With the rise of smartphone technology, many parents are letting their children use their smartphones. While it may seem to be harmless, the benefits of letting children use smartphones can be argued. Smartphones can have an impact on a child’s development. Children should not have smartphones due to the impact they have on a child’s development. Before smartphones, what did children do for fun? Kids used to spend their free time playing outdoors with their friends. This is where children learned to interact with others. They made friends, and used their imagination to have fun. Children didn’t require devices to stay entertained, they had to have fun with others. 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) Smartphones prohibit children from socially interacting. Children who use their parent’s smartphones for playing games miss out on opportunities to interact with others. Children can become addicted to the games, this can cause problems later in life when they need social skills. According to an article by Nina Pilapil, games that are designed for kids can keep them from social interaction. Parents should limit their children’s time spent on a smartphone and encourage them to play with friends instead. While exposure to smartphones is not necessarily a bad thing in small doses, it should be limited and monitored. (Pilapil) Children are becoming more obese. This is caused in part by a lack of physical activity. Smartphones are ... ... middle of paper ... ... are too great. Children will have less social interaction and more health and development problems when they use smartphones in excess. Children should not have smartphones due to the impact smartphones on a child’s development. Works Cited Craig, Wilson. "Tiny fingers itch for iPhones." USA Today Academic Search Complete. Web. 24 Apr. 2014 "Parents unaware of smartphone danger." BBC News. 10 Feb. 2014. Web. 24 Apr. 2014. Pilapil , Nina. "4 Dangers Posed By Smartphones On Kids." HowToLearn.com. 5 May 2012. Web. 30 Apr. 2014. Rosin, Hanna. "The Touch-Screen Generation. (Cover Story)." Atlantic Monthly (10727825) 311.3 (2013): 56-65. Academic Search Complete. Web. 29 Apr. 2014 Whitson, Signe. "The Gift That Keeps on Distracting: 5 Rules for Your Kid's New Smartphone." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 7 Jan. 2014. Web. 30 Apr. 2014.
Children nowadays spend a lot of their time using entertainment technology instead of being physically active as a lot of people would remember doing as a child. From the article, “The Impact of technology on the developing child” by Cris Rowan, he says “Juggling school, work, home, and community lives, parents now rely heavily on communication, information, and transportation technology to make their lives faster and more efficient.” This means, that these devices become a large part of people's lives, due to their efficiency and reliability. Parents are heavy users of entertainment technology, which is the reason why children also use it so heavily. Rowan says, “Technology’s impact on the 21st century family is fracturing its very foundation, and causing a disintegration of core values that long ago were the fabric that held families together.” Normal family things such as going out for a bike ride together or going to the park is less common due to the use of entertainment technology by members in the family. This technology is consuming families and is hurting the foundation of what a family
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.
Owning a smart phone in today’s society has become the norm. In fact, landlines are on the verge of becoming obsolete since smartphone sales have been on the rise throughout this past decade. The PEW Research Center (2018) has found that approximately 95 percent of Americans own a smartphone (Mobile Fact Sheet, para.2). Owning one of these technological gadgets may seem convenient, but spending too much time on them can actually be damaging. There are many dangers to spending too much time staring into these screens. Over usage of our time on these devices interferes with the development of social and communication skills. Smartphones are especially harmful for the younger generation. There are numerous negative effects of smartphones and the use of them should be
Due to this argument, parents and children now heavily rely on technology for a main source of play, limiting the challenges of all creativity and imagination (Rowan 3). Although technology can provide some games and tools that can help children learn, it does not provide the same benefits as actual play and actually causes more harm than good. One of the main problems with play through technology is the fact that children are seeing a “symbolic representation of the real world” and are not receiving a direct experience of the real world with real people and materials (Rice 3). The more time children spend looking at a screen, the more they are isolating themselves and not spending time with other children and adults (Rice 3). This is not only damaging to the learning development of a child, but also the healthy development of forming relationships and social skills (Rice 3). According to a 2010 Kaiser Foundation study, children who are in elementary school use on average 7.5 hours per day of entertainment technology and spending this much “screen time” is damaging to the development of children because their “sensory, motor, and attachment systems have biologically not evolved to accommodate this
A child's overall development can be mental, physical, and emotional. In the article “Give me that old time recess”, the author discussed the negative consequences of children losing playtime. “In a growing number of studies, diminished opportunities for outdoor playtime have been linked with school difficulties, increased childhood anxiety, disconnection from nature, attention deficit disorder, and the epidemic of childhood obesity” (Gross-Loh Par 4). This quote is important because children today are suffering more from obesity, and attention deficit disorders due to the decrease of structured play. Children are becoming less active due to the the dependency on technology. The increase in obesity is the result of the rise in children having smart phones. With children having smartphones, they lose the desire to play outside. The lack of play causes an increase in depression among children and teens. (Tanner Par 10). This is important because today’s generation has a large dependency on technology “Sixty-five percent of children under eight years old watch television daily. On average, they spend about an hour and a half (100 minutes to be exact) watching TV every day.” (Conrad Par 3). Childrens dependency on technology is related to depression because many children have a hard time communicating and socializing with other children due to technology ruining children's interpersonal skills (Bindley Par 4).
