Coursework social networks in the life of high school students. Positive and negative impact of the Internet on teenagers Internet in modern Russian school

Internet in the life of a teenager: Pros and cons

Completed by a 10th grade student. Bortsova E.

• Find out the influence of the Internet on a person.

• identify positive and negative sides computer network.

"The Internet is a global computer network that provides users with enormous freedoms" - one of the official formulations.

A person "entering" the network for the first time usually has a good impression of the Internet. But is it really so? You understand it only with time. The longer you are on the Internet, the more you see in it not only pluses, but also minuses. But unfortunately, not everyone can understand and realize how the Internet fills our consciousness. And we can no longer distinguish between what is good and what is bad.

The Internet gives us many

various services such as:

earnings

Communication

Plenty of information available

BUT! With all this, there are many minuses, which are much more than pluses:

• exposure to electromagnetic radiation
• information loss stress
• dependence on the virtual world
• public availability of information
• mental disorders

internet addiction

A mental disorder in which a person has an obsessive desire for as much time as possible on the Internet, the inability to disconnect from it and return to the real world. Doctors compare it with drug and alcohol addiction.

Communicating in social networks, a teenager joins various groups, subcultures, gets acquainted with dubious people. All this can turn out badly for the unstable psyche and even the life of a teenager who is easily trusted and influenced.

Another negative side of adolescent communication in social networks is the limitation of communication opportunities in the real world, they experience problems in making real acquaintances. Indeed, on the Internet, a teenager can choose any role for himself, make himself better, more beautiful, come up with his ideal self, but in life everything is not so simple, because you are who you are.

Internet: for and against.

The Internet is a huge platform for the opportunity to realize yourself, find a job you like and go where you have never been. However, not everyone takes advantage of this opportunity ...

So, let's look at the pros and cons of this web. Let's start with the good.

First, it is the limitless possibilities of self-realization. There are many courses on the Internet to teach you anything: even how to hack pages. Here you do not need to go somewhere - sit at home, drink tea and study.

For example, do you want to learn a foreign language? Tutors on Skype, all possible resources will help you. You just need to find something that is closer to your soul, and now, you can practice at any convenient time (another plus).

Don't need study? Do you have extensive knowledge in something? Share, teach someone, create a website, attract an audience, benefit someone.

Another opportunity to meet. Finding friends with the same interests and maybe from other countries will not be a problem in the 21st century.

And much more…

But besides the pros, there are also cons.

The first minus: not only normal people use the Internet.

Since it is impossible to see a person sitting on the other side of the monitor, to find out what is going on in his head, this poses an immediate danger. Having fallen under the influence of such people, you can lose money, or even get killed (there have been such cases).

Hence the hackers.

Viruses are the scourge of the 21st century. And what do not keep computers, how many secrets they know. And having seized such information, you can frame a person, disgrace and, in the end, blackmail, which none of the normal people would like.

The second minus: Degradation of people.

As mentioned, not everyone is properly used by the Internet. Under the influence of the Internet, people do not realize how much time they are wasting.

For example. Imagine a bank that gives you $86,000 every day that you have to spend, and the bank keeps the rest. And so every day.

Of course, you would want to spend every dollar. So $86,400 is your time. Each new day gives you 86400 seconds, taking the remainder.

Scary numbers. And many people spend most of their time looking at stupid social media posts. networks, selfie and editing it, and then they are shaking because of the likes ...

The third minus: Rudeness.

There is an opinion that no one sees us on the Internet, does not follow us, etc. But in vain. All visits are tracked. Have you noticed that when you go to a site with fashionable dresses, you will then be offered ads with offers to buy dresses, etc. Watch. Sometimes it's funny)

On the Internet it is very easy to be rude, rude, because you do not see a person, you are safe.

Unfortunately, we do not use all the opportunities that the Internet provides us. Indeed, for success, for profit from the Internet, you need patience, work, will, and, alas, a person does not like to make efforts. Everyone wants something easy, but in this world nothing comes for free ... That's how we live.

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The purpose of the work: To trace the influence of the Internet computer network on the worldview of a person. Reveal the positive and negative aspects of the Internet for the younger generation. The task of the work: To find out the influence of the Internet, both on teenagers and on society as a whole.

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The first time I learned what the Internet is quite recently. Having got acquainted with the Internet closer, I realized that not everything that seems to be good is it! After all, I think many will agree with me that there is a lot of information on the Internet that cannot be read or even seen, especially for the younger generation! Undoubtedly, the Internet is the greatest and amazing invention with which humanity has made a huge leap into the future.

