Is technology destroying children in today’s society or is it enhancing their intelligence? Should children have restrictions in the use of technology? Living in today’s society, children feel as if technology is an integral part of their lives. Moreover, this is causing them to believe that they cannot function without it. Communicating through technology does not have the same effects as communicating face to face. However, children think that technology is the only way to communicate. It is important that parents inform their children that their primary responsibility now is to get their education, so that they can become successful individuals.
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But on the other hand, I still insist that technology is destructive to our children. The effect of technology on children can be very complex. Depending on what or how frequently specific technology is used, will determine whether if it helps or hurts the development of our children. Others think that the more their child interact with learning tools the smarter they will become. In fact, this may be true. For instance, my son has a Nabi that he loves to play with. He has learning games with alphabets, numbers, shapes, colors and different sizes on there. As I watched him play his Nabi, his learning skills are developing but he depends on this tablet for fun. This can become a major problem for my child. This Nabi is detaching him from physically exercising and interacting with other children. Which can cause and obesity issue because his attention will be focus on the screen and not his surroundings, causing him to snack more then what he’s use to. There should be a boundary for the usage of technology and my child. Comedian Louis C.K. stated on the Conan show “ empathy is important.” He actually hate cell phones
Children should have restrictions with the usage of technology depending on the parent and the …show more content…
But on the other hand, I still insist that technology is destructive to our children. The effect of technology on children can be very complex. Depending on what or how frequently specific technology is used, will determine whether if it helps or hurts the development of our children. Others think that the more their child interact with learning tools the smarter they will become. In fact, this may be true. For instance, my son has a Nabi that he loves to play with. He has learning games with alphabets, numbers, shapes, colors and different sizes on there. As I watched him play his Nabi, his learning skills are developing but he depends on this tablet for fun. This can become a major problem for my child. This Nabi is detaching him from physically exercising and interacting with other children. Which can cause and obesity issue because his attention will be focus on the screen and not his surroundings, causing him to snack more then what he’s use to. There should be a boundary for the usage of technology and my child. Comedian Louis C.K. stated on the Conan show “ empathy is important.” He actually hate cell phones