In today’s society, the use of technology has been becoming more and more recent. Lots of people, including parents and children of all ages are getting involved with it. Parents are starting to lose touch with reality with their own parenting. The question is, who’s more powerful? Technology or parents? It all depends on how you look at it.
Technology is becoming more powerful and parents don't see it happening. According to Jim Taylor Ph.D., author of “Parenting: Who is More Powerful: Technology or Parents?” talks about how technology has impacted many families in this situation. “Technology influences your children (and you) both indirectly and directly.” (Taylor) Technology can be used for many different purposes. But parents are letting …show more content…
“It’s so much easier to just shoot your kids a message when it’s time to leave for soccer practice.” (Ireland) Although this is true, it’s causing a problem with face to face communication. “Young kids need real-life interaction with their parents, not a smartphone substitute. It seems that parenting is becoming more passive, as parents search for distractions and ways of making their job easier.” (Martinko) Parents are supposed to parent their kids, not have a piece of technology do it for them. Along with the lack of communication skills, technology also is changing how parents “parent” their own children. “Gone are the days of calling mom or a been-there-done-that mom for answers. Here are the days of pulling out the smartphone to consult Dr. Google.” (McCormick) “Dr. Google” has been used by lots of people instead of actually calling the pediatrician to see if your child is sick or not. This can be effective by saving money and a trip to the doctor's office, but a professional should ultimately be the number one choice when you're concerned about your child's health. Some negative ways technology has impacted parenting is the use of tablets to keep a child quiet. “To a parent, ‘tablet’ translates to ‘electronic nanny’. Every major tablet manufacturer is cashing in on this, making child-friendly tablets to keep your kids entertained.” (McCormick) Not only is shoving a tablet in a child’s face going to keep them quiet, but it's not teaching them how to behave properly. If anything, you should take it away if they’re throwing a tantrum, not just put it in front of them so they be quiet. That method is not solving anything and is just causing more
Technology is becoming more powerful and parents don't see it happening. According to Jim Taylor Ph.D., author of “Parenting: Who is More Powerful: Technology or Parents?” talks about how technology has impacted many families in this situation. “Technology influences your children (and you) both indirectly and directly.” (Taylor) Technology can be used for many different purposes. But parents are letting …show more content…
“It’s so much easier to just shoot your kids a message when it’s time to leave for soccer practice.” (Ireland) Although this is true, it’s causing a problem with face to face communication. “Young kids need real-life interaction with their parents, not a smartphone substitute. It seems that parenting is becoming more passive, as parents search for distractions and ways of making their job easier.” (Martinko) Parents are supposed to parent their kids, not have a piece of technology do it for them. Along with the lack of communication skills, technology also is changing how parents “parent” their own children. “Gone are the days of calling mom or a been-there-done-that mom for answers. Here are the days of pulling out the smartphone to consult Dr. Google.” (McCormick) “Dr. Google” has been used by lots of people instead of actually calling the pediatrician to see if your child is sick or not. This can be effective by saving money and a trip to the doctor's office, but a professional should ultimately be the number one choice when you're concerned about your child's health. Some negative ways technology has impacted parenting is the use of tablets to keep a child quiet. “To a parent, ‘tablet’ translates to ‘electronic nanny’. Every major tablet manufacturer is cashing in on this, making child-friendly tablets to keep your kids entertained.” (McCormick) Not only is shoving a tablet in a child’s face going to keep them quiet, but it's not teaching them how to behave properly. If anything, you should take it away if they’re throwing a tantrum, not just put it in front of them so they be quiet. That method is not solving anything and is just causing more