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What is the Internet? "The Internet is a global computer network that provides users with enormous freedoms" - one of the official formulations. Sounds good - BUT - is it? Does it provide such freedom? A person "entering" the network for the first time usually gets a good impression of the Internet. But first impressions are deceiving! And you understand it in time. The more you work on the Internet, the more you see in it not only pluses, but also minuses. But unfortunately, not everyone can understand and realize how the Internet fills our consciousness. And we can no longer distinguish between what is good and what is bad.

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The Internet provides us with a wide variety of services. Accessible information Earning Communication Development of logical and mental activity

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The Internet gives the illusion of permissiveness, pulling out of us the worst that we have, but what? After all, everything is possible! There are suicide clubs on the Internet, clubs for drug addicts, clubs that train novice terrorists. In such clubs, you can order your own death, buy a couple of sticks of dynamite, learn how to properly select and inject drugs. Consider the disadvantages of the Internet

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Cons Affects physical health Affects psychological health (Internet addiction) Stress. Viruses

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Question: “Is the Internet good or bad for a teenager?” Considering the problem of "Influence of the Internet on a teenager", we conducted a social survey among high school students of our school. The results of the polls can be seen in the form of a chart. 53 respondents took part in the polls.

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“Which of the sites do you think are useful for a teenager?” (78 people participated) Virtual dating sites 4 5.1% Sites with ready reports and abstracts 18 23% Sites containing music and video 11 14% Gaming sites 3 3.8% Search engines 6 7.7% Sites containing photos and videos of erotic content - - Educational sites 7 9% Chats and forums 1 1.3% Virtual museums 5 6.4% Virtual encyclopedias and books 7 9%

Since 2010 on the all-Russian children's helpline 8-800-2000-122 received more than 8 million applications.
Currently, 222 services in 83 regions of our country are connected to a single number. Children, adolescents and their parents in difficult life situations can receive psychological assistance. The call is free and anonymous.
In particular, the helpline website lists the main signs and 10 forms of cyberbullying.

Modern children and teenagers, who are called "digital citizens", easily master the computer, mobile devices and skillfully use them. At the same time, children's online safety skills lag behind their ability to master new applications and devices.

The main dangers on the Internet for children and adolescents are as follows:

1. Cyberbullying (Internet bullying).

2. Using the Internet to manipulate the minds of children and adolescents (propaganda of extremist, antisocial behavior, suicide, involvement in dangerous games).

4. Cyber ​​fraud.

5. Security of access to the Network and theft of personal data by technical means.

6. Illegal collection of personal data of minors and (or) their distribution in the public domain.

7. View adult sites.

Each generation is more or less different from the previous one. But it is precisely the children who were born at the beginning of the third millennium, and whom we call generation Z, are absolutely unique in this sense, because their development from the very early years influenced by such a powerful tool as digital reality.

The Internet is a new habitat and source of child development. Of course, this situation affects the formation of the personality of children, their relationship with the outside world, and their cultural practices.

The president of the Unpress creative association, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences Sergey Tsymbalenko, said in an interview: “Children on the Internet, this is a fact, you can’t get away from it. Society has switched to constant dialogue, continuous communication. This is a decisive transition to collective intelligence, or noosphere. Children were the first to step into this new state of society."

According to the Department of Personality Psychology of Moscow State University, the number of children using the Internet daily has grown to 95%. At the same time, 32% of children sit online every day for 8 hours, although three years ago they were only 14%. Before our eyes, a new "digital" generation is being formed, which inevitably faces risks when using the World Wide Web.

One of the "Big Projects" in the domain zone.CHILDREN is the Sputnik.Children project, in which more than 5,000 sites have been selected: with cartoons, games, books, songs and much more. Each resource is checked by the assessors of the search engine and the security system.

Google offers parents 10 rules for children's safety on the Internet. The first rule is to talk to your child about online safety. Most importantly, reassure your child that in any unclear or frightening situation, he should contact his parents to find a safe solution.

Internet use by teenagers

An interesting article was published on 03/09/2017 on The Village website, with the stories of five Russian teenagers aged 11-16, about how they use and what the Internet means to them, what are their favorite sites and social networks, their opinion about online safety and about parental controls.

