The Effects Of Technology On Children

Modern Technology is good for the developing brain of a child.When using any modern technology like Ipad, Iphone, Ipod, laptop computer anything, when using these amazing their brains are constantly being used. Each icon they click each word they read each picture or color they see is all recorded in their brains. When a child is on a application, that child zooms in on the activity which causes a chain reaction to the brain keeping the brain active, and exercising. “The impact of heavy media and technology use on kids are social, emotional and cognitive development is only beginning to be studied, and the emergent results are serious.” This quote proves of my statement because it says that a child’s emotional and cognitive development are being affected by technology. There are a lot of brain exercises on the internet. Just for a kid going on the computer and seeing screen light up and reading the words to guide them to a activity is exercising because you’re using your brain to use the computer, and reading the word google or yahoo or even the startup menu.”Children now rely on technology for the majority of their play, grossly limiting challenges to their creativity and imaginations,

As our generations and technological world has vastly began to develop and expand rapidly, a repeated debate of whether technology use for young babies and children is beneficial or harmful to the physical and cognitive development of the child. As research has taken place to determine more answers around this topic, experts and parents from all different generations cast their opinion on the matter.

According to a 2010 Kaiser Foundation study, which involved elementary children, concluded that on average 75 percent of parents allowed their children to have bedroom TV’s, North American households keep their TV’s on for 50 percent of the day, and use 7.5 hours of technology entertainment per day (Rowan). Technology is becoming a problem throughout the United States, especially in elementary aged kids. Parents are introducing technology as early as infants so that they understand certain information at an early age. When parents introduce technology at such an early age they are giving their children the advantage to be addicted to the wonders of it. Young children are at a high risk of brain damage with the advancement of technology. The more adults introduce technology to younger children the higher the chances of problems it causes. Technology has a negative effect on younger children and should have limitations on the age in which it is being introduced.

My research project was inspired by my love of children and the many times I have observed children using technology. From this experience I noticed many young children are extremely familiar with technology and the use of technology can have both positive and negative effects on them. As I have researched into this topic, I have learnt there are many beneficial and harmful implications of technological use for children. A finding I have come across on multiple occasions is children should not be using or be in contact with any technology whilst they are under the age of 2. A positive implication includes using technology for educational reasons as opposed to entertainment purposes. Using technology for entertainment or for long periods of time can negatively affect the child psychologically. A key point from my research has lead me to understand technology can have a huge impact on a child’s mental, physical and emotional health. (154 words)

Today children are exposed to a different world than the one their parents grew up in. Consumerism plays a significant influence in children’s lives, including technology. This has led to over usage of technology as a reason for increased health issues in children, and basic building blocks of healthy development being ignored. Children are no longer interested in creative play, which is vital to problem-solving, learning, imagining and thinking. Instead, children can often be found sitting in front of a television, for up to seven hours a day, with their back hunched over and in an almost zombie like state of mind.

With a flip of a switch or press of a button, Parents can have their child entertained for hours on end. Televisions and Tablets are the twenty-first century babysitters. The average child spends an astounding 7.5 hours per day on some form of technology (Rowan 2), when the recommend allotted amount of time should be no more than two hours (Kaneshiro 1). Technology is rapidly evolving, making limitless possibilities available for entertainment. This virtual “babysitter” enables the parents to devote all their time and effort into their work or engross in technology with limited amounts of distraction from the children. Although, the parents are able to have free time, excessive amounts of screen time is proven to be detrimental to their child’s health and overall well-being. The technology that is drastically making life easier is a big blessing, but at the same time is a big curse.

Today everyone is using technology no matter how old they are. Ever since technology came out, it has been stapled to our lives forever. Today, a toddler of 12 months of age is spending hours using technology. There are lots of controversies whether technology is good or bad for our children. Many say technology can affect our children social skills, while others state that technology benefits our children because technology can be a resourceful way of helping children learn a variety of skills. It is hard to decide whether is good or bad to exposed our children to technology. What many people should realize, is that our children can use technology but to a certain extent.

