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A new study suggests that parents and health-care professionals can use social-networking sites to curb risky teen behavior.

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  • Posted By: nitsnitz @ 05/20/2009 4:42:53 AM

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  • Posted By: jamiegurl101 @ 02/06/2009 1:04:23 PM

    i'm 19 years old and i still have family telling me what to do and what not to do i dont even write down stuff i want to vent about because i know it will be used Against me. I could do one thing and later on it will be turned around and said i did this with so and so and i would be the one getting into truble for something i did not do that's why i dont allow ceartin people into my stuff because i know who they are and what there going to say next.

  • Posted By: BlackDust @ 01/09/2009 12:16:39 AM

    Wow cant people take control of their own life instead of telling teenagers what to do with theirs? I wish the snooping and "directing" would stop because its disgusting. I understand that safety is a concern but you cant completely stop things from happening because theres a thing called a will. Everyone has a reason for doing something whether its for fun from LIVING THEIR LIFE or having some other intention. I don't like when parents basically want to put you in a cage and lock the key then except you to be happy about them restricting your ability to be a person. You go through life making mistakes and getting in trouble but every situation shapes you into the person you'll become. You have to face the world with the right attitude while finding out who you are and want you want for your future but you cant do any of that if youve got parents and other people telling you to do this and that. Im angry with people who think that others should think like they do or that they should live their life a certain way. As long as im not hurting anyone then im gonna keep doing what i want whether its right or wrong. I dont want to be someone that isnt happy just because of expectations well you know what if its bad criticism with how i live my life then look at your own and pick out the things youve done that werent right and impacted someone else then tell me if you still think your able to say that you didnt learn something from all that and am judging others because your bored or just selfish. I dont regret doing the things that have made me happy and benefit me. YOU COULD DIE AT ANYTIME, YOUNG OR OLD! I never want to miss an opportunity that will be worth it. If you dont go through things then how are you gonna relate to people and give advice to your kids in the future? So maybe teens are experiencing things that dont make society make look good but oh well. I very much know the consequences to the decisions i make but i obviously dont care because i will do it if i really want to. I want my kids to be living life happily and ill always support the choices they make as long as it dont harm another human being. People like you are making the world *** up because we are showing more intelligence and taking freedom for the word it is. MIND YOUR OWN DAMN BUSINESS AND REALIZE THE MEANING OF LIVING OK! You can say all you want to change someones mind and try to stop certain actions but in the end the person is gonna make up their own mind sooner or later. Thank you very for this article its just made me hate how people like you cant relax and just chill unless your tormenting and brain washing the teen minds to be just like you. Everyone is different and i definitely know how i want to live my life and none of that concerns the ones that should be focusing on themselves.

  • Posted By: mr. red @ 01/07/2009 3:22:21 PM

    legalize marijuana!!!

    • Posted By: flapjap6997 @ 01/08/2009 9:27:51 PM

      i agree
      http://www.myspace.com/folktales101

  • Posted By: flapjap6997 @ 01/08/2009 9:25:48 PM

    i'm 16 and i have a myspace account . my parents dont go on my page to look at what i'm up to. i'm up front with my mom, i let her know what i'm doing. us teenagers want a chance to get away so we take anything. we got to the internet to socialize with other people like us. our parents do understand, but they just worry too much. we dont actually take it seriously!

    Http://www.myspace.com/folktales101
    -CG

  • Posted By: flapjap96 @ 01/08/2009 9:24:47 PM

    i'm 16 and i have a myspace account . my parents dont go on my page to look at what i'm up to. i'm up front with my mom, i let her know what i'm doing. us teenagers want a chance to get away so we take anything. we got to the internet to socialize with other people like us. our parents do understand, but they just worry too much. we dont actually take it seriously!

    Http://www.myspace.com/folktales101
    -CG

  • Posted By: christopherkidwell1 @ 01/05/2009 10:35:24 PM

    Risky teen behaviors? It's about time to realize that having sex as a teenager is NOT 'risky teen behavior'. It is normal behavior for just about anyone, regardless of their age or 'lack' of age.
    It's about time to realize that the TRUE thing that makes sex risky is the vitriol and hatred lumped on people by jealous adults/parents and the religious establishment (which should be DESTROYED).
    Personally, I started making love with other children when I was 3 and with adults and teenagers when I was 7. Wasn't 'risky' at all to me, and in nearly 3,000 sexual encounters to date, I NEVER got an STD, even from the girls with bad reputations (most of whom I found out were virgins) who were from the 'big city'.

    • Posted By: addygirl @ 01/06/2009 2:15:25 PM

      Your response indicates that you are a deeply disturbed indiviual who needs help. Sex for any underage person SHOULD be considered risky considering they are not able to make those decisions for themselves.

