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Finally, I work hard to create an indoor and outdoor environment that enriches, challenges, and encourages children to develop interests, connect with each other, have alone time, and learn through play. I accomplish this goal by continually assessing my play materials, adding new things, gauging my children’s interests and needs, and adjusting my environment accordingly.

Looking to the past for help understanding the children of today is no longer a useful tool. As technology advances, it begins to play a bigger role in the lives and development of children. Technology’s impact on the families of today is breaking down the core values that held them together. These advances affect the attention span of children, their social skills, and their brain development. In the 21st century, technology has become the focal point of society. More advances have been made in this day and age than any other, and while some of them have changed the world for the better, not every effect has been a positive one.

Children are replacing physical activity with video games, YouTube, Netflix, text messaging, and social media accounts. Instead of going outside on a nice, sunny day, they would much rather stay indoors and play on their IPod, IPhone, tablets, or computers. In Jim Taylor’s article, there were studies done on children and screen time. While most researchers thought that children did not spend that much time on their devices due to busy schedules, they were shocked to find out that children are just multitasking. They are texting, playing video games, and watching videos or movies in between their free times, or even while doing their homework. Children are becoming less active and more dependent on their devices.

Children’s creativity must be extended by the provision of support for their curiosity, exploration and play. They must be provided with opportunities to explore and share their thoughts, ideas and feelings, for example, through a variety of art, music, movement, dance, imaginative and role-play activities, mathematics, and design and technology.

This technology revolution sparked a debate on children’s use of technology. Children are constantly using iPads, iPhones, tablets, and other computerized devices. By over exposing children to technology, they are being robbed of the mental stimulation that comes from doing real, non computerized, activities. It has gotten to the point where one can see a two-year-old navigate an iPhone with ease but struggle to speak. Sixty-nine percent of children aged two to five can use a computer mouse, but only eleven percent can tie their own shoelaces (Generation Tech More Kids Can Play Computer Games than Ride a Bike). Also, children are at an all time low in the creativity department

The participation of children: Child will know where to hang coat , put belongings and were to go to begin the day.

Having fun and engaging objects outdoors can also encourage the children to talk, ‘go find the wellington boots’ for example.

The occasions of when the children are outside making it more wide and easy for the child to wonder away such as:

Twenge is thorough and credible in listing the many ways in which youth and young adults of today are affected by new technology. The article was intended to prove that children who grow up with a phone or tablet in their hands will have

Summary The article, “CHAPTER 9: TV, Audio, & Technology – Hurting or Helping Literacy?” by Jim Trelease, was a great read. Mr. Trelease states that electronics and media are “now the dominant force in a child’s life outside of family” (Trelease, 2011). He goes on to tell how a mother, Sonya Carson, had to raise her children with the background of only making it to third – grade.

Mostly undertaken by parents with children between 1-5 and teachers who work with children between the ages of 1-5. My survey consisted of 24 questions and each question got a wide range of results. My survey results gave me insightful information and opinions on what is believed could be implications of technology and whether people are aware of what technology can do to young children. The results helped me with understanding some on the beneficial and harmful implications and the ways technology is changing the way children think and focus. By finding out by parents and child care workers, how technology can affect their sleep patterns, behaviour and emotions. The results from the surveys led me to have a deeper understanding when answering my

keep the children on task, and getting their full attention. To solve this problem, I will make

If you were to take a stroll down any populated street in America, you would see the use of technology. So how has this impacted the children of this generation? In order to contrast this, I have interviewed two members of my community. Ron Moore (58) and Brayden Johnson (11), have lived very different childhoods, despite being raised in the same community, Ron spent most of his youth doing outdoors activities, learning to work, and was raised in a more family oriented manner.

you can hold the attention of kids, you can educate them.” To show how well kids payed attention

The current generation of children is completely different than the preceding ones. They are living in the digital age. “Technology has blended in with daily activity to become a way of life and children today take for granted all of which is automated. It is hard for kids nowadays to imagine a world that existed without all of the gadgets, electronics and seamless operations that computer technology provides.” (3) “Children in the United States devote some 40 hours a week to television, video games and the Internet.” (12) Many psychologists and researchers are concerned about the impact that technology has on children. Children, tomorrow’s future parents and leaders, are being consumed by the negative effects that technology had on their