I think youngers should be banned from facebook full stop. Studies have shown fb makes one feel depressed. I also noticed a lot of people who uses fb have a low self esteem and arent living their life to the full.
link to the article on the report
I was totally convinced when my friend of 10 years, who has always been outgoing, makes friends easily, happy, clever, happily married told me she has been going to councillor for 6 months. What she told me was a pile of rubbish. When your down, it is easy to let some professional convince you it is something else other than what it is. She paid for 10 sessions, and the shink told her the reason for her depression was because her mum didnt love her as much as other kids mum loves them. I know my friend and and her. How horrible is that. Obviously for children they dont see when their friends parents tells them off or gives them a good smack for doing something stupid or giving their kids tough love to make them stronger or push them to do well. The shink tells her that loving parent, is a parent who shows their kid love and affection all the time. If this was the case, then 98% of chinese children would be suffering from depression. If you know any Chinese family, you would know exactly what Im on about.
The truth is she has been feeling depressed because she has been she cant seem to get pregnant. With the stress of living in London, living in a small flat, I would just consider it to be ensuite bedsit, with a kitchen for a hallway, in a Victorian house. Unable to make big saving for a mortage and watching all her friends get married and having kids, when she got married first. I was very surprised to hear this was making her depressed. She is the very head strong, organised, and pretty much a problem solver, whatever problem she faces she will make a plan to overcome that problem.
Now for the first time to find out what was wrong, I found her on fb looking at profiles of people she doesnt know. Laughing to herself, and seeing what great lives other people are having compared to hers. She even thought it was normal just to show me pics of people who she sees working in her compnay she sees walking about, and tell me which floor they work on. And then tell me what they have been doing recently. This is all before she tells me doesnt know these people personally.
Oh my God, fb should be banned. If fb can do this to someone who is usually outgoing, head strong person, then what do you think fb could do to children who hasnt found their personality yet.