4 positive effect social media can have on teenagers

Written by Chloé

Now, let’s see 4 positive effects social media can have on teenagers :

First of all, let’s the most obvious effect : social media makes it easier to make friends

Indeed, maybe one or two decades ago, it was more difficult to connect with people, because you were supposed to go out and meet people. But some people just prefer to stay at home because they aren’t the outgoing type of person, you were supposed to like to go on parties for example. So today, mobile phones and social media makes it much easier because you can connect with people whenever you want. Admittedly it is a new way to create links with people but sometimes change is good.

Then, we can say that social media fosters empathy and particularly nowadays, because every teenagers are aware of the dangers of social media and the topic of bullying is now enough known by the youngest of us, and the point is that social media talk about bullying and it makes them more vigilant and more caring. The fact is that we spend a lot of time talking about our lives on social media with people who show us that they care about us and who are here for us. This is why young people are now able to empathize with each other and to help each other, and it can maybe even work as therapy session.

Now we can add that social media helps us to find common group, and this helps teenagers to be more confident . Social media can help you find people you share interests with. That is why psychologists recommend an urge to find a good company for a child’s positive behavior. They think it is our company that makes us think positive or negative. It is our environment that makes us a positive or negative thinker. Social media can influence teenagers deeply. The informative chats rooms and educational pages are those who can let the users share their own thoughts and this boosts their confidence level.

And the last point is that social media help to increase mental ability : social media has promoted online training and learning methods for teenagers, and even more today, in the current context, which is the containment. These pieces of training can be effective for teenagers to increase their mental abilities, it stimulates them.

Social media is where everyone shares his opinion without any limits. People are free to like or dislike anything and have the right to criticize things around them. When we see others’ opinions and interests, we judge it from our own perspective and then decide to agree or disagree with anything.

It makes a person’s vision broader and more sensible. So, the online informative pieces of training and webinars help teenagers to improve their thinking.