Nurah Speaks

There is nothing normal about social media wherein children have access to millions and millions of people and ideas all in the palm of their hand. No reasonable parent would acquiesce to their child entering the homes of random strangers at will. And no reasonable parent would permit their child to entertain strangers or allow them in and out of their children’s bedrooms. However this is exactly what social media is.  It is a mechanism that creates access to any ideology, predator, media or lifestyle and all with a simple click. And beyond all that - we do not have the depth of what our children are accessing (and who are accessing them) because apps have technology to prevent parents from surveilling their children’s online activity. Social media puts our youth at risk to Increased irritability. Increased anxiety Diminished self-esteem Cyberbullying Online Predators Sharing of Personal Information Dangerous Viral Trends Developing Tics/movement disorder  Even cigarettes comes with