Social media is a big thing for everyone of us today, especially on younger generations.

But how does it

affect on the development of a child? What is the impact on the young generations?

Social media has a great big impact on everyone, especially on our generation. According to psycom.net,
the average age that kids have their gadgets is 1o years old. So, there is a possibility to have their social
media accounts at 11. That’s why they are early exposed on social media. Social media makes them feel
that everything should be shared to gain likes, comments and shares. They take social media very
seriously, that’s why it affects the mental and physical health of a child . Social media is the major
distraction that causes lack of sleep, poor academic performance and poor social skills. It also changes
their attitude like, being easily irritated or always having tantrums.

The purpose of this study is to know how social media affects the development of a child.

Parents can be the one to solve the problem by limiting screen-time. A screen time for a child should
only be 2 hours. Parents should also monitor the things that they search or what they watch.

Making them play outdoor activities can also improve the development of a child physically. They will
know how to interact on people face-to-face instead of online.

The goal of this research is to know the children’s development with social media. If we conducted this
study, we can help new parents or even guardians to be aware about the effects that social media
causes on the children. It will be also an awakening for everyone to lessen the use of it.