The American Academy of Pediatrics has now stated that it is necessary for children’s doctors to ask them questions about how they social network and that improper social networking may lead children to have “facebook depression”
The idea that a child may have problems integrating into social networking sites and may feel isolated is understandable. But a child that finds themselves with many friends in school and during social activities will probably find themselves being fine when it comes to social networking.
This idea of calling something facebook depression and telling doctors to look for the signs of it seems kind of ridiculous in my opinion.
What’s even funnier in this whole situation is that facebook has disputed these findings by talking about the Cornell study that someone in class has previously blogged about
I kind of agree with what you have said, but then I again I do not. I do not feel like it is ridiculous to ask about a child’s social media tendencies, for the fact that this is the way our society is. People, grown-ups, children, etc. get upset at the use of social media sites. Ever spoken to someone who was upset that someone did not accept their friend request or removed them from their list? Though it is rather ridiculous in my opinion, people cannot help but feel this sadness. I would only assume that if adults act this way, children have to be worse.
Children are going to grow up where social media is completely normal, from the time they are born. My younger cousin, who at the time was twelve years old, had a Facebook and I thought it was absolutely ridiculous. The pictures she had and the way she spoke showed that children should not be on social media websites. I even have cousins as young as eight years old who have a Facebook, though her mother has her password and monitors what she does. Some children (adults too) are too immature to be on facebook, or are too emotional. I can think of plenty of friends on my facebook friend’s list who update their status, upload pictures, etc. all too much and it leads me to think that they are desperate for attention.
Do not get me wrong. I am all for facebook and for using it properly. I upload pictures sometimes, and I also update my status. But some people take it overboard. I have a friend who, every single time she goes out on a weekend, has to upload EVERY picture, and I mean EVERY picture. Then she wonders why she cannot get a job. I feel like when you log into facebook, there should be a sign at the top that says, “FACEBOOK RESPONSIBLY.”