Negative Effects Of Technology On Family Relationships

As Steven Spielberg, a director, once stated, “Technology can be our best friend, and technology can also be the biggest party pooper of our lives. It interrupts our own story, interrupts our ability to have a thought or a daydream, to imagine something wonderful, because we're too busy bridging the walk from the cafeteria back to the office on the cell phone.” He explained that technology has taken over many people’s livelihoods. New forms of technology are constantly being released on a daily basis. Technology can affect many age groups, from babies to elderly people. Children, on the other hand, are affected the most. Despite the numerous benefits of technology that has created society today, technology has altered family relationships.

Children feel that they are less supported by their parents because of the lack of communication between them. Children no longer feel the need to tell their parents about their social problems inside or outside of school. They feel a distance between themselves and their parents. They have a bigger urge to tell their friends about their problems other than the people that raised them. Technology has altered family relationships and there is also a lack of communication between each family member, especially between parents and their children.

On the other hand, the opposing side argues that it does not restrict communication but helps family members on a daily basis. Since many own cell phones, it helps the parents and the children communicate about their schedules and events that they have going on. According to “Is communication technology bringing families closer together?”, it states, “To the busy family, stressed by work schedules, commuting and multiple after-school activities, the mobile phone seems like the perfect tool to knit the family together during the day. The majority of families claim they communicate more

Communication is a leading factor that alters family relationships. Some believe that it significantly benefits both the parents and the children. The world’s society as a whole revolves around technology almost every second of a day. The challenge lies in the innovation of technology increases, the more downfalls it creates. In the future, children need certain communication skills other than ones that require technological devices. No matter how advanced society might obtain, these skills will never die out. Although there are always changes in the world, family relationships and technology will ultimately change how future generations become and act around