Moderation Child Development Essay

Technology is one of the main things in our lives today. According to so and so “ Technology is ……..” . It is in every little aspect of our lives, from our alarm clock, to the way we make our coffee in the morning, to the way we wash our dishes and to the way we all have a small mental breakdown when we are not able to locate our phone. “quote”. Our children being born in this age are exposed to technology at every corner and it also play a big role in their lives. From an early age children are exposed to all kind of technologies, television, video games, fancy toys that can talk and move. An excess in anything is harmful. The author Sarah Bauer stated “It is not technology that is the problem but, rather how much you use it … Moderation

“Infancy and childhood are the most critical periods of life in a person’s development; the body is growing rapidly, and motor, speech, and cognitive skills are evolving” (“What Does a Pediatrician Do?”, 2013, par 1). During that stage children learn very fast and they acquire a lot of information and uses them very frequently. Berk stated in her book Exploring Lifespan Development “ Infants and toddler’s mental representation are impressive but in early childhood , representational capacity blossom” (2015, pg,175). Children are little explorers they learn by watching and doing. According to Piaget’s Cognitive development theory “children actively construct knowledge as they manipulate and explore their world” (2015,pg,17). As children explore their brain get the ability to acquire new information and

Children educational tv show teach the children a various number of things. Kids tv show such as Jake and the Neverland Pirates teaches children problem solving skills. “As Piaget indicate that around 7 to 8 moths infants develop intentional means-end action sequences which they use to solve simple problems, such as pulling on a cloth to obtain a toy resting on its far end” (“Exploring Lifespan Development” pg,123) The show introduces a problem to the children and a possible solution. The characters encourage children to participate in activities with them for instance asking the kids to push down to open the door. “By 10 to 12 months, infants can solve problems by analogy-apply a solution strategy from one problem to other relevant problems” (pg. 123). The Characters ask the children how they think they should fix that problem. It gives the child enough time to answer then they propose a possible solution that is very like the child’s proposition of solution. Educational tv shows such as Jake and the Neverland pirates gives children the opportunity to explore their ability to solve problems while they are during that stage of autonomy verses shame and doubt. During the ages 1-3 years old children uses new mental and motor skills , they want to decide for themselves (pg,13). Children educational TV shows strength