Social Media and Its Impact on Common Sense of Children
Author : Geetanjali Verma
Abstract :
Although the social media has become essential part of our life. People are not able to live without social media, though it has many pros and cones. Common sense is obviousness of anything. The impact of social media on common sense cannot be neglected in our day to day life. We have many examples of lack of common sense around the world. No one can deny its negative impact on mental health of children. Children are more prone to any kind of positive or negative impact of social media. Regarding impact of social media on mental or physical health issues several studies are undergoing and their results are giving a very shocking and devastating picture of our children. They are lacking concentration and attentiveness towards the situations or activities happening around them. They are living in a fake, virtual, dreamy world of social media and not realizing the actual or factual situations. They must be aware of the consequences around them due to social media and potential risks of it. But they are not aware of the logics and are not using their common sense. They just rely upon the fake world around them and are alone among crowd. Many times they lose their common sense and fall prey of cyber bullying or even relying upon the unknowns may cause them have to face many awkward situations. We all are very well aware of such incidences through Newspapers, Television, Survey s, Studies etc. One reason behind this lack of Common Sense is children are learning maximum things through Internet or Social media because they rely upon them except their Family, Friends and Teachers. They are having very less sharing and caring with their near and dear ones. They just get irrelevant information at just a click. They don’t have practical experiences but have only virtual ones. To have Common sense one have to have experiences in life so they can feel or learn something and can get used to of obviousness of their life's experiences. Like we have to smell a flower to have an idea of that flower’s particular smell so we can use our common sense of recognizing that flower at a look and correlate it with that smell. It’s an important process of learning too. I am afraid we will be responsible for not saving the childhood of this generation. It is our first priority and responsibility to secure their future and let them bloom as natural as to be. We will have to spend time with them and make them learn through experiences but not through any virtual media. Make them sensible and logical towards whatever comes to them in life.
This research paper examines the multifaceted impact of social media on the development and exercise of common sense in children. As digital platforms become increasingly integrated into childhood experiences, understanding their influence on practical reasoning, judgment and everyday decision-making becomes critical. This paper explores both the detrimental and beneficial effects of social media exposure, analyzing how these platforms reshape children's cognitive development, social intelligence, risk assessment abilities and critical thinking skills.
Keywords :
Common Sense, Cyber bullying, Learning Process, Logical thinking, Social Media, Social Responsibility, Virtual World.