In many ways, these teenagers' attitudes towards the Internet reflect the results of the study below. Except for their general opinion: there are “cons” and dangers on the Internet.

In 2013, the first (and so far the only) all-Russian scientific study of the digital competence of adolescents and parents of adolescents was conducted. The study was conducted by the Internet Development Foundation and the Faculty of Psychology of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov with the support of Google.

In Russia, 89% of adolescents aged 12–17 use the Internet daily. On weekdays, 37% of them spend on the Internet from 3 to 8 hours, on weekends - 47%. Mobile Internet twice as popular with children as with their parents.

Most teenagers use the Internet to find interesting information. In second place in popularity is the search for information for study.

As it turned out, almost a third of the children surveyed believe that the Internet is devoid of any shortcomings, and one in ten had difficulties with the very question of the "minuses" of the Internet.

The main conclusion of the study is that the level of digital competence of both parents and adolescents themselves in Russia is about a third of the maximum possible (31% for parents and 34% for adolescents).

In January 2019, VTsIOM conducted a survey of adults and adolescents (14–17 years old) on issues related to the influence of social networks on their behavior.

It is significant that respondents of all ages note that the interest of adolescents in "bad" groups in social networks is formed not by the networks themselves, but by the real problems of schoolchildren: 49% of adolescents believe that such interest is caused by real psychological problems, 31% - conflicts with peers and 29% - lack of parental control.

According to a poll by the Public Opinion Foundation conducted in December 2015, only 10% of children over the age of 6 do not use social networks. The question was asked to respondents who have children older than 6 living with them.

The influence of the Internet on teenagers

Psychologists of the Center for Social and Psychological Adaptation and Development of Adolescents "Crossroads" believe that one of the main problems is the development of computer addiction.

British psychologists consider teenagers' addiction to Facebook, Twitter and computer games to be a positive phenomenon. In their opinion, the decrease in the use of alcohol and drugs by adolescents in Europe and the United States is associated with the growing popularity of social networks, computer games and the spread of social media among young people.

Russian teenagers, like their Western peers, spend a significant part of their free time on the Internet. However, this does not affect the level of drug use.

Teenage Internet Addiction and Violence

Internet addiction is the plague of the 21st century. Unfortunately, children are not able to cope with this on their own. Parents need not to conflict with their children, not to abandon them, but to accept them as they are. Because the share of participation of parents in the fact that their child has become like this is definitely there. It is important to admit your mistakes here, but this is the most difficult thing - parents always consider themselves right.

On the Internet, teenagers have the opportunity to be a kind of sexless creature that kills everyone and everything, feeling strong and cool. If this is completely absorbed by the child, then a criminal will simply grow out of him. At some point, he will think that in real life, too, everything is permitted. One of these guys, gamers, to the question: “What were you thinking about then?” - answered: "I had two desires - either to kill someone, or to be killed."

The technological literacy paradox of children

Today's kids are probably great consumers of technology, but they are rarely tech-savvy, says Gavin Patterson, head of the BT Group (British Telecommunications plc).

They may look like experienced digital natives, but their knowledge is limited to the depth of the screen. They are passive users, not active creators. And most of them don't really care much about how the technology they depend on actually functions. I consider this a paradox of technological literacy.

Russian schoolchildren: privacy and security on the web

Such a report was made by Galina Vladimirovna Soldatova, Professor of the Department of Personality Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, at the last 10.11.2015 in Moscow, the 6th International Conference "Protection of Personal Data".

76% of Russian schoolchildren spend an average of 3 hours a day on the Internet. Every seventh teenager aged 12 to 17 spends almost a third of his life (8 hours a day) on the Web. Modern schoolchildren perceive the Internet not as a set of technologies, but as a habitat.

Almost every second teenager does not respect the principle of confidentiality regarding their passwords on social networks. At the same time, there are still children who are ready to give their password to strangers.

More than a third of teenagers are still ready to tell a stranger on the network personal information: first and last name, exact age, and send a photo. Sixth of the children will share the number mobile phone, almost the same number will report the number of the school.

The influence of the computer and the Internet on school performance

The authors of the study, which was conducted in schools in Northern Ireland, did not establish a direct relationship between the time spent by children on social networks and their grades. Video games, on the other hand, can worsen high school GCSE results.

According to a report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), large-scale investment in school information technology "did not lead to measurable improvements" in the International Student Assessment Program's test scores in reading, math and science.