      • Posted By: alabamaslammer @ 01/08/2009 7:43:30 PM

        Your response indicates that you are a deeply disturbed indiviual who needs help. Sex for any underage person SHOULD be considered risky considering they are not able to make those decisions for themselves.
        "They are not able to make those decisions for themselves"? You are clearly the disturbed individual. Any human being who has full function of their brain has the ability to make their own decisions, no matter the age, gender, religion, or race. I know exactly what I'm doing with my body... that doesn't mean its necessarily right, but I'm making my own decisions, meaning I have the ability to do so. If we didn't have the 'ability' to make our own decisions, we would be like the living dead... no personalities, no train of thought. and who in the right mind wants a zombie for a child?

  • Posted By: kadry15 @ 01/06/2009 1:29:10 AM

    ...there is a risk that teens will just clean up their profiles to be parent-rated and then create an alternative one???with the objectionable material intact. This is exactly what I would do if I was a teen & my parents found out!
    Let them put what they want on their online page--the page is somewhat like the modern equivalent of a diary. Some things might be too bad but most are just bad in the mind of an over-worried parent--especially a Christian parent.

    • Posted By: alabamaslammer @ 01/08/2009 7:33:57 PM

      'Amen' to that

  • Posted By: alabamaslammer @ 01/08/2009 7:24:52 PM

    I don't think that parents should force all this on their kids. In my honest opinion, if you aren't strict and so demanding of your children, then they'll come to you. My parents used to be very strict when I was around 12 to 15 over ridiculous things like using the internet. I would actually go behind their backs and try my HARDEST to do the exact opposite of what they told me. Finally, they gave up and ever since then, I've been very understanding of their rules, or disapproval (which doesn't necessarily mean I'll change or stop doing whatever I'm doing for them). I used to smoke a lot of marijuana with my sister, but I learned from my OWN mistakes.
    If you're a teenager and reading this, then really... try talking to your parents about what you think is wrong and right. Be honest, because the worst they can do is ground you for a month or so. Safety is more important than being 'cool'. Let them give you their opinion of things, because most of the time they're right (but not always, since no one is perfect... no matter the age).
    Your life is in your own hands... you can't always depend upon your parents for help. Learn to do things on your own. For instance, get tested for STDs if you've been sexually active, or if someone is trying to influence you to something you disagree with, then just say NO. Not all people you meet online are sexually predators (actually, I have yet to encounter one), but take caution... because no matter what you'd like to believe, it is real (even though its just a movie, Hard Candy is a really good example).

    I know all this may seem hard (trust me, I've been there), but its for the best. I'm still only 17 years old, but because I was honest to my parents for the past 2 years of my life, they trust me and treat me like an adult. I'm able to talk with them about anything and everything.

    Just keep those things in mind and be safe. Its your life and you can only live it once

  • Posted By: rockkstar @ 01/08/2009 9:46:13 AM

    I think that is stupid. in my experiances i have discovered that myspace and most other social-networking sites can be a gateway to bad things such as prostitution, drugs, gangs etc. However i have also discovered that xbox live or ps3 online is a very good idea, because your child, friend, relative etc. Can be social and play games and lots of other things, the virtual world may be unrealistic but it definately takes your mind of most of the problems in life. I know this because I am 17 I will be 18 in march 09 and I used to be a troubled child doing drugs, hanging out with gang members, undulging in promiscuity and even prostitution once or twice but once i got introduced to my xbox 360 i stopped living that lifestyle within 1-2 months and now i dont regret it at all. it has helped me clean up myself that so now i actually have a chance in pursuing my dream, but it must be taken in moderation as well because it can be very addicting.

  • Posted By: rockkstar @ 01/08/2009 9:45:44 AM

    I think that is stupid. in my experiances i have discovered that myspace and most other social-networking sites can be a gateway to bad things such as prostitution, drugs, gangs etc. However i have also discovered that xbox live or ps3 online is a very good idea, because your child, friend, relative etc. Can be social and play games and lots of other things, the virtual world may be unrealistic but it definately takes your mind of most of the problems in life. I know this because I am 17 I will be 18 in march 09 and I used to be a troubled child doing drugs, hanging out with gang members, undulging in promiscuity and even prostitution once or twice but once i got introduced to my xbox 360 i stopped living that lifestyle within 1-2 months and now i dont regret it at all. it has helped me clean up myself that so now i actually have a chance in pursuing my dream, but it must be taken in moderation as well because it can be very addicting.

  • Posted By: imokit @ 01/07/2009 3:24:42 PM

    I'm 18 (just start Uni) and the key to this is too talk. My mum has never demanded my passwords, she knows them, cos she knows I only really have one and I got it when I was 7 for school and use it most of the time, but I trust her not use them. We talk, from a young age, I knew what info did not online (e-mail, contact details etc) and why. The why made sense so respected it and didn't. It was trust.
    I have a facebook page which she does not have access to, but I show her because I want her too see the pics my friends put up of me when we're out.
    She knows someone who has a younger child and is friends with their parent on facebook and I said that if she'd demanded that when I was younger, I would have refused (since your friends can know who your other friends are) but agreed to a compromise of showing it to her on request. Its a parents responsibility to keep an eye on things, but also to be honest. I obey my mother I understand her reasoning, and agree with it. If I disagree I go behind her back (well not know as I'm legally an adult so it doesn't matter). About raunchy pictures, internet usage anything related to my safety, I agreed as I understood her reasoning.
    Talk to your kids, make sure they understand the whys of your decisions. Take an interest, if you ask your kid to show their myspace/facebook out of a genuine interest, they'll likely show you. If you demand your kid show you, because you don't trust them to use it appropriately they'll get sneaky.
    I offered to show my mum, my facebook page the first time. She trusted me not to put up stupid things!

