American Teenager’s Health Issues in During Pandemic

American Teenager’s Health Issues in During Pandemic 

    During pandemic teenagers have stayed all day in shelter and they have been spending most of their time on social media. It gives them social stress and depression. There are many social stresses going on social media, one of them fake information. In the article, “Teens and Social Media during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Staying Socially Connected While Physically Distant.”, Jessica Hamilton, she states “One of the clearest ways that social media can harm teens is through the spread of misinformation and “fake news”about COVID-19”( Hamilton 13). They believe fake information easily, and they also share it on their facebook, instagram and twitter that help to spread the fake information very fast. It brings them more stress and fear. Since teenagers can not meet their friends and do not go out anytime they want, they want to spend more time on social media and chatting with their friends. Many statistics show teens spend more time on social media than other people because  they do not want to feel loneliness. While children and adults all of ages are experiencing feelings of loneliness during this time of physical distancing, the effects of being isolated from peers may be especially pronounced for teens (Hamilton 5). It shows they may affect mental health issues more than others. That is why parents need to pay attention to their teens. If they help them, they can be more healthy and safe. 
    Though some people may say social media has many benefits that teenagers can connect to each other from any place, and they can make friends easily. Therefore, it is educational which provides many kinds of educational benefits. In the article, the author mentions ”Social media provides unique benefits for teens during the COVID-19 pandemic, including access to resources, social connection, and the ability to explore and express themselves. However, social media also can negatively affect teen’s anxiety, mood, body image, and sleep, and contribute to the spread of false information about coronavirus”(Hamilton 2). It shows  social media has advantages and disadvantages. Teens are very active on social media and they are comparing themselves to others. It makes them anxious because they see unbelievably beautiful people and perfectly shaped bodies. Social media is very addictive and they want to scroll a few minutes before sleep and it ends mostly endless scrolling. It means they sleep late and It lead them to poor sleep. Sleeping poor might  end up destroying their immune system. That is why teenagers use social media less. It helps them to be healthy.