...there was a gigantic crowd. So, we decided to wait, but the entire time we were waiting, my friend, instead of talking to me, just looked at his phone. I was infuriated. And if it wasn’t bad enough already, when we got to the table, he proceeded to look at his phone almost the entire time. This is becoming a major problem among teens, as well as adults. Just last week, I was at Chey’s and I look over to the table across from me, and both women were staring at their phones and were not saying a word to each other. Is this what we really want the dinner table to look...
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...the parents are to blame because they let the kids get too addicted to the technology. This story is about a family who let their kids get too addicted to their technology house that the kids get so addicted to a room called the nursery which is like a virtual room. Early in the story the kids did not come to dine becase they were too addicted to the nursery. The kids called in from the nursery which is like virtual reality “but with out the headset” they said we may be a little late, but after a little while they called back and said they won't be at the diner. “At dinner they ate alone” This proves that the kids are too addicted to the nursery that they would not even spend time with their parents. Later in the story the parents are to blame for their own deaths. The parents thought that the nursery was too much for the kids and they turned it off and the kids asked to just turn it on for a couple minutes they did, then the kids cried from the nursery and tricked...
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...precious time watching T.V. programs when they should be active or doing homework, etc. Parents will want to get work done and the television is a very convenient “babysitter.” Parents do not have to pay the television to keep their children pre-occupied. However, too much television can be detrimental and I believe television viewing should be used in moderation or as a privilege. There are many reasons why parents should limit screen time for their children. One important reason is that watching a lot of television can lead to childhood obesity. Part of the problem is that the child is not moving when watching. When children spend their free time lying around watching TV, they don't get the exercise they need. It's hard to exercise in front of the TV set. The other part is all the food commercials aimed at kids. TV commercials advertise candy, soda, and sugary cereals, encouraging children to eat high-calorie junk food. Even if they don't get the food on the commercial, it will probably lead them to the kitchen, looking for a snack. Often, children eat junk food while watching TV and are unaware of how much they're overeating. Down the long run, childhood obesity can lead to numerous health problems as well as social difficulties. TV steals time from activities that actually develop the brain, like language, creativity, motor, and social skills. A child learns more efficiently from real interaction – with people and things, rather than things she sees on a video screen. School...
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...Experts believe children under the age 8 shouldn't have a huge amount of time on media devices with screens. In recent studies shown, kids between the ages of 2-8 have double there use on media devices with screens. Children who have been spending time with this devices have shown that their creativity and imagination has gone down. In the article Screen Time Limits Are Vitual for Children discusses about how the media devices with screens affect young children in a horrible way. Children use television,personal computers, smartphones, and handheld games to zone out the moment they get home. Between 2011 and 2013, children the ages of 2-8 use double the time on a media devices with screen. In addition, children in the U.S. spent an average...
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...that television does not help children under the age of two develop intellectually or socially, and studies have shown television in the early years is correlated to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder developing. They also discussed how exposure to drinking, smoking, and sex on screen can make those behaviors seem okay and cause teenagers to do risky things. In “Screen Addiction is Taking a Toll on Children,” Jane E. Brody says that, children who use electronic devices throughout most of their day develop a likelihood of violence, physical aliments and do poorly in school and that parents should have a limit to their child’s media usage. In China, screen addiction is a clinical diagnosis, and Chinese doctors have created rehabilitation facilities for children suffering from this addiction where they would not have...
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...Students & Screens Kids of all ages have seen and had their electronics since they were young. And it gets worse, some parents are not concerned, or don’t even care about how much their children have their faces in front of screens. Studying young ones is important because as a parent, you need to be responsible for your child so they can be off of screens for most of their day, so they develop things such as social skills and make real life friends. Some research that is valuable in this experiment would include research about how long they are on screens a day, or maybe even looking at how many hours they think they should be on in a day. We should be more mindful of how much time kids are spending on electronics, and examine how and what parents are doing which lets kids do this....
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...According to the article “Achieving a Healthful Digital Diet”, parents should balance the limitation of using digital devices for their kids. An expert suggested that parents should not provide children with screens to quiet them up. The article says that, the digital use for children is basically used for entertainment. There should be a balanced diet for the young people between entertainment use and educational use. It is also important to limit multitasking while studying. Multitasking is not helpful at all, because it prevents young people from being focused. Finally, one expert suggests that young kids shouldn’t be given smartphones just to keep them quiet, and even elder ones should just be given simple phones. The most significant idea of this passage is that digital use for entertainment is causing many problems for children’s education. Children are obsessed by the screen nowadays. For instance, when my little four year old nephew starts making noise at home, my sister give him the iPad to play with games so he can quiet up. He likes to play video games and watch videos from YouTube. If my sister doesn’t give him the iPad he would make a lot of noise which is not good for neighborhoods around us. I think my sister should find a different way to stop him from making noise not just by handing him the iPad. However, parents should have big role to prevent their children from using screens for entertainment. Children should be more focused on education. The author makes a great...
