part of modern parenting?

• Kids should be kids. When you treat a kid as an adult lot can go wrong.
• You shouldn't shame a child when they behave appropriately.
• Parents who spend most of their days online encourage their children to do the same.

Why do parents give their children smartphones?

The Addictive Habit of Teens

You may not think it is a bad idea. In your head, you think it is a helpful way to keep your child ahead with modern details. The best way is to educate your child about social media, rather than try to dictate to your child.

The constant argument about spending too much time online is not going to rid you of those issues. Educate your child and allow your child to develop on their own.

Some teens would rather be grounded than lose their phones. Children fight for social media. They lose themselves in silly conversations.

Most parents don't understand the social media language and as a result, they fail to communicate with their children. Any type of social media can ruin your image.

Teenagers get into conversations and get clued up on others talking about them. The pressure to fit in with others is another issue for many teenagers. They are not positive individuals and are not confident enough to mingle with other teens.

There are dangers of social media when you are active daily and for a different focus. Social networking has its positive and negative issues.

Why do you need to post a new photo of yourself every day?

• You don't know who the other person is on the other side.
• Improve the quality of your lifestyle with your family.
• A learning lesson for all parents.
• You as the parent need to monitor your child's activities online.
• If you suspect different behaviour in your child after a phone conversation with a friend.

Pay attention!

• In some cases when parents ignore their child's conversations, they seek help elsewhere.
• When you tell your child the following that can be a mistake.

''Don't go into that website''

''Don't chat online.''

''Don't do it.''

• You talk to your child as if to say your child knows what you mean. Too many boundaries make your child curious.
• Parents who feel they are at a loss with their children are slowly losing touch with them.
• Schools shouldn't allow students to use devices on the premises.
• Parents shouldn't give these devices to their children.
• Face-to-face communication is crucial to everyone. So, children must learn to communicate face-to-face.
• Lessons online won't keep your child away from social media.
• The point you don't want your child to be cut off from social media.
• Teach your child how to use social media. Modern technology has an educational value and an addictive habit too.
• Parent and child must balance out their time together and allow for proper conversations about technology.
• The problem won't vanish unless parents control the situation.
• Sometimes people don't understand each other.
• Parents have power over their children.
• Talk to your children and make them know you are there to talk to them if ever needed.
• Don't take away cell phones and use them as punishment.
• Focus on educating your child on using social media with no issues attached.

Avoid popularity!

The Addictive Habit of Teens

Your child doesn't need to be famous on social media.

• Don't worry if you are not tagged!
• Don't add people you don't know or are not familiar with on social media!
• Don't do what other children do online!
• Stay away from negative people.
• Seek help if you receive aggressive messages.

Don't participate in any strange events!

• It is an unhealthy habit when you totally rely on social messages.
• Social media destroys relations between people.
• The unnecessary conversations do call for uncalled drama.
• Technology is not destroying people's lives; it is the people who don't know how to use technology that is ruining the opportunity for everybody else.
• You have other issues to ruin your daily plans.
• Technology speaks for itself and does not affect anyone. It is about how you choose to use the new devices.
• If people don't know the meaning of how to use devices, they should stay away from them.

• Don't blame your faults on the growing use of technology.
• Cyberbullying affects many teens around the world.
• The effects are scary concerning suicide.
• The lack of control is poor in many families, thus leading to such problems.
• Off-course social media is a great way to connect with friends and family.
• The fact that many teens don't understand how to use social media is a greater problem which starts in every home.

The addictive habit of teens is troublesome to troubled families.

Why do you need a LIKE from others to live each day?

• The changes affect everyone involved with technology. If you haven't grown into this advanced world, then you certainly are old-schooled.
• It is difficult to talk about how you were in your time and of what is in the present.
• Understanding and learning the positives and negatives of social media is an important part of any child's life.

Do you add your links to the pages of others on Facebook?

Use technology when you need it!

It is not what social media has done to you, what you have done with social media.