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A person's character is influenced by video games, social media, and books; even more in adolescence.

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Video games can negatively influence the teen brain.

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Video games can negatively influence the teen brain.

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Books can change the way teens perceive the world. 

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Books can change the way teens perceive the world. 

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It’s pretty hard to believe that half the quarter is over. Roll-outs are wrapping up and attending a regular set of office hours has unequivocally become old hat. In the peak of midterm season, it’s impossible to even entertain the idea of reading for pure entertainment, but I think it’s important that we change that. Instead of flipping through the ’gram or skipping through stories on Snap, or even the endless influx of emails that flood our inboxes, why don’t we take even a paltry fifteen to twenty minutes to dive into a rom-com novel? Or sci-fi saga? Memoir? Perhaps even a book in another language and script?

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Lack of Social Development. Bad Habits. A Waste of Time.

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Lack of Social Development. Bad Habits. A Waste of Time.

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Children and teens need in-person human interaction to develop an understanding of social cues. If one overuses video games, that time is spent away from someone else, and kids aren't able to develop socialization.

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Parents are worried that kids spend too much time looking at a screen and developing bad eating habits. Many gamers seem to eat junk food and soda which could lead to obesity or other health problems. This habit could stretch into adult hood and affect the daily life of one.

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Experts are becoming worried about the negative effects that social media may have on younger children. Many adolescents and teens use social media a lot. It seems that this type of online communication with others is not as effective in developing social skills than in-person interaction.

Social media has many components that cause people to lose much of their self-esteem. People who showcase themselves as perfect don't the internet makes people wish they were like them.

Friendship is never truly made over a screen. There are many threats to sending something through a text, as it can be saved and documented. This circumstance is different than an in-person conversation. There are other ways of cyberbullying and texting makes people seem more intimidating and confident.

It should be known that parents should limit social media use from children.

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How Using Social Media Affects Teenagers - Child Mind Institute

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How does social media affect teens? Experts say kids are growing up with more anxiety and less self-esteem due to social media. Read advice for parents from specialists in our article.

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Video games are creating bad habits and wasting time for children. They are developing addictions that could lead to bad characterization. Countless hours are spent on playing video games and get rid of valuable time.

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Books can plant seeds in the minds and create imagination. It connects people. It has ideas about society and its structure. 

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Books can plant seeds in the minds and create imagination. It connects people. It has ideas about society and its structure. 

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Books expose humans to new ideas and plant seeds of wonder. There are many topics in the world that are still discussed. These philosophical topics appear in books and have a profound impact on the reader, changing their view on the world.

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Books can connect people together. Some books are mirrors that allow people to see themselves and their experiences within the book. These experiences can be shared and empathized with other people. Books allow realizations about the true reality of the world to be made known.

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Books teach humans about society's truth: "Although society ingrains in us that wealth is positively correlated with success and happiness, over time, and from stories like “Crazy Rich Asians,” we learn that is not always true. Beneath the lavish lives of the main characters, there exists marital problems, debauchery, familial estrangement and unjust family obligations."

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Social Media slows the development of an adolescent brain.

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Social Media slows the development of an adolescent brain.

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How Using Social Media Affects Teenagers - Child Mind Institute

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How does social media affect teens? Experts say kids are growing up with more anxiety and less self-esteem due to social media. Read advice for parents from specialists in our article.

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Lack of socialization, self-esteem, and bad mental health.

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Lack of socialization, self-esteem, and bad mental health.

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Social media makes kids spend more time on the screen, rather than interaction with other human beings. When children are adolescents, there are social skills that need to be developed to have a successful social life in adulthood. Learning how to make friends is a major part in growing up, but social media turns the attention away from this skill.

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Social media carries lots of features and filters that can change the way one views oneself. When they see someone with a perfect face or perfect body, they can feel jealous and wish they were like them. It leads to a low self-esteem. It makes one constantly worried about the way they look.

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"The survey results found that Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram all led to increased feelings of depression, anxiety, poor body image, and loneliness."

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Violence that appears in video games has always been a common concern among parents as they are worried about how it might affect their children. There are other reasons why video games have negative influences and also positive influences.

Children between the ages of 18 and 8 who play video games, on average, play 13.5 hours a week. It can take away time for other important activities in the development of adolescents, including socialization and good habits.

Children often have bad eating habits when playing video games which can lead them to obesity.

Some video games are more physical and involve social interaction with other people, however. Some people make living off games and make friends along the way. Video games also have many techniques and components that can lead to development of important skills like reaction time or hand-eye coordination.

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Books have deep meanings with messages that are beyond the text. They carry ideas that plant seeds deep in the mind. They are projections of a life that can be made into the human imagination.

Books are a way to connect with other people. They are windows into other realities. It allows people to understand one another and know that there is a story in some place else on the planet. It teaches lessons and gives.

Books can give other insights into instances and provide a different idea. There can be a certain social agreement that could be stereotypical. It may not be fully correct and could create a false impression. The truth is often revealed through books and opens the eyes of the readers.

Books have a characteristic - how controversial it is. The more controversial it is, the more popularity it gains. Separate ideas from the norm are what allows it to stand out and really take over the minds of its viewers.

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It’s pretty hard to believe that half the quarter is over. Roll-outs are wrapping up and attending a regular set of office hours has unequivocally become old hat. In the peak of midterm season, it’s impossible to even entertain the idea of reading for pure entertainment, but I think it’s important that we change that. Instead of flipping through the ’gram or skipping through stories on Snap, or even the endless influx of emails that flood our inboxes, why don’t we take even a paltry fifteen to twenty minutes to dive into a rom-com novel? Or sci-fi saga? Memoir? Perhaps even a book in another language and script?