Technology On Children And Technology

The parents let their kids become too addicted to technology. According to the PEW Research Center, in 2015, 92% of kids ages 13-17 go online daily and 24% are on “constantly.” This is bad because if kids are waiting for someone to call them or waiting for a message, they could be distracted from work or for the older teens, driving. This caused the relationship between the parents and the kids to fall apart

This could negatively affect the children, because this would make it harder for parents to teach their kids manners and/or talk to them about the process of growing up. In "What Adolescents Miss Growing Up in Cyberspace," Brent Staples argues that children that have easy access to internet connection have a difficult time maturing. He points out that people who often use electronic devices have a hard time socializing in person: "teenagers nowadays are both more connected to the world at large than ever, and more cut off from the social encounters that have historically prepared young people for-the move-into adulthood." Having internet connection allows children to gain information they do not need to know (such as sex, drugs, prison, family problems, and etc.) So when their parents try to educate their children about the process of growing up, the child feels like they know everything their parent is going to say because they have already gained some information about the subject on social

It builds up their character as a person. They will not fully experience the important things in life and correctly prioritize their life completely . As I mentioned my childhood is differents than kids these days, by using smartphone everyday the youth has missed a lot opportunity cost in life or experience things. While doing that they can read a new book, go camping, or hang out with friends and family.

Most children today have access to devices such as television, smartphones, computers, and tablets. These devices can be used in a variety of ways, with both positive and negative outcomes. For example, preschool aged children may use a device to learn letters, numbers, or colors. School aged children may use a computer to conduct research, or watch an educational show. A child may also sit in front of the television for many hours, reducing physical activity, and become obese. I believe it is important for the parent or caregiver of the child to monitor the amount of screen time, as well as the content to optimize the benefits these devices can offer.

According to Bronfenbrenner child development occurs through multiple interactive activities between the child, the people in the surrounding, objects and other symbols within the environment. For the development process to work efficiently, these interactions should occur periodically and in a sequential manner. The primary setting for a child’s development is his/her family, where they spend the most time, and their emotions are influenced. The current technology is affecting children’s development in a negative way because both the children and family members spend much time on screen and the internet hindering regular interactions which may improve their development. Also, according to Richard Lou’s phrase “nature deficit disorder,” children

As Jeffery Green (NaturalBlaze.com) again states, "All electronics, including cell phones, tablets, iPads and TVs, emit a blue light from the screen. The body interprets the blue light as daylight and the brain sends out a signal to wake up.". This means that when teens have any form of electronics, they can force their body to endure something that some find impossible, staying awake for what can seem like weeks on end. This can lead to obesity, short attention spar, increased health problems, and a lack of decision-making skills. This can cause a domino effect in a teen's life. There seems to be nothing TV can say to those insurmountable

“It damaged our kids!” “No, it helped them!” These are the common arguments between adults about using technology for their children. Both have good points, however, it depends which angle they are looked at. There are different positive and negative views of technology regarding a child’s social skills, education, creativity, and health.

Technology has changed children over the past ten years. Before technology children were playing outside, building forts, making up games, playing with real toys and not virtual. However, there was cable and internet, it worked very slow and there was no such thing as Google, Facebook, Youtube or Instagram. Today technology has changed children by having them become anti-social and disconnected from the world outside of them. Children today have learned to adapt to the technology around them, thus making it easier for them to be less active outdoors than before.

The impact of technology in the 20th century is growing and benefiting numerous amounts of people to make their lives easier; sending an email, scrolling through social media, and reading newspaper articles can all be done in one device. With more advanced technology in the future, this is troublesome for many young children. Since children are becoming more attached to technology, this can lead to numerous factors that can defect the development of a child. In this case, technology not only affects a child’s psychological development but also their physical and social development. Provided that, as the years progress I have seen that less children are playing outside or playing sports with their friends, instead children are getting addicted to playing games or watching videos on their latest device. Parent’s are contributors to their children’s addiction and are not realizing that it is affecting their children’s development, therefore adults must educate themselves and most importantly their children to decrease the amount of time of technology usage. I believe that a decrease in technology usage will benefit numerous of people, such as a healthier lifestyle.

Today’s technology has greatly impacted the young children’s everyday lives. Phones, tablets, and computers are all a form of technology that impact the way kids are influenced. Some children get phones or computers at young ages and it can cause kids to depend on it to entertain them. Eventually they will allow the technology to take over and have it become the form of communication between friend and family instead of face to face. As parents continue to buy their children new technology they don’t monitor the amount of time their children spend on the Internet. Technology is becoming more advanced overtime which causes children to become more attached and unable to function without it near by.

In today 's world, it is not uncommon to see children using technology. In fact, just about everywhere you venture you are likely notice a child with an iPhone, or a tablet. Within the last five years’ elementary schools have been depending more on technology such as computers, and tablets for learning, compared to 10 years ago when everything was teacher taught and the closest form of technology found in the classroom happened to be a projector. The fact that there was little use of technology in elementary schools when today 's adults were growing up could sure-enough be the reason that many adults are skeptical when it comes to the use of electronics in elementary school. Many adults will say that children stay on the computers too much, and that it isn’t healthy for them. Another reason adults could be hesitant to accept that technology is an important key to learning is the fact that some children have learning disabilities and could struggle when learning from a computer. Adults will also point out that not every child has access to a computer at home to complete at home assignments. However the purpose of technology in elementary school is there to enhance and broaden the educational process not to hinder it.

Obesity is estimated to cause 112,000 deaths per year in the United States and yes, this is part of the social media and technology always being on the couch in their rooms.

In our society, technologies are now easily accessible. With smartphones, tablet, computer, gaming devices along with television, young children have the access to these devices effortlessly. In the twenty-first century, technologies run our life, they keep us entertain and busy. Lots of people see no harms in it and believe that technologies are the key to a better future. Although the belief is true, having young children as old as 1 month old have access to technology is not the answer for a bright future. We see young children able to use phone and tablet rapidly. They learn much faster than an adult and sometimes, they learn how to use the devices much more effectively than an adult. For younger children, parents tend to use the television as their main source to keep their kids occupy and a resource for education. Having a kid around while trying to get things done is difficult. Kids take up most of our free time and parents sometimes just want to get some things done like chores or cooking. Because of that, parents rely on the television to keep the child company for a while. Other time, parents use educational programs on the television to teach their children much quicker than having to sit down, and find way to explain to young children about certain things. The question to focus on is, does television good for the children? Millennial parents should know about how long hours of television viewing time will affect their children milestone development in a long run.

The second reason why modern technology contributes to negative health problems is that children independently use technology, which impact on their social development and relationship. As the age of the kids, the majority of them still cannot control or understand how to limit themselves from their wants. Some children spend so much time playing computer and video games all alone that they are losing their ability to socialize with others, families and friends. Children can averagely spend six hours each day watching television or

The amount of time a child spends on the computer can affect how well they socialize with people in the real world. Children and teens sometimes interact with one another in person by reiterating what they would say to someone on the Internet. One can become very lazy and unwilling to do anything physical but sit on the computer because they do not have to leave their house to talk to or see people anymore.