The negative effects of the overuse of technology on children can seem overwhelming, considering how widespread it is used today and its future role in American society. What can be done to try to compress these possible effects on children? The answer may not be found too far from the surface, but it is a simple and effective solution; technology should be used in moderation with developing children. Parents and guardians play a huge part in this, like explained from before with the factor of parenting styles. They are the caretakers of the children, and they spend the most time with them allowing them to monitor their children’s activities. Parents and guardians can regulate how much time their children spend using technology at home. Parents do not have to be overly strict about these limits, but to just keep in mind how often their children use technology. William Bowden explains this as how parents should monitor the use of technology for their children when they are young, and when they are older, the children will be more responsible and can use it by themselves. The accessibility of electronics ties into this. Parents should also be aware of the appropriate age that their children

Collins and her husband are just one example of parents in the 21st century who have become dependent on technology for their children’s enjoyment and their less stressful lives. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, it recommends no “screen time”, from television to smartphones, for ages two and under, and less than two hours a day for children older than two until they are teenagers. The impact of rapidly advancing technology on the developing child has caused an increase of physical, psychological, and behavioral disorders that health and education systems are just beginning to detect and understand. Children have a variety of factors necessary to achieve healthy child development, which includes “movement, touch, human connection, and exposure to nature,” as specified by pediatric occupational therapist, Cris Rowan. Parents rather than hugging, playing, rough housing, and conversing with children, are increasingly resorting to supplying their children with more technological devices, creating drifts from relationships and minds of

Technology has proven to cause health issues in children. For example, in the article, “Obesity in children and technology,” by Elle Paula, it is stated that, “According to a review in obesity in 2012, a lot of screen time may increase obesity risk.” This

Alarm clock goes off - checks phone, sitting on the bus - plays games, eating dinner with the family - texting friends, trying to go to bed - scrolls through social media… this has become the everlasting cycle that drives the typical teenage kid into social destruction and retrains them from witnessing first-hand experiences of the real world. As the new generation becomes teenagers, we can see the social development and can research how our technological age has affected them. The easy and typical solution can be shown to cause everlasting consequences and needs to be redirected towards a moderate perspective for educational purposes. We will draw ideas from American Psychological Association, International Journal of Technology, behavioral scientists, and parents to compare the facts and logic behind the effect of technology on children and the solution to the problem.

Due to modern technology, such as computers, game consoles, tablets and smartphones, today's world for children is very different than it was for their parents. Is this a good thing, or is it bad? While there are good and legitimate arguments on each side as to whether the use of technology by children is positive or negative, most should conclude that when used in moderation and with supervision, technology's effect on young children is one we should ultimately be thankful for because it has opened a new, and maybe even untapped, horizen of knowledge. By summarizing a few points of the negative impact versus the the positive impact debate, and an explanation of using technology in moderation with supervision, most should be able to come to agreement that the effect is ultimately good.

In modern society, technology is growing and advancing fast, but as technology expands, it brings problems with it.

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.

Smartphones, tablets, computers and televisions alike have all become a major part of modern culture. They inform, entertain, amuses and assist us every day with news articles, videos and funny blurbs. But technology’s potentially harmful effect on young children has been a concern of adults for years. Whether brainwashing children, ruining their eyes or making them violent, the list of the damaging results of tech use grows longer by the minute. Parents feel the need to limit their child’s exposure to the provocative screens before the damage is irreversible. The concern is completely valid; technology has the ability to entirely capture a child’s attention in almost an unlimited fashion, there is endless amounts of information for a young mind to absorb. Access to this sea of knowledge could keep a child from experiencing more physical and interactive activities that build up other important skills and developments in children. But this sea of knowledge does in fact hold many benefits for kids. Much of the teachings that daycares and schools provide are on these devices and early access could help put a kid ahead of the pack. In addition, because of the tremendous impact of technology and its involvement with humans, kids who learn to use phones and tablets early will be more exposed and adjusted to an everchanging world. In essence, the dangers of young children overusing electronics exist but are not life-threatening, when use of technology is managed properly children