Are social networks detrimental to children and teenagers' well-being? In the past few years, social networks have become more and more popular. More people join social networks every single day, and social networking doesn’t seem to be something that is a passing trend. The Nielsen Company has even reported that “people in the U.S. continue to spend more time on social networking and blog sites as well, with total minutes increasing 210% year-over-year and the average time per person increasing 143% year-over-year in December 2009” (Nielsen 1). People are spending more time on social networks than ever before. While social networks have negative effects on everyone, teenagers and children are especially stunted by them. Social networks are detrimental to children because communications skills are affected, users can become addicted to these sites, and cyber bullying is prevalent.