As OECD Director of Education Programs Andreas Schleicher said on this occasion, computerization and the introduction of the Internet in schools "gave rise to too many unrealizable hopes."

Google effect or how the Internet is changing our brain

Today, almost any information can be found using search engines. It is entirely possible, argue Harvard University psychologists Daniel Wegner and Adrian Ward, that the Internet is replacing not only other people who store information, but also our own cognitive processes. The Internet can not only relieve us of the need to exchange information "live", but also weaken our desire to remember important information. Psychologists call this the Google effect.

“Until the age of 15, students tend to have a naive perception of information sources. Often they are not motivated to check the information they receive and usually take it as it is, focusing on what is being said,” says Jean-Francois Rouet, a French scientist who assesses the impact of the digital environment on reading and searching for information.

The problem of children's safety on the Internet in other countries

Europeans are most concerned about cyberbullying (bullying) on ​​social networks and its consequences, when a teenager can become depressed or think about suicide due to bullying from peers.

Facebook on its

Belonogova Natalya Ivanovna, teacher of the Russian language and literature of the State educational institution middle vocational education"Nizhnekamsk Industrial College", Nizhnekamsk, Republic of Tatarstan.

Internet in the life of a teenager.

Annotation. The article is devoted to the issues of a new phenomenon of social reality - computer networks. The author of the article writes about a new type of psychological disorder among young people - Internet addiction. Recommendations are also given to parents on the prevention of Internet addiction in adolescents.

Key words: Internet, prevention of Internet addiction, safe behavior of a teenager on the Web.

Many children get acquainted with the Internet at school, learn very quickly and become more active.

users than educators and parents accumulate user experience much faster than adults. At the same time, the lack of knowledge of adolescents about safe behavior on the Web is obvious. To teach them how to work safely on the Internet, parents and teachers should know what is happening in the virtual world of children, how important the Internet is in their lives. Every year, the Russian Internet community

users are getting younger. According to statistics, in Russia, on average, only a third of adult Internet users, while among schoolchildren, there are almost 90% of them. This is due to the emergence of network portals Odnoklassniki, Vkontakte, Facebook. The Internet provides children and adolescents with great opportunities, and learning and flexibility allow them to get used to the Internet much faster than adults and feel at home there. . On and with the help of the Web, students acquire knowledge and social skills that will help them become successful citizens of the digital society in the near future.

AT information society the prospect of development is associated primarily with the consumption of information. Today, the Internet is turning into one of its main sources not only for adults, but also for children. For Russian teenagers, the Internet, in comparison with books, television, and magazines, is becoming the main source of information, competing with teachers and friends, and partially replacing parents.

A teenager tends to rather enjoy the Internet, enjoy it, rather than analyze and critically comprehend the information received. More than half of Russian schoolchildren consider the Internet a free space where everyone can do what they want. This is also a very attractive moment for teenagers, increasing their user activity. After all, one of the most current needs at this age, the need for autonomy and independence. Most parents do not forbid their children to freely use the Internet and do not limit them in time. Schoolchildren actively use the possibilities of the Internet for communication: they keep online diaries, communicate with friends via Skype, use e-mail, communicate in chats and various social networks. A significant part of the time that Russian schoolchildren spend on the Web, they devote to searching for audio and video recordings. Many indicated that they often listen to audio and watch videos, participate in various promotions and voting, play online games, and also browse sites that their parents do not allow them to visit.2

Less active than parents and teachers might think, students are looking to the Web as a source of learning information. Defining the Internet as one of the main sources of information, some teenagers realize that on the Web one can also meet with negative, aggressive, harmful information. However, not all adolescents are aware of the harmfulness of some information. Acquaintance with the unknown and unusual almost always causes uncertainty and fear. And the global network not only captures, but also amazes anyone with its colossal possibilities. Therefore, at the first stages of mastering the Internet, sensitivity to its possible risks and threats is higher. Some Russian teenagers get acquainted with the Internet in schools under the supervision of adults. School computers are often equipped with filters that, despite their shortcomings, still block a certain part of the negative material.

The biggest threat, according to European researchers, is the extortion and dissemination of personal information on the Web.

