This document discusses the negative effects of excessive texting, particularly for teens. It notes that the average teen sends over 3,000 texts per month and over half of 12-year-olds have cell phones. While texting is easy and useful, it can lead to poor social boundaries since there are no clear rules about appropriate times to text. Excessive texting may also hamper face-to-face communication skills as people get used to rapid, single-sentence thoughts via text rather than slower paced in-person conversations. The document concludes that texting has its place but also downsides if overused.

1. Effects of Texting
By: Zach Kinman
Orcutt Academy High School
Frosh Core
March 1st,2013

2. • Texting is a very popular way of
communication.
But, too much texting is
harmful.

3. Background
• The average teen sends over 3,000 texts a
month!
• 51% of 12 year olds have cell phones.
• Texting earns phone companies 60 to 70
billion dollars a year.
• Texting began early in 1992

4. Thesis
• Even though texting is easy and
useful, it has negative effects;
texting causes defective social
boundaries and poor face to face
communication.

5. Poor Social
Boundaries
• A person can text whenever they want,
unlike calls which have visible
boundaries.
• Someone can text a friend at
inappropriate times without knowing it.

6. •
GoodTherapy.com “ People may Text in
the middle of the night or while
someone is on vacation and expect an
immediate response because of the
impatience texting encourages.”

7. • “Unlike phone calls, there are no
clear rules about when it’s
acceptable to text” says
GoodTherapy.com

8. Survey ShowS…
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Yes Not Sure No
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Does Texting Effect Teens in a Negative
Way?
• Take survey
now

9. Face to Face
Communication
• People who Text a lot can be
quite uncomfortable in Face
to face conversations

10. • “When you Text a lot it encourages rapid-fire,
single-sentence thoughts, but this style of
communication isn’t conducive to face-to-face
communication.” Says GoodTherapy.com

11. • You can find people texting on a night
out because they may be bored with
the slow pace of face to face
communication.

12. • Take survey now
Do you notice bad social skills because of texting?
Yes, for sure yes Unknown No No, definitely not

13. Conclusion
• Texting is a useful tool but like most
things it has its negatives.

15. Works Cited
• . Hafner, Katie. "Txting may be taking a toll." 25 may 2009. The New York
Times. 31 january 2013.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/health/26teen.html?_r=0>.
TORIBIO, ELYSE. "txting affects on grammer debated." 13 august 2012.
northjersey.com. 31 january 2013.
<http://www.northjersey.com/news/business/tech_news/165943756_Textin
g_s_effect_on_grammar_is_debated.html>.
www.GoodTherapy.org Denver Bureau. "How Texting Changes
Communication." 26 july 2012. GoodTherapy.org. 31 january 2013.
<http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/texting-teens-adults-communication-
0726126>.

16. Brought to you by
•Zach Kinman