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...Advantage or Disadvantage for Pre-School Children Chan Jia-Qi Janice, Chan Kar Kei, Darius Shu Chen Keong, Naik Shiang Jen, Siau Yeu Jiun, Wong Chin Hui, Yap Huey May School of Communication Taylor’s University Index 1.1 Introduction …………………………………………………………………… 3-5 1.2 Research Questions …………………………………………………………… 5 1.3 Methodology Selected ………………………………………………………… 5-6 1.4 Data Analysis / Findings ……………………………………………………... 6-13 1.5 Final Discussion of Insights ………………………………………………… 13-15 1.6 Conclusion …………………………………………………………………...15-16 1.7 References …………………………………………………………………... 16-17 1.8 Appendices ………………………………………………………………… 18-29 1.1 Introduction Today, children are spending most of their time being occupied by iPad, iPhone and pad-based gadgets that have the access to the Internet. According to Romeo (2003), the emerging in technological development had allowed computers and touchscreen devices to be added into our lifestyle. For example, touchscreen devices like iPod, iPad, Samsung Tab and etc are used to check emails, surf the Internet, connect with people, either for work purpose or personal purpose, and also used in education purposes in pre-school and colleges. Anderson mentioned this in his research in 1999, “The computer has become recognized tool in education of young children, particularly where it is used to promote problem-solving skills and social interactions amongst children” However in Romeo’s report, it has...
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...Parents have many jobs to do when they are raising their children. Parents need to provide safe places for for children to play. Children need to be engage in at least sixty minutes of playtime a day. The parents need to set a good example for being physcally active themselves by joining their children in physical active, such as sports, riding bikes or just playing around with fun family activities. Parents also need to provide the child opportunities to working in group activities such as sports. Children need to be encourage to physical active at home , at school or with friends. Screen time for children need to be limited to less than two hours a day. They need to be encouraged to do others do other things besides watch T.V. or playing...
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...ECW Eassy Topic 3 Obesity Introduction: Do you know how many schoolchildren in Hong Kong are overweight? Why student get overweight easily? Accountings to Health officials have some encouraging news. The percentage of students deemed overweight has continued to drop over the past few years, down from 21.4 per cent in the 2010 school year to 20.9 this year. Sadly, the rate is still significantly higher than 16.4 per cent 15 years ago. Some 60,000 of 300,000 primary school children are still considered obese. HKU Associate Professor Ye Baijiang thinks the main reason is child lack of exercise. Although, parent always encourage child to do sport. But they think that revision is more important than sport. So child under the pressure of homework and feel tired that become child just want to rest or the Internet. (Weight that is higher than what is considered as a healthy weight for a given height is described as overweight or obese. Body Mass Index, or BMI, is used as a screening tool for overweight or obesity. If your BMI is 25.0 to 29.9, it falls within the overweight range.If your BMI is 30.0 or higher, it falls within the obese range). That is the main reason about many schoolchildren in Hong Kong are overweight. Following I will talk about the negative effects of obesity and give some suggest methods to solve this problem. Body A: Internal influence, Many health problems are related to childhood obesity. Compared to children with a healthy weight, obese children have more...
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...University Does handing our children a phone or a tablet at a restaurant seem harmful? This day and age it might seem normal, or as a way to distract our children. This is an issue that is not ok if it’s not monitored by the parents. Our children are not learning or engaged in what’s going on around them if this is not monitored. I’m not for making use of tablets, cell phones, games, as a distraction or to even occupy our kids. You are the parent and should want to interact with them, spend time making memories. There are heavy opinions about the use of cell phones or tablets. I’m going to tell you about the consequences of giving these things to our children when not being used as a learning tool or monitored by parents. “Newer generations are growing up with this technology, and while it does have its benefits, primarily in education and access to information, it can also be detrimental to children during a very important time of growth. Too much computer use can affect children's physiological and psychological health as well as social skills.” (2008) Negative effects from Computers on Children. Having children as younger than 8 years old on a tablet for periods throughout the day might do more harm than good. These devices have them glued to the screen while riding in a car, or out in public, even at home. It takes away the social part of going out and meeting new people. They see it as an activity when really an activity is going outside and playing, making things up having...
