Summary Of Let Kids Run Wild Online By Danah Boyd

The article,”Let Kids Run Wild Online,” the author, Danah Boyd discusses the issue with overprotective parents who constantly restrict their child’s freedom, especially now with technology being the new field for kids in today’s century. Parent’s are quite often viewed as overprotective and desperate to be involved in their child's lives, however, this isn’t necessarily bad. Contrary to Boyd’s argument, children should not be allowed to “run wild online,” for their are many consequences and negative outcomes to this matter. Firstly, children, who are main focus of this Body’s prompt, aren’t at the appropriate age to understand the the dangers of online activities, or many don’t take it serious or into consideration. Secondly, parents aren’t
This is infact false, for it is todays century’s kids who are prevent themselves from becoming more sociable and becoming more involved in outside activities. Stuck online all day, kids don’t even bother to go outside anymore, even less work on things such as their own schoolwork. They have become more dependent on the internet, which will not do them much good when it comes to relying on their capabilities. If kids are allowed to “run wild online,” that is all they will do all day. For that reason many parents limit their online connection because they do not want lazy children who have no goals in their lives and do not want to pursue a valuable career. Parents who truly care about their child and their safety, will allow their children to play sports or participate in other safe activities. It is true that many parents are also very overprotective of their children when it comes to going out, but they would rather have them participate in other activities that isn’t online. Being online all day will not allow them to “explore their identity and the world around them,” it will make them lazy, dependent on the internet, and influence them in the ways society thinks about them, not what they think about themselves. Cyberbullying, for example, had increased as a result of online usage, this problem has led to deaths and other terrible outcomes. Parent’s will help avoid matter as these by preventing children from being absorbed online, that way, the bully can not cyberbully, and the victim can not be cyberbullied. From personal experience, I can say that I am more focused on my school work and other activities, such as sports, because my parents have taught me not to get turning to “social media and [my] mobile phone to gossip, flirt and socialize with [my]