Attention Kids. Get off the Couch and Go Outside.

Kids these days are so knowledgable about technology the new craze for preteens is Facebook and other social media sites. In a recent article on Technorati, AVG did a research study for Digital Diaries and found that most children have reached "digital maturity" by age 11. In the U.S., 53 percent of parents admitted that their children between the ages of 10-13 had access to Facebook or Twitter.

My opinion on these studies? I think this is insane. When I was 10-13 years old I was always outside doing something. I wasn't concerned about Facebook or Twitter. Now, I feel that kids are always on the computer. I have seen kids around the ages mentioned earlier on Facebook and I seriously am a little disappointed that parents are letting their children join these sites at such a young age. Let them be kids. I feel social media is part of the reason American children are obese. Kids are growing up too fast and are becoming lazier and less active. 

So, my thoughts on letting children on social media sites? Absolutely wrong. Make your kid read a book or  go outside and play a sport. Don't let them just sit on the computer or their phone all day and play around on the computer.