Do you think that your access to the internet in elementary and middle school was harmful growing up? Although there are useful outcomes for using the internet, there are also negative impacts for students. Teens at South High that said it was harmful wrote about the harmful things the internet exposed them to at such a young age. One student said they think that there should be more restricted sites for kids. Another way internet access can be harmful is because of negative social media interactions, body image issues, and online bullying. Things like this can effect a child’s mental health, especially if the child is allowed to be on the internet at home without any supervision. I personally think that it wasn’t so harmful years ago, but as time goes by, things change. Certain standards of society can make the internet more dangerous for anyone. Overall, the internet can be harmful for a child if he or she has unsupervised access to it growing up.