Phenomenon: The Impact Of Technology On The Developing Child

Technology plays an important role in every sphere of life. It has certainly changed the way we live in different aspects of life and redefined living. Several sectors like medicine, warfare, transportation and navigation, business, economy, and even in education particularly in science and mathematics. Manual tasks can be automated, complex and critical processes can be carried out with ease and efficiency with the help of modern technology. Each fields have undergone a major change and sure, they have changed for the better.

In the article The Impact of Technology on the Developing Child, pediatric occupational therapist Cris Rowan asserts that the rise in the usage of technology is having a negative effect on both mental and physical development. Rowan points out that “Young children require 2-3 hours per day of active rough

Technology is great do not get me wrong! We use it everyday and always will for the rest of our lives because that is America these days. We cannot live without it anymore. We use it everyday, our cars, to do our homework on, to text your buddies. We all use technology in any which way. Technology is great, to a certain extent. Trust me you can overdose on it, you can get so caught up in it every day to the point where that's all you do and you forget about everything. All you are concentrated on is that piece of metal and advanced mechanical piece of trash in front of you. It corrupts people if that is all you use. If you are like me, a teenager that likes technology, I do. I use it to much though. I am sleep deprived because I am always on

Technology has changed humongous amount over the years. Today, we are almost based solely on technology. Think about it, almost everything we do involve technology like papers, dictionaries, applications everything we do includes it and there is no way to get around it. As more and more gadgets come out

The times are changing, when I was younger I had some great times playing games outside with my friends and neighbors, but unfortunately ten years later I rarely see kids out playing. In today’s society children are substituting healthy outdoor recreation with indoor technology use. As time goes on more

Technology & Children 1 Technology & Children Zackary Forrester ENG 122 English Composition II Kristina Koester September 18, 2017 Technology & Children 2 Introduction Thesis: Technology is evolving in many different forms; such as computers and video games. These examples are great to have; however, these tools can also be a distraction to children. Technology is making our lives easier, and the upcoming generation can learn a lot nowadays just by using tablets and learning applications.

Technology has advanced tremendously over time, from the beginning of time when we first discovered how to create fire and when we invented the first wheel. As time advanced we advanced and created new innovations upon objects or inventions. Now today our government has bunches of nuclear missiles, our food is genetically modified and we're all connected by the internet. Bountiful amounts of people have all different opinions on the idea of technology regarding how far it has come along. Here, one can find out why these advancements have been beneficial to society as an entirety.

Technology can also affect the relationships between parents and kids. Some parents now a days will hand their child a smart device just to stop the child from crying or pestering. They use technology to stall their child while they perform everyday tasks. In today’s world technology is being used as a type of pacifier

Effects of Technology on Young Children and the Family Dynamic “Media and technology are here to stay and are virtually guaranteed to play an ever-increasing role in daily life, even among the very young” (Vandewater et al., 2006, pg. e1006). This idea brings about the concern of what effects the prominence

Technology has become very important in the lives of many since the revolution of technological advances that the 21st century has brought upon us. Through the years technology has been improved and therefore the exposure to technology among the younger generations that have access has increased. In the time when the “Baby Boomers” were children there was no such thing as a ipad or cell phone. The “gen X and millennials” started to have exposure to technology at a young age but not quite like the current pre-schoolers. Devices and consoles have been added to the childhood pastime of the which in return inevitably has brought changes to their behaviors in the current time and will continue to cause changes in the future. These changes prompted the question; to what extent does technology use affect the development of a child during their early years of school? Scholars and institutions address the benefits of technology in the development of necessary skills for children with disabilities along with the downfalls for children from studies that show how it affects their behavior negatively such as causing ADHD (Caroline Miller). Does access to technology give an advantage to the child or does it negatively impact their development, which in the future will determine their success.

Introduction The evolution of parenting reflects the societal advances of education and information. Parents are constantly re-evaluating and developing strategies to prepare children for their future. Literature focusing on parenting is inclined to evaluate parenting styles, and the trajectories of childhood behaviour. The increasing presence of technology throughout history is a global phenomenon which identifies waves of innovations specific to each generation. Technological advancements have produced tools to aid in parenting including electronic toys, smartphones, televisions, or tablets. Today, the prevalence of technology in the home is under scrutiny. Researchers are attempting to determine the positive or detrimental effects of technology on a child’s development.

Literature Review Technology is constantly developing to adjust to the modern learning styles and social behaviours of humans. These developments include electronics, the internet, smart phones, televisions, iPods, tablets, and social media. These technologies are creating changes that alter the social structure of society. North Western University developed a study in 2014 reviewing the connection between the parent’s media usage and their children’s. Parent’s media use appears to be a key determinant of the technological orientation of a family (Wartella 2014: 30). The study argues that technology is used on a multidimensional platform to benefit both the parent and child (2014: 18). The study identifies how technology functions as a parenting tool: keeping a child occupied, getting a child ready for bed, calming an upset child, rewarding or disciplining a child, and educating a child (2014: 15). Research suggests that screen time is becoming a household norm as an explicit outcome derived from the parent’s attitude toward media which in turn determines the frequency of its use in the home (Sanders et al 2016).

“Technology” has become an easy source for the new generation of parents, to keep their children occupied. Studies are now beginning to show the negative sides of that “easy” source. There are certain stages that are most beneficial to a child’s growth and development, stages that turn them into functioning human beings. During these certain stages, they are supposed to learn and develop

As we introduce technology to younger and younger minds, we have begun to impact the way those minds develop and think. A recent study done by Common Sense Media, a non-profit research organization, states how school teachers feel about excess technology in the student’s lives. “[O]f the 685 teachers surveyed in the Common Sense project, 71 percent said they thought technology was hurting attention span “somewhat” or “a lot.” About 60 percent said it hindered students’ ability to write and communicate face to face, and almost half said it hurt critical thinking and their ability to do homework” (Richtel par. 15). Dr. Dimitri Christakis, a director at Seattle Children’s Hospital, says that heavy technology use “makes reality by comparison uninteresting.”, which forces teachers to keep up with student stimulation (Richtel par. 28-30). Although it may seem like academics is the center of the issue with it having the heaviest impact on children’s developmental nature, it equally influences other parts of young one’s lives as well. The family, something that many people consider to be the most valuable thing in the world, is being confronted by the growing use of social technology. Technology has been pushing families apart and continues to create barriers between family-members every day; the ramifications are due to the constant preoccupation children have with technology. Jim Taylor Ph. D., professor at the University of San Francisco, confirms that “There is little doubt that

Statement of the Problem: Technology has been evolving with us since the beginning of the Prehistoric age, from the simplest tools of the cave men to now in present future. Technology is very important in our society, without it we would not be able to survive in our ever changing society.