Abstract
In the past decade, social networking sites (SNS) such as Facebook has become very popular among teenagers all over the world. Many research studies have discovered that SNS negatively affects the mind and health of its users. SNS have triggered the rise of several societal hazards such as online bullying and identity theft that has had consequences as simple as suspension to even death. Thus, it has become extremely important for the parents to protect their children from the perils of SNS. Educating Indian parents by a presentation about negative effects of SNS was an awakening call for Indian parents residing in America. Parents were encouraged to renovate their childrearing methods by communicating and educating their children about the hazards of SNS, adopting parenting styles used in other third world countries, and involving children in extracurricular activities. Increasing parental control would not only help them to prevent their child from spending long hours on Facebook but it will also help Indian parents to preserve their Indian culture. Since this study is first of it kind a survey was given to 30 Indian parents. Likewise, the same survey was also distributed to 30 American parents. The results obtained indicated that parental intervention at a young age is essential and an appropriate solution to this dilemma. The p value was less than critical value which made the hypothesis that increased parental intervention is an appropriate solution to this problem. Due to the fact that the sample size was limited, further studies confirming these results are required.
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