While I may agree with the idea that teens are much too absorbed by senseless media, such as texting and tweeting, I disagree with the overall recommendation. It’s obvious that media, especially social networking, has led to bullying that ends in tragedy, but simply “limiting” a teenager will not stop them from entering the darker areas of media. In fact, limiting a teenager from using media will only cause them to spend more time on the social aspect of media, and almost no time being productive with it. As the article challenges parents, “This is the 21st century and they need to get with it”, I think the doctors need to understand that teenagers will go great lengths to obtain media, regardless of any restriction.
- Sean Mathews (Norton High School)
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