Phenomenon: The Impact Of Technology On The Developing Child

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 and tumble play to achieve adequate sensory stimulation...” With today’s technology, and the effect it has on placating children, it takes away from the 2-3 hours necessary for growth. Without said active play, children do not receive the physical contact they need which is imperative for their maturation. Rowan also raises the concern of video games overstimulating children causing them to be constantly overstressed resulting in shaking and

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 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. We are living in a society which is called "technologically civilized" society. Every small work we do is technology dependent. Today every other person is recognized with the device or gadget, he carries; which is technically advanced. Ultimately, we can say that, “living without technology is like living without air" in this technical world of today. Therefore, we are much dependent on technology. Technology has been allotment of our activity and it

Instead of using a videogame system or tablet to keep them entertained, they were exercising not only their bodies, but also their imaginations. Cris Rowan, author for The Huffington Post, stated in her article “The Impact of Technology on the Developing Child” that “A 2010 Kaiser Foundation study showed that elementary aged children use on average 7.5 hours per day of entertainment technology, 75 percent of these children have TV’s in their bedrooms, and 50 percent of North American homes have the TV on all day.” Today’s generation of kids are glued to these devices and heavily rely on them to keep them entertained. Unfortunately, parents have not helped this issue become any better: instead, they are quick to hand their toddler a phone or tablet in order to keep them “occupied” and out of their ways. It’s no surprise either that children are this way considering the recent boom in technological developments and further societal integrations. But is the introduction of technology of any kind at a young age as beneficial as it is put out to be? Today’s generation of kids, referred to as “glow kids”, is suffering from the overuse of technology in their daily lives. Children's emotional, social, and physical developments are being majorly hindered due to the increased integration of technology within their daily lives that is distributed by parents and

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 life becomes simpler and technology becomes more important every day. Without technology we would be a completely different society.

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 and more technology is coming out on the market that is brilliant and fascinating. But in reality, this brand new technology is depriving young children from the outdoor recreation that they need in order to stay physically healthy and to mentally develop properly. Also, this technology is robbing young children of necessary time spent interacting with their peers. Children are being negatively affected by substituting outdoor recreation for indoor technology use. In the TED talk, “Play is More than Just Fun” by Stuart Brown, he explains that play is more than just exercise, that it is good for the development of young children. After watching the TED

According to Knox and Schacht (2016), many parents initially were against the role technology began playing in parenting, as it took the place of children playing outdoors and with other children. This caused a significant decrease in social skills necessary for getting along with others, as well as decreased physical activity and children’s natural curiosity to explore the world around them. As time has progressed, however, Knox and Schacht (2016) point out that some parents fell prey to the temptation to “use technology to entertain their children.” Most young children today can quote television shows and commercials better than they can identify numbers, spell their name, or talk about how to make the best mud pie. Eventually, parents began to realize the impact this was having on their children. Today, the majority of

In everyday life we are surrounded by technology. Technology plays an integral role in everything we do. Technology can be defined as the application of knowledge for practical use. Technology includes not only machines such as computers and electronics but also techniques and processes that we use in everyday life. It simplifies the way we do things in our lives. Technology is constantly changing. Every time we turn around there is an invention or processes being simplified. Nothing is impossible. If well applied, technology can be very beneficial to our lives.

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

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 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.

As humans have grown in the recent decades, advancements in technology have rapidly improved, and our dependency and need of it has also increased, whether for good and bad. As these changes have occurred throughout the years, a new generation is born, one that has been exposed to these new advancements since birth, and the effects it is causing on developing children is something we have noticed, as this is the first generation to experience these changes. Through anthropology, psychology and sociology, the impact of technology on developing children is causing a negative, and destructive force on the minds, bodies, and characters of the future generation. Using these three disciplines, we can analyze, interpret and make conclusions on the impact of technology on children, and why these effects are changing humans today.

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.

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 in the purest sense of the word, is the application of knowledge in order to develop or enhance something. From this definition, we can see that the development of technology dates back to ever since Homo-Sapiens were alive. From the creation of fire, to pencil and paper, all these are considered technologies. Although, in recent times there have been debates on whether or not the development of innovations in technology have been impacting us as a culture and as a society. Some argue that not only has technology made our lives better, but it has enhanced it better than what ever could be expected. In contrast to this, some believe that with the use of constant technology, there is a degradation in our sense of interaction and connection. Without a doubt, technology is the advancement of our species, and there is a need to balance unwavering innovation with social obedience and conservatism.