Technology And Family Life Analysis

The role of technology and the internet in their family was discussed in the interviews. Justin stated that everyone in his family uses technology all the time. He said that his friend’s family has a rule that there are no phone or tablets allowed at the dinner table. Not only does Justin’s family not eat at the table, he said that majority of the time he eats while playing video games or watching TV. He said his parents do not care because they are usually doing the same thing. Tasha said that her family dynamic has change with technologies evolution. She shared that when she was younger, family time was at the park for a picnic or board games in the house. Currently her family spends time with each other by watching TV or sitting in the same room while they all play games on their phones.
Ms. Johnson stated that she has notice a difference in her children and her grandchildren. She said that when her kids were younger she bought them dolls and kitchenettes, but now that her children are older with kids of their own she is noticing that they give their …show more content…
Johnson have different views about technology. Each of them are in different stages in their life, and Erikson outlines the development of a person by the age and stage they are currently in. The first stage of Psychological development happens in the first year of a child’s life: this stage is trust vs, mistrust (Evans, Forney, Guido, Patton, & Renn, 2010). In this stage a baby learns to trust their parents to be there for them in their time of need. This allows them to build a sense of stability. Babies who do not have stable and caring parents can lead to the development of fear and suspicion. The second stage of psychological development is Autonomy vs. shame or doubt, which occurs in the second year of life (Evans, Forney, Guido, Patton, & Renn, 2010). During this time, children become independent and learn to do things for