African American and Latino youth ninety percent of young people between the ages of 15 to 24 years have been online. Four percent of the rest have never used a computer, and six percent have used a computer but never gone online. Among teens aged 15-17 years, ninety five percent have gone online, and only one percent have never used a computer. Most of them spend a majority of their time to surf the net. They may use the internet to entertain e.g. playing online games. Besides, their education or might
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PARENT’S ROLE TOWARDS THE INTERNET Thesis statement: Since surfing the internet have greatly affected the lives of young people, parents should develop a new practical system to monitor their children when they’re surfing the internet. Introduction: Surfing the internet have become very famous throughout the world. A. This paper aims to show the effects of internet to the lives of young people. B. It also aims to show the new practical system to monitor children while using
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To Internet And Beyond A Study About The Effects Of The Internet On Children Santos, Divine Agnes DS. BS Business Management 8:30-10:00 am In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for English10 Prof. Cynthia Sanguyu University of the Philippines Diliman Extension Program in Pampanga ABSTRACT This study is all about how the Internet affects the children. The researcher focused on the effects of the Internet in the development of children physically, socially, cognitively, and emotionally
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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Computer has led to groundbreaking outcome which completely revolutionized the society. One display of these fast growing advancements to society is computer gaming. Teenagers who are playing these computer games said that they are playing these games just for fun, to keep away from the heat of the sun, without knowing that there are a lot of effects of playing these games that are more than what they think. In 2006, Luke Ahearn stated that “Game
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Parenting in the Age of Modern Technology Families today live in a world saturated by media and technology. The average American child has 3.5 televisions, 3.3 radios, 2.9 VCR/DVD players, 2.1 video game consoles, 1.5 computers, and 3.6 CD or tape players in their home (Pigeron, 2009, p. 1). 84% of children ages 7-17 use the internet in their homes, and 57% have their own cell phones (Kennedy, Smith, Wells, & Wellman, 2008). Media has become intricately woven into the daily lives of families
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describes a professional who works with individuals suffering from addiction as Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors (LCDC). The DSHS describes a LCDC as one who provides counseling services based on the application and concepts, processes, and procedures of chemical dependency counseling profession as defined by the scope of the National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC), the Association for Addiction Professionals (2011), and the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)—
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more services available for example, portable Internet, cell phones, iPods, laptop computers, 3D TVs among others (Clinton 24). Technology appears to possess a lot of detriments; however, it also has a more positive impact on the society. In some of the situation, Internet has negative consequences when it comes to sociability. Therefore, this paper aims at informing the reader about both negative and positive impacts of technology on teenagers. Specifically, the research focuses on how teens use it
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culture in many ways. For example, in the recent years it has been possible to connect on real time with someone across the world through a computer. Now we are able to connect with people through a simple device like the IPhone 4S. The IPhone 4S lets a person talk through face time and allows them to see each other. Visual media has also made a huge impact on young children and teenagers. With all the new artists coming out changing the music and media culture the younger generation is looking up
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more services available for example, portable Internet, cell phones, iPods, laptop computers, 3D TVs among others (Clinton 24). Technology appears to possess a lot of detriments; however, it also has a more positive impact on the society. In some of the situation, Internet has negative consequences when it comes to sociability. Therefore, this paper aims at informing the reader about both negative and positive impacts of technology on teenagers. Specifically, the research focuses on how teens use it
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the millions who use Twitter, or blogs cannot imagine communicating without these tools. We have all seen teens freak out when their technology is taken away from them. Smartphones have became teens security blanket. That being so, there is a great impact of social media on relationships, among people. Traditionally, teenagers have learned how to build relationships with other people around their neighborhood or school, but because of social networking, real and hard-earned relationships are now replaced
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