... with unlimited advanced technological opportunities we will continue to see problems in this area. Children are exposed to technology at ages as young as two years old. It is easier for a parent to hand their child an iPad rather than to teach them singlehandedly. So again I say that the blame is not necessarily the technology but rather the parents fault for allowing the technology to take ahold of a young child’s developing mind.
From the perspective of adolescents and teenagers growing up in such a hyper-connected world, having a smartphone just seems like a necessity, something that all parents feel obliged to giving to their child at a young age, should they have to contact them in case of emergency. But when can an item such as a smartphone turn into a device that sucks away confidence, self pride and the overall well-being of a child? A device that is making a child fear when it should be used in order to help them feel safe. This is what can happen when you introduce social media to children who do understand how to fully use it safely; who don’t understand the implications and consequences that come with silly mistakes made through social media but also don’t
Over the years, we see more kids having cell phones. The disadvantages of kids having cell phones are cyberbullying, sexting, poor grades, and lack of physical activity.
There has been a long lasting debate in the resent years on whether or not technology has a positive or negative impact on today’s kids. As the years move on, the negative effects have begun to outnumber the positive. The generations previous spent their childhood making forts, fishing, and using their imaginations, contrary to today’s generations who spend their free time texting, playing video games, and watching videos. Damaging effects such as decreases in school performances, addiction to electronics, and lack of brain development have all been linked to the electronic media stimulation. In order to prevent the future generation from following in the current generations footsteps, one must full comprehend just how much technology impacts
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.
According to the Pew Research Center at Harvard University, “78% of teens now have a cell phone, and almost half (47%) of those own smartphones” (Pew Research). There is no question that the number of American teenagers that own cell phones is increasing as technology continuously advances in today’s society. So many developments in cellular technology explain why teenagers crave the latest cell phone on the market. Parents of teenagers have to make the decision of whether or not their teen should own the newest phone. Surprisingly, these small portable phones have created a controversy among many parents and pediatricians among America. Some believe that teenagers should have a cell phone to provide safety and assurance to the teens and their parents. Whereas many claim that cell phones are not beneficial towards teenagers and the owning of a cell phone should wait until adulthood. Although some parents argue that cell phones provide teenagers with safety, teenagers should not own cell phones due to the various medical issues and social problems that are linked to teenagers owning cell phones.
Kids using cell phones and other tablets are becoming more and more distant from their parents, for the simple fact that the Kids are on the tablets/phones more often than they are with their parents, and as a child you need to bond with your parents and not a tablet/phone. Kids are becoming so used to playing on tablets/phones that they are not going outside and enjoying life as kids did when there was not technology.
Smartphones. A majority of the population staying on earth has one. They are an amazing innovation in the twenty-first century. It can be used to call, text, take photos and entertain an individual with some fun apps and games. Many parents can be seen these days with a cell phone in their pocket or handbag, chances are that you are one of those parents too! Who else has cell phones? Your children. Although cell phones can be impressive and useful in a variety of endless ways, is it financially necessary and mentally healthy, especially for the younger generations? Well, technically it really isn’t that healthy for an adult’s mental health let alone a young child who is barely aware of how to use an electronic device. The traits that cell
Technology has changed the relationships of families. Distracted by their laptops, TV’s, smartphones, and video games, families can’t have a friendly attitude towards eachother as they used to in the past. Before the creation of these devices, families would sit together around the table and play games together. But, since the creation of video games, home entertainment has changed to games played by yourself, and the impact of these games on families is very obvious. Today, instead of watching TV together or eating supper together around a table and talking about everyone’s day, everyone is in a different room, playing video games, watching TV, texting, or listening to music. But, sometimes technology helps parents to communicate better with their children and know where they are, what they’re doing, and if they’re okay. People are so intrigued by their smartphones and laptops that they are blind to the ones that they called “friends” who are all now so distant, that human interaction is very difficult. As a result, spending less time with family and more time with all your gadgets can cause the loss of close relationships with your family.
Imagine being in the car a kid is on their phone, family at dinner a kid on their phone, and a kid on their phone instead of doing what there asked to do. Half of the kids in america are addicted to their phone. According to CNN news these are the percentages when children get phones 10% of kids 9 years of age or younger, 10-12 years old 23%, 13-15 years old 44%, 16 or older 19%, and wait till out of high school or an adult 4%. The average for a kid to get a phone is 10 years of age all around the world. Nowadays everyone has smartphones and if you don't have one your considered a “loser”. KIds under the age of 10 should not have a smartphone because the brain is not fully developed, People cant have social media until 13 years of age, and