Read This And Weep If Your Very Young Children Use Facebook

.... social... networking... aimed... at... TODDLERS?!?!?!? That's it. We're doomed. Get your apocalypse gear ready, the world is ending. Okay, that article does seem quite a bit too doom and gloom, but there is evidence to suggest that long hours spent on social networking websites is linked to an increased chance of depression. I do believe that as human beings, we're meant to know each other face to face. I don't like facebook, and I've since deleted mine because I really want to get back to interacting face to face.

That article is a beautiful piece of journalism! It should be used in all schools to show how NOT to write, how to distort facts, and how to fool the public! Really - cancer is a psychological disease now? Who is kidding who?

not only has face to face become a thing of the past, i find that spelling and grammar have fallen by the wayside too. crazy that a parent would let a young child go on facebook.

I did not read the article yet as I am short on time, but I do think Facebook is one of the worse things out there for young people. Many of them do not know how to use it responsibly and I have seen many relationships ruined because of it. I also see the good side of Facebook, as I have been able to catch up with friends I have not seen or heard from in years and in some cases we are talking about reunions and it meeting each others kids, etc. You have to make the extra effort to keep the face to face thing going or even telephone conversations but having all these resources and the sense to use them wisely can be a good thing for all. On the otherhand I do not endorse small children having social network accounts mainly because it keeps them indoors and not out playing. My 10 year old learned how to get on my Facebook and then she started staying on there more than me, and following the activities of one of our friends who LOVES to air her dirty laundry on there. I feel that's the worse abuse of Facebook, first because it's nobody's business and secodn because children can see it.

It amazes me to learn that toddlers have their own laptops.It is hardly too much to say that computer was a wonderful invention that stood the whole world on its head.We can't appraise it too high.However if we must give a wide berth to computer from now on after reading this thrilling article that playing computer has lots of biological effects on us.I doubt if the writer of the article went too far.

I am not a doctor or biologist who can come up with health issues associated with using facebook. I need to know more about such claims from the article. One thing is sure though that when anything, including facebook, is used in a negative way, it always results to a lot of consequences. Mylot too is a form of a social networking site but when used properly, it can be beneficial. Facebook has its own benefits and disadvantages. It all boils down to how we use any thing that we have around us. Have a great and wonderful day ahead.

This is quite scary but i do agree that it reduces face to face contact with other persons, there are an alarming number of people, teens,adults alike that rather be on facebook than do more with other outside activities.. that is why we stopped my daughter from using her facebook account, she has been addicted with it and glad stopped it just in time.

That is quite alarming..How technology is affecting, especially the children. Even i didn't have a computer until i was 13.. Parents should definitely read this so they can help their child before it is too late. Interacting with people is very important to form one's character too.

I do agree to some extent that social networking is changing us. The world is changing so much that when a group of friends go to hang out, everyone is either texting our on the internet with their smart phones etc. It is really sad that slowly face to face communication is dwindling.

That study is something new. Or perhaps it has already been there for long but it is only now that I've read of it. I'm not sure though if I should believe it or not. Cuddle chemical is a cute term though Now, seriously, I also agree that children should not be exposed to the online world. There are so many risks out there, health may just be one of them. Simple times are still better

I tend to think that toddlers using social networking sites may become socially inept. Everybody needs to learn how to socialize face to face and acquire "people skills". This learning process starts at a very young age and one cannot learn social skills through a computer. I find it interesting that this article says that computers and social networking sites contribute to the isolation of people. In fact, I started a discussion a short while ago on that very topic. http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/2653666.aspx

I disagree with that because the net have many bad stuff for the children and also we must extra control for their behavior on the internet...