  • Posted By: NarcizzeN @ 01/07/2009 1:55:29 PM

    Do you think jenndrailing that just by enforcing your "law" upon them, they will say "Yes mother" and never try to disobey?:)) You say that the young are so naive, but have you ever stopped to think that maybe your kids have 2 faces, one shown to you, and the other worn when they're out of the house?I bet that you're kids have 2 myspace accounts, one that you know of, and the other...
    Do you think that the whole idea of being a friend to your son just came out of nowhere?Psychologists recommend it, because in these times, if you try to be a "good old fashioned" parent, you will never really know your own children, because they will hide themselves from you...Being a friend and a parent takes patience and wisdom, but it is the best way to help guide your child, because in this way, he or she will feel more attached to you, and will come to you when facing a difficulty (what are friends for, right?)...Parents who say "Because I said so!" or "I will not allow that!" are obsolete, this will only create and deepen a crater in the parent/child relationship...If you really want to have a bond with your child, you are going to have to do better...because even if you think you are helping them this way, you are really making them have a preconceived idea that you are just his mom or dad, who is trying to help but doesn't know the world he or she lives in...So, grow up and think outside of the box.And this is coming from a 20 year old :P

  • Posted By: hsr0601 @ 01/06/2009 10:41:50 PM

    People worry abbout steep food costs and obesity, though, they spend less on 'back to school ' , citing recession. People criticize the car manufacturers for their inferior energy efficiency, while the articles over the future renewable energy and energy- efficient autos can't be easily found on the the front page. People are concerned about the unhealthy diets, however, they ignore the toxic environments on the internet in the name of freedom. War calls for more substance abuses, internet porns, violences, too much gaming to paralyze the conscience, rationality. Teens, youths are in dire need of their parents' care and love above food, which lead them to use internet for the sound informations, education, just as the new president mentioned.

  • Posted By: firemaster67 @ 01/06/2009 3:55:22 PM

    addy, do you remember high school at all? o_o srsly

  • Posted By: jenndrailing @ 01/06/2009 3:39:28 PM

    i am amazed at some of the pictures i see on my childrens friends myspace accounts. my kids tell me that their friends parents dont check them. the rule in our house is that i have the passwords or you dont have a myspace, we monitor the pictures and if we feel that one says something negative or is too racy it is removed. the bottom line is parents need to pay attention...i could really care less about my daughters privacy, shes 14, when she moves out and lives on her own she can have a private life...the problem with parents today is that they give their kids way too much freedom and let them do what they want so they can be friends..my kids have friends, i am here to be their mother...

  • Posted By: coctyle @ 01/06/2009 11:11:31 AM

    What a revolutionary idea. Actually listen to what young people are saying. Young people basically scream out what they are doing and what concerns them, but adults generally discount or ignore these things. The surveys that are supposed to tell us how much sex or drug use there is among the young are totally off base in my opinion. They tell more about how proud or not-proud the current generation is about their behaviors then the behaviors themselves. I went to high school over ten years ago, and believe me, we were about as sexually liberated as you can imagine-even more so than we are as adults. News stories are just starting to reflect the way we behaved back then. (And I honestly don't think things have changed much if at all, despite the internet and all that.)

  • Posted By: Jalapeno Bob @ 01/06/2009 8:07:25 AM

    One further thought, prospective employers can and do check the socail networking sites when considering a person for a job. Stupid teenage actions recorded on the internet tend to remain long after the website containing them has been modified. This can and has blocked people from being offered jobs, having offers recinded and caused some people to be fired. It has even blocked at least one person from receiving a required state job license. Remember, for most desirable positions, there are more applicants than openings, and employers are looking for easy tools to cut the number of applicants to seriously review.

  • Posted By: hsr0601 @ 01/06/2009 4:22:50 AM

    War calls for more drgs, internt porns,violences, too much gaming to paralyze human conscience, corruptions across the board, mental illness, and the weakening women status as we can see in the case of Caroline Kennedy. These things set a bad example for teens, youths, lead them in the wrong direction and dstroy our future ultimately. War can not be justified in any case, I believe. Parent's love, care are desperately required to save them and future.

  • Posted By: hsr0601 @ 01/06/2009 4:20:52 AM

    War calls for more drgs, internt porns,violences, too much gaming to paralyze human conscience, corruptions across the board, mental illness, and the weakening women status as we can see in the case of Caroline Kennedy. These things set a bad example for teens, youths, lead them in the wrong direction and dstroy our future ultimately. War can not be justified in any case, I believe. Parent's care, love are desperately required to save youths.

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