The impact of internet on children is immense and powerful. While it enables them to seek and collate useful information through this dynamic medium, it could also endanger their very existence or impair their welfare and well being. Recent studies have revealed that internet has led to an addiction among children and children highly dependent on internet show increased signs of depression or anxiety . Internet addiction has led to decrease in concentration levels, irritability, sleepiness, among children. A 2012 Survey by ASSOCHAM revealed that nearly 60% of Indian teenagers view 125 messages a day .According to the said survey, 73% of children between 8 and 13 years in tier II cities have accounts on Facebook and although minimum age to set up an account in Faceboook is 13 years, it is a shocking revelation that 82% parents help the children below 13 years to create a Facebook account.
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