Normally, parents across the world worry that their child is spending too much time on the computer or on their mobile (cell) phones-often using ‘social’ network sites.
Now some would have us worry if they are not using them.
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According to a German magazine
called ‘Der Taggspiegel’ (the Daily Mirror), one thing connecting the Norwegian
mass murderer Anders Breivic and the Dark Knight Rises cinema shooter, James
Holmes, is the fact that neither had Facebook accounts. They say research
suggests a lack of social networking may be symptomatic of underlying psychological
problems. They also point out that many US employers regard such inactivity
with suspicion and may go so far as to turn down job applicants on the basis of
this.
Of course, the Psychologist
quoted also goes on to say that too much use can “reinforce basic psychological
disorders and anxiety”. I think what Herr Moeller (the Psychologist) forgets is
how much anxiety is created by sending parents etc. mixed signals about what’s
good for their children.
It would seem, given the rise in
cases of cyber bullying, decline in normal face-to-face social interaction and
the need for an ever increasing proliferation of online ‘friends’, that it’s still
the healthy option to use these sites in moderation….or simply avoid them altogether
and, as always, take what you read with a pinch of salt….a small pinch of
course….too much would be bad for us.
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