Select one of the following forms of media:Social mediaTelevision/MoviesVideo gamesMusic and/or...

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Select one of the following forms of media:

Social media
Television/Movies
Video games
Music and/or music videos

Using the selected media, write a 750-1,000-word paper addressing the impact the media has on the cognitive, physical, and psychosocial development during middle childhood. Include the following in your paper:

How the selected media can change brain functioning
How the selected media can disrupt physical development
How the selected media influences social development
How the selected media can positively influence a child
Briefly summarize how Bronfenbrenner's bioecological systems theory would describe the impact of the selected media on the different systems that effect childhood development (refer to page 37 of the text as a guide).

Your paper should include at least three scholarly references, in addition to the textbook.

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Running Head: IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA	    					1
IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA		 6
IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE COGNITIVE, PHYSICAL, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DURING MIDDLE CHILDHOOD
Table of Contents
1. The Way Social Media can Change Brain Functioning	3
2. The Way Social Media can Disrupt Physical Development	3
3. The Way Social Media Influences Social Development	4
4. The Way Social Media can Positively Influence a Child	4
5. Bronfenbrenner’s Bioecological Systems Theory to Explain Impact of Social Media on Childhood Development	5
References	6
	
 	
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1. The Way Social Media can Change Brain Functioning
Social media can affect the functioning of the brain positively as well as negatively. According to Martorell, Papalia and Feldman (2014), middle childhood is the time period where children are most susceptible to change because they spend more time from the family and therefore explore more what the outside world has to offer. Social media is a platform where they can explore almost everything therefore, it opens up the horizons for their brain functioning. 
Further, Meshi, Tamir and Heekeren (2015) mentioned that social media can improve memory and learning skills as the posts are shared thousands of time however, on the other hand, it can also make people emotionally weak and jealous since, everyone tries to present the best version of them. Moreover, Insomnia is a major problem that was also being reported among excessive social media users as the light coming from devices disrupts the biological clock and therefore, disrupts the sleeping patterns of the child. 
2. The Way Social Media can Disrupt Physical Development
Obesity is one of the major problem emerging among the children and this is because children spend most of their time staring at photos or watching videos, which is straightaway effecting their physical activity, and as a result, they do not perform physical work,

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