Desde la asignatura de Inglés, el alumnado de 2º de Bachillerato ha realizado unos artículos de opinión con su profesora Mariluz Beltrán, en este caso sobre las redes sociales.
Hardly a week goes by without another article on the topic of how dangerous social media
can be for teens’ metal health. This is clearly a growing issue which must be tackled
urgently.
Needless to say, social media should not be allowed for people who are under 16 years
old due to the fact that it can be extremely harmful for their mental balance. In fact,
scientists have shown that teenagers who start having social media at a really young age
not only put themselves in danger, but it can also creates insecurities in the future because
of comparing themselves with those perfect bodies on the net.
In light of the above, under no circumstances should parents allow their children to have
networks at a young age due to the fact that it can affect the development of their brain.
Therefore, I strongly recommend to watch our step with everything that is related to social
media.
Elena Acera Pascual
I believe that social media can be an extraordinary tool worldwide providing that it is used
in a correct way. Otherwise, it can be really harmful for teens at a certain age.
I am fond of sports and I like watching them on social media. However, I try not to spend
too much time on the mobile phone. It is very important to be aware of the dangers of
social media, (addictions, for example). Having social media at a young age could put in
danger their mental health because there you can find a huge variety of information, which
can be used to learn new skills, or unfortunately, you can also find content that doesn’t
help kids education and it may be dangerous for their brain development.
I was shocked by the fact that Spanish teenagers between 10 and 16 years old spend
around 8 hours a day on their mobile phones. In order to work out this problem adults
should try to control their usage because kids are not able to control themselves.
All in all, if you use social media correctly, it is an amazing instrument, but without a proper
supervision by an adult, social media can be very dangerous for young people and we
have to be conscious of that.
Santiago Triguero Ortega
