Influences of Modern Technology on the Children Development

1. Introduction. Modern technologies for children: useful or harmful? Living in the 21st century we obviously meet the huge stream of information every day. This information finds us everywhere, from TV, computers, metro, on the street and in the shop. There is only one way to avoid this stream – to live far from civilization. Modern technologies can be useful and harmful at the same time. There are so many aspects and opinions about this question. I will try to analyze both harmful and useful sides of modern technology influence on child development.

Let’s try to look at this question from different sides, trying to be objective. Everyone knows that our life is impossible without Internet, cell phones, and TV. The development of progress no doubt influences on children development, because this is the most out of limb population category.

2. Influence of modern technologies on children’s health. First of all, modern devices such as: smartphones, computers and TV, influence very much on children health. This influence is negative if parents does not control the time children spend in front of devices. Eyes suffers first, looking to the display of device eyes blink rarer than usual, it can lead to over drying of conjunctiva and inevitably different eye sicknesses. (Claudia Miclaus) Besides that, often and long using devices by children can become a reason of different nervous system problems and thought disorders. In view of the above said, it’s very important for parents to control the time their children spend with devices.

3. Is Internet harmful or useful for children? Internet can be more than useful. It helps children in studies; it’s very easy to find information with the help of Internet. There is no n...

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...for parents to filter websites with unwished content. This step defends your child from expletives, porno advertisement, sectaries and much other unacceptable information.

4. Instruct your child not to talk to strangers in social media and via cell phones.

Please do not neglect by these simple actions, this is just a minimum you can do to avoid different problems caused by modern technologies.

Works Cited

A. Jacob. What is Internet addiction? б.д. .

Claudia Miclaus. The Harmful Influence of the Computer. 13 October 2011 г. .

Deirdre Imus Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology newsletter. Be Wary of Cell Phone Radiation. 2014. .