How does social media affect child development? Studies show that social media affects children's development because they spend more time on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Vine than doing homework and studying. for school. But despite the negative impact of our social media on children's development, it has a positive impact because it teaches them social skills, computer skills, but it could also teach them bad skills like talking to strangers and kidnapping , because kidnappings can happen by someone who is lying. about their age and background, so children will easily give such information to someone they don't know, also known as fake profile, who could be a kidnapper or rapist. This can affect children's development because texting, direct messaging and Facebooking, children or young adults spend so much time on social media. This actually affects their development. In preschool children, watching too much television can affect them by negatively impacting attention and adjustment to middle and high school. He...