The clash with the pornographic convention in Europe and in Moscow is in second place among Internet threats. According to our data, in the regions of Russia, high school students are more likely to encounter extremist and violent content. Although every second teenager faces all the threats of the Web, not all children know what to do in such situations. They usually turn to peers for help or use trial and error to develop their strategies for coping with threats. Moreover, they may not consider some situations as dangerous, which only increases the risk. It is adults who can teach children how to work safely on the Internet, and a special role is assigned by parents to teachers. Therefore, it is so important that parents, realizing the importance of the Internet in the development of schoolchildren, can themselves correspond to the new social situation and teach children not only the effective, but also the safe use of the capabilities of the global network. problems on the Internet. At the beginning of 2010, the first service to help children and adults who faced danger on the Internet appeared in Russia, the Help Line "Children Online". The Help Line is staffed by professional psychologists who provide psychological assistance to children who face threats when using the Internet or mobile communications, and provide information support to parents, teachers and educators who are concerned about the safety of children on the Internet. Scientific and methodological support is provided by the Faculty of Psychology of Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov, Federal Institute for the Development of Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. Children at an early age begin to use the Internet at school and at home. However, those under the age of ten usually do not have the critical thinking skills needed to surf the Internet on their own. Therefore, whenever children go online, parents need to sit next to them and make sure that they visit only "verified" sites.

Tips for Parents 1. Go online with your kids. 2. Teach your kids to trust their intuition. If something bothers them on the Internet, let them tell you about it. 3. Chats, instant messaging programs, online games require a login name. Help your child choose one and make sure it does not contain any personal information. Insist that children never give out their address, phone number, or other personal information, such as where they go to school or where they like to go for a walk. Good manners rules apply 3

everywhere even in the virtual world. 5. Explain that illegal copying of someone else's work of music, computer games and other programs is theft. Tell your children that it's dangerous to meet friends on the Internet; these people may not be who they say they are. Explain that not all information found on the Web is true. Teach your children to consult with you when they are not sure about something. 6. Control the activities of children on the Internet using modern programs. They will help filter out harmful content and find out what sites the child visits. Excessive Internet use distracts children from doing homework, playing sports, sleeping, and communicating with peers. And for shy teenagers, the Net isolates even more. Parents and teachers often don't realize the problem until it becomes too serious.

Internet Prevention Tips for Parents

child addiction

Watch for symptoms online

dependencies. Ask yourself: Does time spent online affect your child's school performance, health, and relationships with family and friends? Find out how much time your child spends online. Get help. If your child has serious signs of Internet addiction, consult with a teacher. Obsessive Internet use can be a symptom of other problems, such as depression, irritability, or low self-esteem. Don't ban the Internet. For most children, it is an important part of their public life. Instead, set intra-family rules for internet use. They can specify the amount of time that the child spends daily on the Internet; a ban on entering the Network before doing homework; restriction on visiting chat rooms or viewing "adult" content. Keep your computer outdoors. Set up a computer in the common room of your apartment, not in your child's bedroom. Help your child participate in social interactions offline. If your child is shy and awkward with peers, why not consider special coaching? Encourage your child to participate in activities that bring together children with the same interests, such as modeling ships or literature club. Suggest alternatives. If you think that your children are only interested in online entertainment, try offering them a non-virtual analogue of one of their favorite games. For example, if your child enjoys role-playing fantasy games, encourage them to read books on the subject. There are ways to keep track of which web pages your child is interested in. Modern browsers usually keep a log of the last visited sites. Browsers also create temporary copies of pages, known as cache files. There are filtering tools that cut off access to prohibited sites. But these programs often fail to filter out unwanted material. In addition, they can block really useful information that children need, for example, for homework. And children who are familiar with the computer know how to turn off such filters. Much more effective method establishing clear rules for using the Internet and communicating frankly with children. Using chat rooms, e-mail and instant messaging systems, children are at risk of coming into contact with intruders. The anonymity of communication on the Internet contributes to the rapid emergence of trusting and friendly 4

relations. Criminals use this advantage to establish contacts with inexperienced young people.

What actions are taken by Internet criminals?

Solving their problems, teenagers often turn to forums and conferences for support and help, where both decent people and intruders can be registered. The latter try to gain the trust of their potential victim with attention, care, kindness and even gifts, often spending considerable time, money and energy on these efforts. Usually they are well aware of musical innovations and modern hobbies of children. They listen to teenagers and sympathize with them. But gradually, the perpetrators introduce a sexual connotation or display explicitly erotic content in an attempt to weaken the moral inhibitions that hold young people back. Some perpetrators immediately start sexual conversations. Such a direct approach may involve drastic action or covert pursuit of the victim. Criminals may also consider meeting children in real life.

Which young people are at risk?

