Parenting has become a challenge for the 21st century modern world and with so many technological advancements parents have started relying on High-Tech gadgets to stay connected with their kids. Interest and demand of using technology by parents to monitor their kids are increasing all around the world. As pointed out in the article “More Parents Going High-Tech to Track Kids” by Martha Irvine, how technology is helping parents track their kids’ location, how fast they were driving, and what they buy or eat. Even though these devices are helpful to parents, but they may be dangerous to the kids in many ways and that's why parents should be extra careful on its use.
To begin with no technology is 100% secure, if the kids’ location can be visible to hackers, this information can be used to harm them. In the Article, Irvine mentions “Parents are notified by text message, e-mail, or phone” about their kids activities at school. This information is also risk as emails can be hacked, Imagine it can be used to kidnap kids of a rich or high official for ransom. Privacy is a serious matter, and hackers can also use technology to commit crimes against such families. Irvine says, “High-tech methods to track everything” are available, that's means that there is always someone watching. Irvine says, “Big Mother” or “Big Father” who is watching, but it can also be “Big Kidnapper” or “Big Sex Offender.” In other words, their kids will be under surveillance of many unknowns. Also anybody might forget their phone in public places and what if some crazy person got it? That person can use this information and see all the communication and find out where the kids are going. As a result, these devices can be tools for hackers to use to harm the kids...
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...e they are, they will think they are in the right place, but really they are not. This situation is more dangerous because their parents have no idea where they are in case something happen to them. Therefore, kids might get really hurt and their parents really have no idea where they really are.
In conclusion parenting is a full time job to help the young ones learn and coup with the childhood problems, and keep a watch out for them is a difficult task in modern age. Use of technology by parents is their way caring but overdoing hurts the relationship. Parents need more often to talk to kids about their issues rather than pointing out their mistakes using Hi-Tech devices. There is nothing more pure then the love of parents and their kids, and no technology can replace that care and love. That is why parents should definitely not use these devices on their children.
Harlan Coben’s essay “The Undercover Parent” attempts to enlighten readers, specifically parents, of the benefits to installing spyware onto their children’s computers in order to keep record of their child’s online activity. Whilst admitting at first he was not particularly keen on spyware himself, Coben aims to persuade his audience of the benefits by highlighting the dangers of children using the internet unsupervised and without boundaries. However, Coben fails to supply factual evidence to back up his claims, all while stating a number of contradictions within his own arguments. Coben states, “…overprotective parents fight their kids’ battles on the playground, berate coaches about playing time and fill out college applications…” (19). This is a weak argument because it inadvertently suggests that overprotectiveness
Kids now want to be more independent and have more freedom which might scare some if not most parents. A lot of parents look at the internet as a dangerous tool and not a tool where their kids can have some freedom. Although parents need to realize that they can’t protect their kids from all ...
There is no single method to perfect parenting. As such, it is up to the parents to decide how they involve themselves in their child’s life. In his essay, “The Undercover Parent,” Harlan Coben argues why spyware might be an effective tool for parents to monitor their children; however, he does not consider all the effects of and alternatives to using spyware. Parents should not use spyware to monitor their children because everyone has a right to privacy, independence fosters growth, and there are better alternatives to using spyware.
The thing that I could see happening is if the parents ground their kids and they didn't want them sneaking away.The kids would want to go do something with friends because of how bored they are of just sitting in their room staring at the wall all day.That must be some pretty strict parents if they're willing to spend that much money on a tracker for their kids.Although I can actually see my dad doing that to me putting a
While these devices may seem helpful now, given time, they will evolve into something akin to technology found in Ray Bradbury’s The Veldt. The story tells of the Hadley family who install a high-tech, “Happylife Home,” which, “...clothed and fed and rocked them to sleep and played and sang and was good to them.” While the family is mostly content with their home, one room in particular - the nursery - starts to worry the parents. Strange events surrounding the nursery start to occur, and one night, the father finds an old wallet of his in the nursery with blood, saliva, and chew marks on it. While normal people may call the police or leave their home immediately when faced with such an ominous sight, the Hadley family goes to bed like nothing happened. Their actions are certainly not normal, but perhaps their outlandish thinking, or lack thereof, is not their fault. The article, “Stop Relying on Your Smartphone to Think for You, Scientists Say,” describes a study conducted by psychologists where smartphone users were mentally tested. The psychologists concluded that, “People typically forgo effortful analytic thinking,” in exchange for quick answers a smartphone can provide. The fact that researchers are already seeing negative effects tied to smartphones is troubling - Just imagine the mentality people will have 50 years from
Time is the most valuable aspect of a teenager’s life. The vast potential found in one’s youth can be fulfilled or not depending on how they use their time. Therefore, that in which parents allow their children to employ themselves in is crucial to their development. Social media is one of the most significant devices of influence in today’s society. Just how prevalent is social media use? 73% of teens are on or involved in social media. 60% of adults think parents should have full control over everything a child does online. The significance of these statistics is increasing because of how supremely influential social media is. Until recently, parental supervision has been the understood method of monitors children’s social media activity. However, the effectiveness of parental supervision is being questioned, and in some cases challenged by schools through the institution of new “educational monitoring systems” supposedly designed to ensure safety while sustaining the privacy of students. Since authority for the educating of children is given to schools by their parents, the authority of monitoring kids’ social media activity should find its genesis in the home as well.
