The
Internet
Generation
Saturday, May 17 @ 1:30
p.m.
on ABC-13/KTRK-TV
(Date/time subject to change; please check local
listings.)
A
community-based partnership sponsored in your area by
your local schools, DePelchin Children's Center,
ABC-13/KTRK-TV and Connect with Kids/CWK Network
will air "The Internet Generation" on Saturday, May 17,
at 1:30 p.m.
The Emmy Award-winning "Connect with Kids" series
features real kids, true stories, experts and educators
... a way to help parents and kids start a
conversation about tough topics kids face every
day.
About the
show...
According to the Pew Research Center, 20 million
kids between the ages of 12 and 17 use the Internet,
almost 87% of all U.S.The Internet
Generation: teens. Of those,
60% say they have been contacted online by a stranger.
15% admit lying about their age to gain access to an
adult web site (including one out of five boys
surveyed). Almost half (45%) of teens have used the
Internet to post or send personal photos. In addition,
new research shows the Internet is a growing gathering
place for "marginalized" teens engaged in self-injury
and other harmful practices. In these online
communities, such behavior is often
normalized. There is no doubt that the Internet can be a
useful tool for research and education. But it can also
be frightening for parents whose teenagers spend hours
online each day. Experts say it is up to parents to help
keep kids safe by establishing and enforcing rules about
online usage in The
Internet Generation.
·
Erica
was bullied so severely in middle school that her
parents decided to home-school her. But, the bullies
used the Internet to continue harassing Erica in her own
home through instant messaging, chat rooms and
email.
·
14-year-old
Hillary used the Internet
to research a paper on eating disorders, but stumbled
upon "pro-anorexia" websites that promote anorexia
nervosa as an alternative lifestyle. She says those
websites were a factor in an eating disorder so serious
Hillary had to be hospitalized.
·
Kelsey, age
16,
thought she had met the perfect boy online, but "he" was
actually a 26-year-old woman, pretending to be a
17-year-old male. Their relationship continued for
months, even after Kelsey found out the truth.
·
Chelsea, age
16,
was raped by a man she met on the Internet. Chelsea
became depressed and committed suicide. Her 22-year-old
Internet predator is serving ten years in
prison.
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