examined several risk factors that may be linked to the rising number of obesity among children. The literature reviewed has revealed that the contributions of the built environment have played negative role in providing support to children who are obese or overweight. The objective of this research was to examine the negative risk factors that may be correlated with childhood obesity. The results revealed that the effects of childhood obesity have emerged from different phases of life: (a) familial stress
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were not even carried and used by many individuals until the early 90’s. Stated by the U.N. Telecom Agency; now, in 2013 103.9% of the United States population uses a cell phone! That means some people carry more than one cell phone and many young children are carrying phones as well. According to Jennifer Ludden, on average a child has a cell phone by the age of eight, and a smart phone by the age of fourteen. Cell phones have now become the main means of communication, and not necessarily through
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Thesis statement: Because of too much indulgence to DOTA 2 the Marian Students of SMAD is affected psychologically, physically and mentally. Outline: I. Introduction A. Definition of terms B. Significance of the study II. Effects A. Psychological * Addiction B. Physical * Poor health C. Mental * Loss of interest in studies III. Conclusion A. Summary of findings B. Recommendations Introduction The youth is the hope of the
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has it influenced society in a positive or negative way? And should the answer to that determined if it is a successful company or should success be determined by the revenue the company makes? These topics and questions are frequently being asked around the world because of the sudden growth and change in society because of the advances in technology. With the world and society constantly changing, new advances will always have a positive and negative view on it because of people opinions. But in
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EFFECTS OF VIDEO GAMES ON STUDENTS Effects of Computer Games on Students Students these days are spending more of their free time playing computer games. There are positive and negative effects associated with playing video games. Set a regular routine for your child so he knows when it is time to do homework and when to play games. Some students get carried away with playing their computer games for excessive amounts of time. Your child’s health might be affected negatively if he plays
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Academic achievement of a student is always a main concern for the parents that hoping for the success of their children. In fact, there are factors influencing academic achievement of a student in Malaysia. First of all, social life became a main factor to influence a student in especially from the family, friends and tutors where there might have both positive and negative impact upon the children. Apart from that, the advanced technology in this current era, co-curricular, physical evidence and personality
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DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.42.3.391 Children, Adolescents, and the Internet: A New Field of Inquiry in Developmental Psychology Patricia Greenfield Zheng Yan University of California, Los Angeles University at Albany, State University of New York With this special section on children, adolescents, and the Internet, we survey the state of a new field of enquiry in developmental psychology. This field is important because developmentalists need to understand how children and adolescents live in a new
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everyday lives. The fact that most of the children today tend to choose staying at home playing computer games or any other gadgets instead of playing outside, making friends with other children and exercise their mind and body which is very helpful to their health. One of the main reasons why students are attracted to computers is because of computer games. Modern technology is now very accessible to people especially students, they can easily go to computer shops near the school to play and most
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the Age of Modern Technology Families today live in a world saturated by media and technology. The average American child has 3.5 televisions, 3.3 radios, 2.9 VCR/DVD players, 2.1 video game consoles, 1.5 computers, and 3.6 CD or tape players in their home (Pigeron, 2009, p. 1). 84% of children ages 7-17 use the internet in their homes, and 57% have their own cell phones (Kennedy, Smith, Wells, & Wellman, 2008). Media has become intricately woven into the daily lives of families – it acts as
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Kane 1 Candace Kane Dr. Patti M. Parsons Dre 098 19 February 2015 The Digital Age Digital tools are having a positive and a negative effect on society. Sherry Turkle’s article, “The Flight From Conversation,” and Evan Selinger’s article, ”Humans Are Already More Enhanced By Technology Then We Realize,” both argue that society needs to change their technology habits.ue to the accessibility and power of digital tools worldwide, people now rely D on these devices too much for important information
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