Technology has spread like a virus throughout the world. Almost everyone has access to technology. Technology, though it is a blessing has it’s dangers. Harlan Coben writes of parental monitoring. He is in great favor of parents putting spyware on their children’s devices to have access to all the devices information, in and outgoing message, and so forth. The article titled, The Undercover Parent, informs parents of the dangers of the internet and that monitoring is necessary. I agree with Coben, parents should monitor their kids internet use, be it on a phone, computer, and gaming consoles. Many teens do not know of the internet’s dangers that are lurking around corners ready to ensnare them.
Kids put themselves at incredible danger by corresponding online with people they don 't know. Internet predators deliberately get go to website like social media that children visit and can even hunt down potential victims by locations or hobby.
To continue, everyone can agree that children need a healthy environment to develop cognitive, social, emotional, physical and linguistic development. How much technology can improve or distract from these essential skills varies with age. The impact and implications of technology tools on young children has been studied and researched through the Let’s Move Childcare initiative and results concluded that little to no “screen time” is preferred for children under the age of two. For children two years or older, the recommended “screen time” is limited to thirty minutes per week in the classroom setting. (White House, 2011.)
...ttention and focus to reduce the negative impacts on development of children. Research suggests that technology use and especially computers enhances development of children when properly used. On the other hand, the uncontrolled use of technology in childhood education may produce negative effects and impair development in children. Uses of technology in childhood education range from enhancing social interactions, language development to initial computer use skills. It is important to note that, technology use in children education is a matter of how it can be harnessed for the purposes of learning in children. Research by health professionals argues that technology use in children education can produce detrimental health effects especially obesity. Thus, children exposure to technological gadgets like computers and tablets among others should be greatly checked.
As disclosed in the article, The Impact of Technology on the Developing Child, Chris Rowan acknowledges, “Rather than hugging, playing, rough housing, and conversing with children, parents are increasingly resorting to providing their children with more TV, video games, and the latest iPads and cell phone devices, creating a deep and irreversible chasm between parent and child” (par. 7). In the parent’s perspective, technology has become a substitute for a babysitter and is becoming more convenient little by little. It is necessary for a growing child to have multiple hours of play and exposure to the outside world each day. However, the number of kids who would rather spend their days inside watching tv, playing video games, or texting is drastically increasing. Children are not necessarily the ones to be blamed for their lack of interest in the world around them, but their parents for allowing their sons and daughters to indulge in their relationship with technology so powerfully. Kids today consider technology a necessity to life, because their parents opted for an easier way to keep their children entertained. Thus resulting in the younger generations believing that technology is a stipulation rather than a
Also, children who need extra help learning, like kids with special needs, can get the help they need. For example, it has become a new medium for play and entertainment for children, but is this a healthy alternative to older forms of play? And what about parents who use technology just to keep their kids safe? As with all new technologies, there are pros and cons.
In fact, many school districts have decided to lift the ban on the use of cell phones in schools because of “the role cell phones have played in some emergency situations” ("Cell Phones in the Classroom” ). Moreover, parents could be easily in touch with their children, know their whereabouts through mobile communication, and therefore it would allay parents’ concerns (Cohen). For instance, lots of parents have claimed that they have to stay in touch with their children in case of “another crisis like 9/11” ("Cell Phone Debate").... ... middle of paper ... ...
Almost every child between the ages of eight and twelve are getting cell phones. The average home in America has as many televisions as they do people. Only 20% of American homes do not have a computer. Technology is quickly becoming a new way of life. The amount of time people are on their devices is growing rapidly. According to The Huffington Post, people are on their devices for on average about eleven hours and fifty-two minutes a day. That is almost half a day and a lot longer than most people sleep or work. People have not realized yet how they or their families are being affected by this constant use of technology. As a result of technology increasing, children are experiencing health problems, school issues, and social problems.
With the availability of smartphones, children are becoming familiar with them at a very early age. This leads parents to feel like they can cause their children to have social problems by using the devices too much or to be harassed for not using smart devices. This leaves some parents in between a rock and a hard place. (Craig)