Question: Can you give me some examples of what cues electronic communication is missing for adolescents? How is what’s missing important for their growth?
The major thing that lacks when children interface with communication over the internet is their absence of responding and identifying to different voice tone (Matawie & White, 2000). Using and implementing tone is an important verbal tool that adolescents develop and is crucial at that point in their life. Sarcasm, although despised by parents is developed in the adolescent stage (Matawie et al., 2000). Above all, one skill I learned from interacting face-to-face with all different kinds of people is “thinking on your feet”. Thinking on your feet comes from engaging all different race, colors, and creeds; and discussing pressing topics.
References:
Matawie, Kenan M., White, Fiona A., “Parental Morality and Family Process as Predicators of Adolescent Morality”. Journal of Child and Family Studies 13.2 (2000) 219-233.
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