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Is the internet and social media causing teenagers and children to have less face-to-face contact?

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I have seen more and more young people pay more attention to their texting than talking to the people they are with.

I have noticed that young people are more and more involved in texting and other social media activities at the expense of real life engagement with people that are there at the time. That is a terrible side effect where we lose contact with people trying to keep in contact with others.

Yes ddeathnote
Kids just text nowadays, and there is no face-to-face communication anymore, nor are there any phone calls made or received by them.

Look at the cell phone plans today. They heavily support texting heavily and, with most teen users, the texts outnumber the calls. Most kids are even texting in the wee hours of the morning, when they wouldn't be able to call.

Yes RabidSean44
The Internet makes it easy to avoid physical contact by providing easy and fast communication.

The social awkwardness of being in person, having to make eye contact, and manage our nervous twitches, is eradicated by the Internet and it's ability to de-personalize interactions made with other people. If we can pretend that whoever we're talking to or seeing is just an image or words on a screen, it makes it simpler to say what we want and ignore social boundaries.

Yes BigRoderick
Yes, because most kids would rather talk over the Internet, rather than in person.

Kids would rather talk via the Internet, than in person. This is true, as you can tell by how many social websites there are out there. This does not only apply just to the Internet, but to texting as well. I've seen kids who are right next to each other text, instead of talking to each other face to face.

Yes ImpoliteJames68
The Internet and social media is causing less contact.

With the advancement of the Internet and all the social media today children are losing the skill of being able to communicate with each other. They now can "hide" behind these forms of media and never truly have to face a person. Some of the stuff these children would say in the social media they would never say in person to someone.

Yes l0nerkatz999
The Internet is causing children to have less face-to-face time, because their social habits are more Internet-based.

Indeed, the advent of the Internet and social media has caused the need for "face time" to diminish greatly in all professions and age groups. Children are at the forefront of this, as they have grown up with this technology and no longer need to plan slumber parties ahead of time, or pick out invitation cards for a birthday, when now they can just create an event on Facebook.

Yes CurvyErich46
There is definitely too much social media, and it is just not the same as face-to-face contact.

When I was a kid, it was bicycles and skateboards. Now, it's Facebook, Twitter, and other social media. Do you ever really see a kid without a cell phone stuck to their ear, or without their fingers dancing over the keyboards, texting? Hell no! Kids today are so lazy. Even the games they play, such as XBOX and PS3, are integrated with social media, which substitutes for face-to-face communication.

Yes SlipArnal

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The internet and social media do not prevent children and teens from having face-to-face contact with each other. They are communication channels only, and children and teens still have the same opportunities for contact as before.

The internet and social media get a lot of the blame for children and teens not engaging in face-to-face dialogue as much as in the past. However, these are communication channels that actually enable young users to interact with each other in real time and with fewer restrictions than previous technology permitted. If children and teens are spending less time together in person, it is up to the parents to ensure their children spend time away from electronic devices engaged in social interactions.

No ElfinDamien34
The Internet and social media bring more people together than they keep apart.

Most kids do meet in person with their friends to hang out and do things. If anything, I believe the Internet and social media bring kids together from far away places that otherwise would not have had the opportunity to meet.

No MarsBIue
It is my experience that the Internet and social media have only added to young people's social life.

Young people are able to stay connected because of the Internet and social media. Since many of them move frequently with their parents, the Internet has allowed them to stay connected with their friends so they may still arrange to visit and socialize.

No TangyHarry36
I disagree that social media and the Internet have caused teens to have less face-to-face contact, because social media now gives people more ways to connect and find out about events.

I disagree that social media and the Internet have caused teens to have less face-to-face contact, because social media now gives people more ways to connect and find out about events. I have teenagers, and they often use social media such as Facebook on their cell phones as a way to find out about events that are happening in our area. I think social media is a great way to stay connected.

No TypicalWilton37

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Is the internet and social media causing teenagers and children to have less face-to-face contact?

I have seen more and more young people pay more attention to their texting than talking to the people they are with.

Kids just text nowadays, and there is no face-to-face communication anymore, nor are there any phone calls made or received by them.

The Internet makes it easy to avoid physical contact by providing easy and fast communication.

Yes, because most kids would rather talk over the Internet, rather than in person.

The Internet and social media is causing less contact.

The Internet is causing children to have less face-to-face time, because their social habits are more Internet-based.

There is definitely too much social media, and it is just not the same as face-to-face contact.

The internet and social media do not prevent children and teens from having face-to-face contact with each other. They are communication channels only, and children and teens still have the same opportunities for contact as before.

The Internet and social media bring more people together than they keep apart.

It is my experience that the Internet and social media have only added to young people's social life.

I disagree that social media and the Internet have caused teens to have less face-to-face contact, because social media now gives people more ways to connect and find out about events.

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