Studies suggest that many teenagers these days prefer socialising online to meeting one another in person. Why do you think this is the case? What measures could be taken to encourage teenagers to spend more time meeting one another in person? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Nowadays, technology has developed and changed many aspects of our

life

, including how we socialize with other

people

. Many studies recommend that youngsters would prefer socialising via the internet to meeting directly in person. In my opinion,

this

phenomenon happened because there is no restriction on using the internet which was accessed from their phones, and the parents should encourage their

children

to socialize in real

life

by introducing some activities that make their

children

more aware of relationships. The number of teenagers using their phones has increased recently and it is noticeable that there is no restriction to

use

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their phones. They usually use their gadgets mostly for social networking rather than studying. Many

people

claim that smartphones can make

people

connect. In fact, they can make

people

busy

on

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them so that the

people

become anti-social.

For instance

, many students in Indonesia interact with each other using social media

such

as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and so on. They have many followers there

,

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but become anti-social in their real

life

. To tackle

this

issue, parents should encourage their

children

to socialize more in the real

life

. The absence of the restriction must be resolved and they should introduce some attractive activities that can build better insight into relationships.

Although

it looks simple, it is very useful and will boost their awareness so that they want to make a real relationship in their neighbourhood.

In addition

, it

also

makes the youth reduce their

dependencies

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dependency

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on their gadgets.

For example

, research shows that teenagers reducing their time on smartphones has many benefits. They have many friends so that they can share their problems, they can hang out together, and so on. These advantages cannot provide by virtual friends. In conclusion, the phenomenon that teens prefer socialising online to meeting one another in person was caused by the absence of restrictions on using their gadgets.

Therefore

, the parents should introduce some useful activities to make their

children

aware of the importance of the relationship.