Social Media Usage and Parent Child Relation: An Analysis

Abstract

The use of social media has become a necessary daily activity and this modern medium of communication is almost difficult to ignore as it has become a valuable tool which vastly impacts our ability to form relationships, sharing our ideas and thoughts through building virtual networks and communities locally and worldwide. The usage of Social media has many benefits for socialization and support, however the objective of this study is to understand how the social media usage relates to a parent child relation, the ability to bond and spend time with their children. This study utilized an online surveying of parent (either father or mother) having a child aged between 3 to 10 years of age using Google form through various social media sites and online parenting communities. Respondents were asked a variety of questions regarding their demographic characteristics, usage of social media, parent child relation. The collected information was analyzed using correlation and results revealed that social media play a significant agent in the parent child relationship. The study brings the necessity of psychological assistance needed to the parents of child whose age between 3 to 10 years.