Persuasive Essay On Social Media

Suicides, murders, serial killers, psychopaths, sociopaths, and the list goes on. Social media has invaded society, and has turned nearly 50% of the world we used to know as nature into a field of technology. Making parents afraid of the internet dimension, and causing them to protect their child in every possible way they can; even if it includes breaking their child’s trust by invading their privacy. It seems as if parents don’t know how to react when social media enters into their child's lives. They question the way they raised them, and they doubt that a teen can be trusted. I believe that parents have the right to monitor responsibly-- to a certain point-- while giving their children the privacy they deserve; we as teens need to learn from our mistakes, in order to take on the social life from a different and safer perspective. Other than as a teen, I've also been addressed as a wise, mature woman stuck in a 14-year-old's body. I’m a responsible, athletic, respectful, and intelligent young lady who has social media (snapchat, instagram, etc). During sports I usually get scratches, bruises, etc., but nothing too serious. The reason for this is
Absolutely not. All I’m saying is that parents need to act responsibly and appropriately when it comes to new technology like this. Don’t let those touch screen devices, nor those flip up mainframes dominate your skills as a parent. Do remember this; “Trust is one thing, but surrendering parental responsibility to a machine that allows the entire world access to your home borders on negligence” (Coben 1). You can monitor responsibly by simply checking up on your child now and then, not by an app that tells you every key your child presses. It wouldn’t be wise of you to break your child’s trust just because you were too much of a coward to confront them and ask them what they are up to. And whatever you do, do not set more restrictions than