What Was The Effects Of Early Access To Technology And Social Media On Childhood

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Factor one was the effects of early access to technology and social media on childhood development. Children’s knowledge was essentially growing with access to internet access. Technology caused children to think and learn in a new way.Technology was often seen as link between development of their social and educational minds. (Milne and Edwards, 2011) When children began to use technology to further their education it showed their ability to absorb information. This was seen as a positive side of technology development. Other positive elements included children showing empathy and acceptance towards piers in most situations. An example of this would have been when something bad had happened in the world using technology to try and connect

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