Recent studies found that numerous adolescents nowadays choose to socialize online more than seeing each other in person. This essay believes that the main reason is the flexibility given by the internet to be able to have a conversation online at any time anywhere, furthermore, encouraging parents to start having quality time at home possesses high potential to overcome this issue.
To begin with, the online world gives tremendous advantages to human beings, one of them is the flexibility to be able to have any conversation through social media anywhere at any time. This advantage attracts many teenagers because it simply makes life easier, however as it becomes a new habit, it becomes difficult to socialize in person. For instance, recent studies done in one of the universities in Shanghai revealed that more than 90% of teenagers in Shanghai prefer to have a chat online rather than in person because of many features internet technology provides.
On the other hand, in order to motivate them to start socializing in person, it is crucial to start within the home. Parents should become the role model and start socializing more to one another within the home and use less time with their mobile devices. If necessary a dedicated quality time without using phones during dinner or lunch time should be made. This slowly will result in a new habit of spending more time in real life with a real person. Take a look at some parents who are always with their phones at home, their children will imitate their behavior, it will become a habit when they grow up as a teenager.
In conclusion, more and more youth choose to socialize more on the internet than in real life. This is because of the flexibility given by the power of the internet and one of the ways to encourage youth to start meeting people in real life is through parents’ education at home.