Internet Dating! Not like real life!

If Romeo and Juliet were born in our days they would probably meet in a chatroom!

Most teenagers use the internet for social reasons, either to communicate with their existing friends and classmates or to make new friends. They use instant messaging services like msn, chatrooms and social sites like Hi5, Myspace and Facebook. Online gaming is also very popular. They watch videos on youtube, exchange photos, songs and ideas online. It is easy to find someone who has the same interests as you, especially if you speak english! The question is whether it is safe for teenagers to surf the net without control as the internet is the mirror of our society and you never know who is really the person you are talking to! So never give your contact details to someone you meet on the internet.

Have you met someone on the internet? What do you use the internet for?

Peer Pressure:Why it is hard to say no to your friends?

Peer pressure is something that everyone has to deal with at a time especially when you want to be part of a group. Most of us tend to behave differently when they are in a group. Teenagers usually follow their friends even if they don't really agree with them because they don't want to be isolated. They skip a boring lesson, make fun of a weak classmate, and sometimes hang out with a popular person who is a bad influence on them even though they don't really like because they don't want to be called cowards or geeks! Think for yourself and choose your friends wisely. Hang out with people who will act and think the same as you and don't be afraid to say no! Has someone of your age ever persuaded you to do something you didn't want to do?What do you do when your friends are all doing something that you don't really want to do?

Mobile phones and Children:Toast Brain !!!

Parents should make sure that children use their mobile phones only when absolutely necessary, and even though there is still no proof that they are unsafe, experts say that there is possible health risk. Especially children under 8 should not use mobile phones at all! The Mobile Phones industry is trying to sell more mobile phones to children so they advertise their products to 7 -10 year old children. One in four 7-10 year old children now own a mobile phone! They use it mainly to send messages to their classmates, play games and talk to their parent when necessary. Parents often feel that their children should have a mobile phone for safety reasons but they are warned to control their children. Medical studies have clearly shown that heavy use of the mobile phone by 7-10 year old children causes health problems, affects brain functions, and the radiation from a mobile phone can even cause DNA damage. Do you own a mobile phone? How often do you use it?