VOA常速英语:Social Media’s Impact on Children

Today’s children grow up in the world much different than the world their parents grew up in.
今天的孩子们成长的世界与他们父母当时成长的世界截然不同。

I used WhatsApp so I have few groups with all of my school friends.I use Instagram browser.I use,like WhatsApp,normal message,Skype and Google.
我用免费短信，和同学们组成了几个小组。 我用Ins浏览器。我经常用的有免费短信，常规短信，网络电话以及谷歌.

Experts say the need to be in constant contact through social mediacan have an adverse impact on those uNPRepared for potential emotional stress.
专家们说，需要通过社交媒体来时刻外界保持交流，这可能会对那些没有准备好应对潜在情绪压力的人产生不利影响。

According to a new report by the Children’s Commissioner for England,the pressure to be accepted measured by the number of likes can be harmful.
根据英国儿童事务专员的一份新的报告，因为点赞的数量而产生的情绪压力是有害的。

Well，I’d like schools to have compulsory digital literacy classes during year 6 and year 7 as children move from primary school into secondary school.Schools have been very good about teaching children about safety online but less so about the emotional challenges.
我希望学校在小学六年级和七年级期间，也就是当孩子们从小学升到中学时，开设义务性的数字扫盲课程。学校在教育孩子们防范网络安全问题上一直做的很好，但在关于教育孩子们应对因网络产生的情绪问题上做的还不是很到位。.

The worst side effect on emotionally unstable children is suicide which among teens in the U.S. rose sharply between 2010 and 2015,although the relation with social media has not been scientifically confirmed.
从2010年到2015年，在美国青少年中，因情绪不稳定而导致自杀事件急剧上升,虽然这种现象与社交媒体的关系尚未得到科学证实。

Researchers note that another side effect of spending a lot of time online is sleep deprivation.
研究人员指出，过度上网的还会造成睡眠不足。

Social media often insists that their users must be over 13, but it is too easy to get around it.
社交媒体经常声称用户必须超过13岁，但这经常很容易就被忽略掉了。

They need to go further and they need to do more.Of course parents need to have a role here as well by talking to their children making sure they understand well before age 13 what the dangerous issues and benefits of being online are.
社交媒体需要采取进一步的措施，还有很多需要他们去做。当然，父母在这个过程中也要起到一定的作用，通过与孩子交谈，确保他们在13岁之前懂得上网的利与弊。

But many parents do not know what to do saying they also need training.
但许多家长不知道该怎么做，认为他们自己也需要受到培训。

We didn’t have anything like that when we were growing up.Parents really don’t get much help often，unless these in the industry themselves，and so we are sort of a bit out on a limb.
我们长大的时候并没有遇到过这些问题。作为父母，除非那些自己也从事教育行业,我们真的经常得不到太多帮助,所以我们也感到有些无助。

The researchers say one of the best ways to counter internet addiction is encouraging children to be more active in sports.
研究人员说，抑制网络成瘾的最好方法之一是鼓励孩子们积极参与运动。

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