Adolescents seek to explore their sexuality, escape from parental control, and start new relationships outside the family. They are more exposed to danger than others, even if they are not fully aware of the possible consequences.

The most vulnerable to intruders are: newcomers to the Internet;

Unfamiliar with network etiquette Unfriendly users Those seeking to try new thrills Actively seeking attention and affection Rebels Lonely or abandoned Curious People having problems with sexual orientation  those who can be easily fooled by adults;  those who are attracted to a subculture that goes beyond the understanding of their parents.

Educate your children about the existence of intruders and the potential dangers of the Internet. Young children should not use chat rooms. Only when your child is older should you be allowed to chat where there is message control (or, in computer terms, "moderation"). If your children use chat rooms, you should know what kind and with whom they are talking there. Visit the chat in person to check what topics are being discussed. Teach your kids to never leave a group chat. Many sites have "private rooms" where users can have private conversations with administrators unable to read those conversations. Such "rooms" are often referred to as "private". A computer connected to the Internet must be in a common room; never install it in a child's bedroom. It is much more difficult for a criminal to start a relationship if you have a good view of the computer screen. But sit next to the kid when 5

it is on the web, it is necessary in any case. While the children are young, it is better for them to use the family's shared email address, rather than their own. Explain to the children that they should never reply to instant messages or e-mails from strangers. If children use computers in places that are out of your control, such as a public library, school, or a friend's house, find out what security measures are in place. If, despite all the precautions, your children met an intruder on the Internet, do not blame them. Full responsibility lies with the offender. Take decisive action to stop the child from further contact with this person.

How to reduce the risk of becoming a victim of persecution?

Children can take the following precautions: never download images from an unknown source; use filters Email; immediately report to adults about all cases on the Internet that caused embarrassment or fear; Use a gender-neutral screen name that does not contain sexual innuendo or give away any personal information; never disclose information about yourself (including age and gender) or family to anyone on the Internet; never fill out personal profiles on the Web; stop any contact by e-mail, instant messaging or chat rooms if anyone starts asking questions of a personal nature or contains sexual innuendo.

How do you know if your child is a potential target of a criminal?

The following signs may mean that your child has been noticed by an attacker: Your child spends a lot of time on the Internet. Most of the children targeted by Internet criminals spend a lot of time on the Web, especially in chat rooms; sometimes they close the door to their room and hide what they do while working on the computer. Pornographic materials have appeared on the family computer. Criminals often use explicit content; as a pretext to initiate sexual discussions, criminals may provide children with photographs, links to relevant websites, and send erotic messages. In order to instill in a child the idea of ​​the naturalness of sexual relations between adults and children, criminals may use photographs of child pornography. You should be aware that your child may hide pornographic files on discs, especially if other family members also use the computer. which you are not familiar with. After establishing contact with a child on the Internet, some attackers may try to involve children in "phone sex" or try to meet in real life. If the children do not dare to give a phone number, the Internet maniac can tell them his. Do not allow your child to meet a stranger in person without your supervision. Your child receives letters, gifts, or packages from a person you do not know. Typically, stalkers send letters, photographs, and gifts to their potential victims. Sexy perverts even send plane tickets to seduce 6

child in person. Your child shuns family and friends and quickly turns off the computer monitor or switches to another "window" if an adult enters the room. Internet criminals diligently drive a wedge between children and their families and often exaggerate small annoyances in a child's relationships with loved ones. Children who are sexually harassed become withdrawn and depressed.

What to do if your child has become a potential victim of an Internet criminal?

 Check the computer for pornographic files or any evidence of sexual contact. local branch law enforcement. All information must be saved, including email addresses, website addresses, and chat addresses.

