Social Media's Negative Effects On Adolescents

Social Media has had a negative effect on adolescents educational output by consuming time that should be spent on homework assignments thus inhibiting poor time management skills. Parent and teachers alike have been astounded by the excessive use of social media among adolescents during the past decade. Today’s social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram provide a myriad of distractions at the fingertips of adolescents. Parents allow far too much freedom for adolescents online today, and the content on many of the social media platforms is deplorable at best. In the end parents need to exert more control over their children’s web activity for their child’s academic achievement and well