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How technology affects children

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Introduction

Technology has been so close to the children in this century than any other time in the past. Thus, it is influencing them negatively and positively. The world is moving in a technology path and it is the responsibility the parent to ensure that children too are not in behind by ensuring that they have the right environment that will help them grow technological . However, the information the children learn can be good or bad to them and it depends on the internet and the sources they get the information. Therefore, it is upto the responsibility of the parent to determine the kind of information that their children get. Too much exposure to internet will allow them get the kind of information that can harm their psychology. In addition, when they remain and take much time watching television, they will also get materials from telivion programs that can be good or bad to them

Development of skills

In the recent past, researchers have shown how technology can be used developing some skills that children have but they are hidden. These skills can help them grow and become good people of technology in the society. The child brain development depend on the amount material that they are exposed t potential of a child’s brain is very much dependant on how much was done to trigger attention and other cognitive attributes that a child needs. The fact that technology as a means of learning is subject to distractions will enable the child to learn to pay attention as young as they are in order to learn and that will be replicated even in a class environment. The analogy that will try to explain this is compares the internet with ordinary book reading. Book reading is usually happens in a restricted environment that is slow paced and with few distractions and as a result, the child will focus narrowly and think deeply on the limited information that is available to them (Knops, Bühler, &AAATE (Conference), 1999).

On the contrary, using technology is synonymous with jet skiing where distractions are unlimited and only able to focus fleetingly on any one thing.

Visual learning abilities that cannot be earned by book reading like decoding information concealed in images and visuals are very necessary in improving visual-spatial capabilities, increasing attentional ability, reaction times, and the capacity to identify details among clutter. The ability to remember things which is very crucial in any learning system is also enhanced. Some of the best careers talks documented can be found in the internet and a child who would love to grow their careers will find personalities to emulate over the internet. Perhaps by reading their journeys to where they are, the child will definitely get the right motivation to realize their dreams.

Physical growth:

the kind of environment today’s child is exposed to have limited a child’s physical growth. A child at a tender age is still growing and for that reason, they need to be exposed to physical activities that enable them to grow mature tissues and remain health. Most of the kids instead, are subject to modern day eating habits and lack of exercise owing to the fact that technology is literally taking their time. The aforementioned set up of kids watching TV from their bedrooms are the same kids who will be diagnosed with habitual diseases at their early stages of life. The same physical exercise is crucial for brain development and cannot be substituted for the same results. The challenge here is that a child who is not physically health will not be better placed to adapt to a rigorous environment that is too demanding of physical pressure however much technology they may know (Hourcade, 2008).

Threat to family:

Whereas it may come as a good thing that children are able to learn using the latest technology and become a part of world dominated by technology, it is apparent that children social skills are slowly fading away.

Children who grew interacting with animals and other children became better friends and adults later in their lives. Today, technology has limited family reunion, and instead of one on one interaction between parents and children, video conferencing has been used to make up for geographical differences. Much as that is considered a substitute for physical presence of a parent figure in the family, it still does not satisfy the children’s need to be with the parent and express them on a one on one interaction. One most critical issue that has been a concern of every parent and child psychologists is the fact that child play divided with technology. The setbacks of this is that it thwarts a child’s creativity and imaginations to the effect that a child cannot think or imagine and actualize a play amongst other kids without resorting to technology. Apart from the cognitive aspect of the challenge, there is also the development of active sensory and motor development. There has not been able to develop to a point of accommodating the sedentary nature of technology driven environment.

Slow cognitive and creativity skills:

Some game that children have at their disposal have left children in a position of that does not enable them to be alert by making the sensory development dormant. Academically, children literacy skills are in danger owing to the fact that technology is not giving children a chance to input their skills. The four crucial factors that a child must have to develop are movement, touch, human connection, and exposure to nature. These types of sensory inputs ensure normal development of posture, bilateral coordination, optimal arousal states, and self-regulation necessary for achieving foundation skills for eventual school entry. Bringing technology will intercept the access of one or even all of these factors and that will affect the development of crucial features in a child (Robertson,1996).

For example, tactile stimulation received through touching, hugging and play is critical for the development of praxis, or planned movement patterns. Nature is very important for a child to restore attention and state of mind and also to promote learning in a pictorial sense. A child is able to learn certain skills when they are faced with a challenge that they have to respond with the right decision for example, creating a simple solution for a simple problem will build a child’s critical thinking skills (Mayesky, 2012).

Compromised moral system:

Today, the threat of seeing a child grow without the right family value system is very real more than any other time since the child learn little in terms of right attitude and thoughts from parents. When a child does not hear from the parents what is good for them perhaps since they have something to keep them away from interfering with the parents, then they are left to the world to learn. The fact that children are in control of which channel they want to tune in to, means the danger of children consuming content that is not meant for them is very likely. From the basic content like songs and the language used to broadcast the content ion these channels; no one would stand to listen to the same in the presence of a child yet the same children are left to control the channels and programs they want to listen. Much as it is thought that the media will influence the child’s future, there is also the uncertainty that it can ruin it as well (Allen, & Gordon, 2011).

Untamed behaviors:

Self regulation and behavior management have become a challenge among the children and that has been reported from many quotas. Some of the uncensored language and content end up being replicated by the children at the school and unfortunately they use it to make fun of their colleagues.

This behavior makes other children to feel inferior when in fact they are not. Such disorders can be classified as delayed child development milestones so that at a certain age, a child should more sociable with friends and not irritant to others. Violent behaviors for instance have been largely attributed to children exposure to violent media and that has been proven to contribute directly to how one child will relate to others. A child who is affected by such media will in most cases behave violently to other children in the event that they are not able to get together. The other impact of technology is that the children will be accessing sites that will ruin their morals as young as they maybe (Deiner, & Deiner, 2010).

Conclusion:

In conclusion, it is apparent that technology can do more good just as it can do more bad to a child’s health and mental wellbeing. However, the hinge in bringing the best out of technology lies in the extent to which a parent is willing to go in ensuring that the child is getting the right content out of the technology exposed to. There are a lot of good things that can come out of managing this facility for the good growth of a child but that is reinforced by how close a family is to make sure that a child is free to inquire about anything from the parents.

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