We live in a world where technology is taking over important moments in the lives of children. Technology has become an “important” part of children’s lives. I look over and see a person on their phone without looking at the person who’s talking to them. Imagine how it would be if children in the world were like that. We’re too late, it’s already started happening. Technology has now reached the new generations. Kids who are one year of age are already using phones and tablets. They know how to slide through pictures, get on YouTube, and even take pictures. Technology is good, yes, but is it good for children? I believe that technology should not be presented to children at such a young age, because it ruins their childhood, parental connection, and social skills. As a person
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As mentioned above parents spend less time with their children. I quote again, “In this literature, one concern relates to frequency of use, as correlational analyses suggest that for every hour children under 2 years of age spend watching TV, they spend about 50 minutes less interacting with their parents and about 20 minutes less in creative play,” (Cristia and Seidl). It clearly states that children spend 50 minutes less with their parents. Parents don’t take the time to be with their children so they send them off with their tablet or they tell them to go play video games. When the child pitches a fit because mom or dad doesn’t give them what they want, they get confused. It causes the parent not to be able to understand what the child is going through. Now because children have that kind of technology they may not even acknowledge that their parent is there. They block the communication system with them. Parents don’t understand their children nor do children understand parents, because technology helps both the parents and the children to forget how to solve issues within the
As mentioned above parents spend less time with their children. I quote again, “In this literature, one concern relates to frequency of use, as correlational analyses suggest that for every hour children under 2 years of age spend watching TV, they spend about 50 minutes less interacting with their parents and about 20 minutes less in creative play,” (Cristia and Seidl). It clearly states that children spend 50 minutes less with their parents. Parents don’t take the time to be with their children so they send them off with their tablet or they tell them to go play video games. When the child pitches a fit because mom or dad doesn’t give them what they want, they get confused. It causes the parent not to be able to understand what the child is going through. Now because children have that kind of technology they may not even acknowledge that their parent is there. They block the communication system with them. Parents don’t understand their children nor do children understand parents, because technology helps both the parents and the children to forget how to solve issues within the