Children's addiction to computer games

Almost every family has a computer or a game console, and there are often stories about how children and teenagers sit at monitors for hours, forgetting about everything in the world. Parents and educators cannot understand how it is possible to devote so much time to hunting monsters, shooting games, racing and other nonsense. Indeed, from the outside it is sometimes impossible to understand why computer games are so attractive to young people. Let's try to figure it out. Fans of computer games are called "computer fans" or "gamers" (from the English "game" game). Passion for computer games is a kind of psychological process of "chain reaction". Having completed one game in the genre that he liked more than others, the teenager is looking for new games of the same genre, made in an identical style and not inferior in psychological stress. And then there is a desire to go through all the games of this type, of which there are a huge number on the market at the moment. At the same time, the expected result fades into the background in the mind of a person, and the attention is completely occupied by an easily and entertaining process, since the events in computer games are not repeated, they are dynamic, and the action itself is continuous. Now more and more popular are networked computer games, in which the number of players is often unlimited. And if an ordinary “shooter” or “walker” has a limiting number of plot development options, then with a large number of participants of living people, the game interaction becomes endless. So, the process is attractive in a computer game. Some parents, and even teachers, expect the child to pass the next level or score the desired number of points and stop there, but this opinion is fundamentally erroneous. Teenagers get used to a realistic computer game so much that it becomes much more interesting for them "there" than in real life. This is how avid gamers describe their activity: “There is something intoxicating about the fact that the whole system can be started thanks to the order I give, these feelings are similar to the feeling of power and competence.” A computer game evokes intense positive emotions and is of value to the experiencer. Due to this, the activity becomes intrinsically motivated. A similar state is also experienced by those who are fond of staying on the Internet. But, despite the positive emotions bestowed, gambling addiction leads to personality degradation, decomposition of social status, loss of one's own "I", 7

deterioration of the psychological state, agitation, the emergence of aggression, isolation, distrust. Also, many teachers, psychologists express concern that games with elements of violence bring up aggressiveness. Adolescents "get hooked" on computer games for the following reasons: specific;there is quick feedback, effectiveness;"incomplete action" does not allow the player to forget about the game;the neurotic mechanism of "escape" operates, which realizes the player's desire to forget about reality for a while (problems, responsibility, confusion in the family, school, conflict with parents, peers, inability to build relationships with the opposite sex);  there is a feeling of having their own world, in which no one except the teenager himself has access. The game becomes a process of creating and constructing the life of various creatures, tribes, settlements and entire cities, and this helps to fall into a state of self-forgetfulness. A person can actively influence the events taking place in this world, choose a line of behavior, make any (within the framework of the game) decisions with complete absence of responsibility;  there is an opportunity to correct any mistake through repeated attempts;  the game is not just a pastime, it is a mechanism for self-realization.

The main symptoms of gambling

1. Complete unwillingness of a teenager to be distracted from work or play on the computer. 2. Annoyance when forced to distract from the process. software, including games. 5. Complete forgetting while playing on the computer about household chores, studies, plans, meetings. 6. Neglect of one’s own health, hygiene and sleep in favor of spending more time at the computer. 7. Abuse of coffee and other psychostimulants (energy drinks) 8. Willingness to be satisfied with irregular, random and monotonous food, without looking up from the computer. 9. Feeling of emotional uplift while working on the computer. other topics. Computer games have a negative impact on children's health. Factors harmful to mental health: A person immersed in virtual reality loses his bearings in the outside world. work, enter into social contacts, start a family.Feeling of a sense of imaginary superiority over others.Impoverishment of the emotional sphere.Loss of the meaning of life and normal human values.

Ways to solve the problem

To resist the appeal of computer games is very difficult and probably not necessary. But it is necessary to trace how and what exactly a teenager plays. A reasonable and balanced analysis of the child's play preferences and habits will help to make interesting discoveries about his inner world, as well as to understand what his difficulties are in the outer world. Parents, educators and psychologists have to deal not with computer games at all, but with the child's inability to manage their own free time. A teenager needs to be taught to control his time, emotions and feelings. Children are encouraged to spend no more than 23 hours a day on the computer and play less. It is better to learn something in a playful way. Sanitary rules determine that the duration of continuous work of an adult PC user should not exceed 2 hours, a child 1020 minutes, depending on age. The only currently proven way to prevent a teenager from becoming dependent on virtual games is to involve him in processes that are not related to computers ; show the growing person that there are plenty of interesting activities (skiing, reading books, poetry, amateur performances, playing musical instruments, dancing, picking mushrooms, hiking, football, etc.) that not only allow you to experience the thrill, but they also train the body and normalize the psychological state. Thus, the relevance of the study of the psychological consequences of Internet addiction in adolescence is determined, firstly, by the constant increase in the number of adolescents and young people as Internet users; secondly, the fact that excessive addiction to the Internet has a devastating effect on young man, causes a negative effect on his psyche; thirdly, the lack of in-depth research in this area, due to the relative novelty of the Internet addiction phenomenon, which has not been practically considered until now. References: 1. Kimberly J. Diagnosis of Internet addiction // Psychology, 2010 No. 5.

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