Social media plays an important role in today’s world.

People from all ages spend a

considerable amount of time using social media sites. Social media is used as a source
of news, entertainment and gossip.Many people use social media regulary and the use
of social media is increasing especially among children. Some argue that using social
media is benefical for children while others claim that it harms children.I personally
belive that social media is harmful for children because it might lead to health problems
and it contains inappropriate content.

First of all, social media is harmful for children because it might lead to a variety of
health problems. Many children who use social media spend a lot of time in front of a
screen and this causes severe eye problems in children.What is more, children who use
social media regularly tend to be inactive. They do not go out a lot and they stay away
from physical activities that keep them fit. As a result they develop problems such as
obesity. Therefore social media is harmful for children.

Secondly, social media is harmful for children because it contains a lot of inappropriate
images and texts. People share all sorts of images and texts. People share all sorts of
images and texts on social media.These images or texts may containd nudity or rude
language. Children who are exposed to such kinds of content may be negatively affected
by this.When children are exposed to language that they should hear or see this might
distort their manners. As a result, social media has a negative impact on children.

In conlusion, whether social media is harmful for children or not is a controversial

issue. There are different opinions on this issue. However, I believe that social media is
very harmful for children because it might damage their health and it might expose them
to inappropriate images or materials. In order to prevent such problems, it is important
to limit the time children spend on social media.