80% of an infant’s brain development occurs during the ages of nought to three years old. This period is detrimental to any child as they form 700 to 1,000 new neural connections every second, so why is it everywhere you go, kids who are only younger than a few months are being hypnotized by the bright addicting stimulation from popular apps like Pokémon GO or Slither.io?
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) states that children under 2 should be discouraged from using technology and that preschool children should not be watching television or using digital devices for more than two hours a day. However, this doesn’t seem to be the case among many Americans as an alarming number of parents seem to be increasingly relying on technology to occupy their children’s attention. There’s no denying this act of submission from parents when in a public setting …show more content…
We are all firsthand witnesses to the desperation that can led many parents giving their phones or tablets to their children as a form of last resort. I can say I’m guilty of this act as well of buckling down under pressure and handing the tablet to my younger cousins when babysitting. This act has become almost instinctive in nature as our dependency on technology has grown. Whether this qualifies as bad parenting skills is up for discussion but the fact is that this is a trend that doesn’t seem to be going away. An overdependence on technology especially one that is engrained at such a young age can led to a plethora of issues such as harmful early brain development, attention deficit disorder, poor self-control and possibly led to depression or addiction later in life. A study done by Stirling University’s School of education discovered that however, a family’s attitude to technology at home was more important in
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) states that children under 2 should be discouraged from using technology and that preschool children should not be watching television or using digital devices for more than two hours a day. However, this doesn’t seem to be the case among many Americans as an alarming number of parents seem to be increasingly relying on technology to occupy their children’s attention. There’s no denying this act of submission from parents when in a public setting …show more content…
We are all firsthand witnesses to the desperation that can led many parents giving their phones or tablets to their children as a form of last resort. I can say I’m guilty of this act as well of buckling down under pressure and handing the tablet to my younger cousins when babysitting. This act has become almost instinctive in nature as our dependency on technology has grown. Whether this qualifies as bad parenting skills is up for discussion but the fact is that this is a trend that doesn’t seem to be going away. An overdependence on technology especially one that is engrained at such a young age can led to a plethora of issues such as harmful early brain development, attention deficit disorder, poor self-control and possibly led to depression or addiction later in life. A study done by Stirling University’s School of education discovered that however, a family’s attitude to technology at home was more important in