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The Negative Effects of
Technology on Young Children
By Alexa Scarcello
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Technology is becoming increasingly present in
the lives of young children
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In 2006, 90% of parents said that their
children younger than 2 had consumed some type of electronic media
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Nowadays,
more young children know how to play a computer game than ride a bike
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By 2010, two-thirds of children aged 4
to 7 had used an iPhone
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Technology is changing the
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face of childhood
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The question is, how does technology affect these
developing minds?
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“We really don’t know the full
neurological effects of these technologies yet” Dr. Gary Small
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However, we do know
the brain is highly sensitive to stimuli…
Spending more time with technology and less time interacting with others could lead to
communication deficits
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There is a lack of
replaced by a shiny screen photo by demandag
real interaction
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It can prevent young
children from forming normal
social relationshi
ps
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It has also become commonplace to respond
to child boredom by simply handing them a
device
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“Although
81% of our users felt that children today spent too much time on smart devices,
it hasn’t put
most of them off using them to entertain their baby.”James MacFarlane
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“Learning about solitude and
being alone is the bedrock of
early development
…and you don’t
want your kids to
miss out on that because
you’re pacifying them with a
device.”Sherry Turkle
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Children
today do not know how to be alone, as they are
constantly entertained with some
type of device
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Therefore,
they can only ever feel
lonely
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There is also the problem of the
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“’zombie’ effect”
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Jane Healy believes that television might
“suppress mental activity by putting viewers
in a trance.”
It’s startling how a screen can render a
hyperactive child motionless
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Now, young children even run the risk of becoming
technology addicts
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Young technology addicts
experience the same withdrawal
symptoms as
heroinaddicts
and
alcoholics
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They become
obsessed
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Children as young as 4 have been receiving
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psychological treatment for
addiction to smartphones and iPads
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As technology becomes increasingly
We must carefully assess the detrimental effects it may have on their developing
minds and their future
present in young children’s lives
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All photos are licensed under the Creative Commons
agreement and sourced from flickr and Google Images
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Sourceshttp://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/disruptions-what-does-a-tablet-do-to-the-childs-mind/
http://liesdamnedliesstatistics.com/2012/04/how-technology-has-changed-childhood-ten-stats.html
http://mashable.com/2011/08/09/kids-tech-developmental-health/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/10008707/Toddlers-becoming-so-addicted-to-iPads-they-require-therapy.html
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/04/the-touch-screen-generation/309250/4/