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...Running head: CHILDREN & TECHNOLOGY The overuse of technology and health concerns in child development 1 CHILDREN & TECHNOLOGY 2 The overuse of technology and health concerns in child development Technology is a remarkable achievement. It has surpassed the expectations of former inventors, physicists, and engineers, among them Nikola Tesla who predicted that mobile devices would soon be a reality (Popular Mechanics, 1909). Forward to present day and mobile devices are applied in almost every aspect of daily living. Mobile devices such as cell phones, tablets, and computers are common household items. The use of these devices serves a common purpose; efficiently complete tasks, whilst being productive. However, more often than not, technology’s use envelops its users. This is becoming more apparent in children who are maturing with technology at their fingertips. A developing child’s mind, in early stages of growth, is malleable making them more prone to develop a reliance on technology when such devices are given to them at such a young age. Reliance on technology can harm a developing child in mental, emotional, and physical aspects. The overuse of entertainment technology on a developing child raises health concerns. By fostering a mental, social, emotional, and physical foundation during child development, families can curtail the negative outcomes of technology overuse. Children and adolescents are constantly bombarded with large amounts of information...
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...The effects of the small screen on child’s mind I will do a review of a book I really enjoyed reding.The title of the book capture my attention when I entred in the library. It is called “ The effects of the small screen on child’s mind”.It is written by Gheorghe Virgiliu, Nicoleta Criveanu and Andrei Dragulinescu.Published by Prodromos Association for Family and Child Protection in 2007. I will present very important material, based on extensive research, which can be understood how serious the effects of a small screen can be on a child’s mind. Investigations in recent years have concluded that watching TV and computers damage brain development and brain functions. This is because the cortical activity when we sit in front of the screen is completely different from that normally encountered in people's lives. The few hours spent by children watching television and computers daily, from the earliest years of life will influence how the brain will respond to real-world challenges and how will process information. As a result young minds come to be dependent on the state of passivity, of inattention, and denying, which was induced daily by hours through viewing. The left hemispheric brain, whose activity is inhibited when watching TV, do not develop normally which will make the young men to be deficient in terms of logical and analytical thinking, in speech, in the construction phase, in writing and reading processes carried out in areas of that hemisphere. The most...
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...report done by New York Times (T. Lewin, 2009) that Disney is offering refunds to buyers of the Baby Einstein videos, due to false advertisement. The advertisement promised to make children smarter. Mira continues to discuss how parents felt bamboozled by Disney’s product and in actuality the New York Times article noted a study done by the “American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children under two years old stay away from watching screens”. American parents are using technology as a crutch as opposed to a tool for their children’s education. I think that as a mother I like all mothers would like my child to be able to excel socially and academically. We like to find fun innovative ways to engage our children in education. I can see how parent can get excited over a product on the market disguised as a genius maker; enhancing our children’s intellect just by popping in a movie and plopping our kid in from to watch and listen. Yea, it’s exciting news, sensational news, nut reality it is not! I feel that in today’s world where technology plays such a big part of our lives, it’s easy to get sucked into these gimmicks. It seems that as technology has progressed we have lost touch with the simple things. Instead of using our five senses (touch, smell, listen, see, taste) to learn and grow, we limit ourselves with technology to just listen and see. Which can actual disable us and in turn limit our intellect, our knowledge. In my opinion, as parents we need to teach our children...
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...latest gadgets. According to the research based on 2000 families about parents’ technology ownership by cloud security firm Westcoastcloud and posted on BBC news, 16% of children owned their own laptop while 18% had a flat-screen TV on their bedroom to use for. Having technology doesn’t mean anything by itself; the important thing is to know how children are using the technology they have in their hand. Although, most parents agreed to make their children technology owners, parents still have mixed ideas how much they control what their children are doing online because children want to do what their minds ask them to do. The survey doesn’t show any solution to the problem children face and how their parents can help them. However, I believe it is very important for parents to make sure what kind of websites are their children accessing on the internet and be able to answer what their children ask them about the internet to give the support that their children need to be safe and get the most out of their technology. Maggie Atkinson, the children commissioner for England, explains how new technology could leave children lonely and have a negative impact on their lives .She also describes when students stay for after hour school by using new technology and video games, they could alienated. These days children are claiming "too many" because they spend most of their time using different kinds of technology like internet, phone, and video games...
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