Obviously, social networks has increased everyday , and people are spending more time on playing video games or just watching social media which makes the usage of devices of the technology in increasing. However, they can not recognize the effects of technology on their bodies, even they neglect their real life. In addition, technology replaced the traditional friendship and interactions with electronic’s friends. Some people see that they can creat more than 100 friends online in easy way, but they will deprive themselves to go out with their real friends. Also, the relationships in real life will become more weakly because the social networks lead them to be loneliness. As a results, the usage of modern technology has grown daily
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Studies in UK shows figures that in 2013 the Internet was used in home in age related 33% of 3- 4 year old, 65% of 5-7 year olds, 83% of 8-11 year olds and 92% of 12-15 year olds. In addition, around half of 5-15 year olds own a mobile phone, 3% of 5-7 year olds, 33% of 8- 11year olds, and 82% of 12-15 year olds. A popular device among them was a smart phone, and it is rising to 62% between 12-15 year olds. In the US, it has similar figures, 95% of 12- 17 year olds can use Internet access , 74% have access through phones and tablets, with 71% of 12-13 year olds and 76% of 14-17 year olds ( Sonia, Smith, …show more content…
(Ives,30). The two primary experimental tasks of teens are “identity formation” and “decision making” (Ives, 30). Firstly, identity formation that means teens tend and try to be in various identities and get different names in virtual world. For example, when kids and teenagers play video games, they can name themselves any name and create different personalities which lead the world of digital changes “this developmental task of identity formation”(Ives, 30). Secondly, decision making is developing in adolescence, so it is the time to develop their pre- frontal cortex and educating decision making. However, with technology, children and teenagers are learning from virtual worlds such as Facebook, chatting online, and social media, this means they are not communicating and interacting as much with people in real life to see them how they can make good decisions. In addition, when they are posting anything on websites or social media, they can not see the reality of people’s reactions and behaviors which it do not let them to feel empathy because they do not see the direct effects of people’s behaviors (Ives, 2012).
Not only can the technology effect their brains, but also it can make them more aggressive, isolated, lonelier, and suffer from depression. Some studies see that the main reason is violent video games because
Studies in UK shows figures that in 2013 the Internet was used in home in age related 33% of 3- 4 year old, 65% of 5-7 year olds, 83% of 8-11 year olds and 92% of 12-15 year olds. In addition, around half of 5-15 year olds own a mobile phone, 3% of 5-7 year olds, 33% of 8- 11year olds, and 82% of 12-15 year olds. A popular device among them was a smart phone, and it is rising to 62% between 12-15 year olds. In the US, it has similar figures, 95% of 12- 17 year olds can use Internet access , 74% have access through phones and tablets, with 71% of 12-13 year olds and 76% of 14-17 year olds ( Sonia, Smith, …show more content…
(Ives,30). The two primary experimental tasks of teens are “identity formation” and “decision making” (Ives, 30). Firstly, identity formation that means teens tend and try to be in various identities and get different names in virtual world. For example, when kids and teenagers play video games, they can name themselves any name and create different personalities which lead the world of digital changes “this developmental task of identity formation”(Ives, 30). Secondly, decision making is developing in adolescence, so it is the time to develop their pre- frontal cortex and educating decision making. However, with technology, children and teenagers are learning from virtual worlds such as Facebook, chatting online, and social media, this means they are not communicating and interacting as much with people in real life to see them how they can make good decisions. In addition, when they are posting anything on websites or social media, they can not see the reality of people’s reactions and behaviors which it do not let them to feel empathy because they do not see the direct effects of people’s behaviors (Ives, 2012).
Not only can the technology effect their brains, but also it can make them more aggressive, isolated, lonelier, and suffer from depression. Some studies see that the main reason is violent video games because