ADSactly Tech News: Are Kids Addicted to Technology?
How did people communicate before mobile phones, text messages and online messaging services? Was life more simple or more complex?
In regards to technology, do you think have we gone too far already or not far enough? If you look around it is easy to see that most people in modern societies own a smartphone. Who uses email nowadays? People communicate with Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook Messenger.
In this article I'd like to focus on a very important aspect of society, its children. Most people associate the word “addiction” to problems alcoholism, gambling, or drug abuse. But some addictions are hard to detect. Have you ever worked with someone that always seems to be at the water-cooler conversating with different co-workers or a buddy that's always got their headphones on in their own world. What about a child hovering intently over the electric-blue glow of a smartphone? I'm talking about “addiction” here.
A conference sponsored by Common Sense Media was held on Feb. 7th, 2018. At the conference the question of whether kids are actually addicted to technology was debated feverishly.
Robert Lustig, a professor of pediatrics focused on endocrinology at the University of Southern California and author of The Hacking of the American Mind, said at the conference the answer to the question was a resounding, yes.
“It’s not a drug, but it might as well be. It works the same way … it has the same results,” he said.
Lustig has spent a lot of time studying what happens to brains when they’re addicted, be it to sugar or heroin. What he has uncovered may shock and amaze you. It turns out that the brain responds to technology much in the same way it responds to other addictive substances.
“Technology, like all other ‘rewards,’ can overrelease dopamine, overexcite and kill neurons, leading to addiction,” he said.
Overuse of technology can cause stress in the brain, which can result in the brain releasing massive quantities of cortisol, which can kill neurons on the “memory” center of the brain (the hippocampus). Another harmful affect is that stress can inactivate the brain’s prefrontal cortex, or the “executive” part of the brain, which normally limits dopamine and our sense of pleasure or reward.
Here's the kicker! When the brain gets used to a higher level of dopamine, it fiendishly drives the body to seek out and increase consumption of the addictive substance or habit.
Adolescents happen to be extremely susceptible to almost every psychiatric disease. I'm talking about diseases like schizophrenia, anxiety, addiction and depression.
This is because of the fact that the prefrontal cortex happens to be the last part of the brain to develop and to “myelinate,” or develop a sheath that protects neurons. Sorry if I'm getting too scientific here guys!
The explanation to the question of whether children are in fact addicted to technology is a tough one to answer scientifically but I'm making my best effort here to help readers come to their own conclusion!
ADSactly readers should note that according to modern medical science, teens are particularly vulnerable to negative side effects of overuse of technology and this apparently can be proven with the following evidence of brain imaging and kids’ behaviors. What this all amounts to is the fact that there is indeed scientific evidence that technology is hurting them. Due to these worrying findings, it seems more than obvious that society needs to address this, adults need to take responsibility for this and they need to take action.
“Any force in our lives, whether it is substance or behavior that is ubiquitous, toxic, abused and has negative impacts on society requires some form of societal intervention,” he said. “Technology addiction clearly meets the bar.”
Robert Lustig pointed out that the most recent update to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, or DSM-V, published in 2013, expanded the definition of what constitutes addiction to include behavioral addictions like gambling as well as substance addictions. Among the nine criteria for dependence? Craving a given item, habit, or substance; use of that item resulting in a failure to complete major tasks (like work), and use of that item creating hazards (like, say, checking your phone while driving).
“This is tech addition plain and simple,” he said. “If you think it has to be a drug addiction, you are wrong.”
I think the above statement and quote is convincing enough to see that there is indeed a problem here. The extent of the problem is certainly up for debate but let me ask you this. If you knew that allowing your child to have and use a smartphone at a young age would have a truly negative result in their development and the potential for success and happiness they would later on have in life, would you still allow them full access to that smartphone?
Jenny Radesky is a developmental-behavioral pediatrician who wrote the screen time guidelines for the American Academy of Pediatrics. When asked about the potential for addiction to technology in regard to children she had the following to say: “From the early childhood perspective, we don’t use the word ‘addiction’ clinically or in research because it is early childhood,” she said. “We use the idea of ‘functional impairment,’ when media use is getting so heavy that the content is influencing a child’s behavior.”
I don't have children myself but I've been a teacher and have certainly noticed social behaviors changing over the past years. Kids used to play around with each other in class and spend a lot of time conversating with those around them. This does certainly seem to be changing as I see them pull out their phones to talk with their 'digital friends' much more often as days go by. The change in this behavior alone worries me.
Following this track of thought, there is plenty of research that shows that screen time interferes with fundamental factors in healthy child development: sleep, healthy eating, and so-called “serve and return” moments between parents and children. This term refers to the speed at which parents respond to babies seeking assurance and connection with eye contact, smiles, and conversation, and which help lay the foundations of baby’s brains.
Technology addiction isn't just something to be worried about in children, the issue also massively applies to adults. Imagine how a parent who is severely addicted to technology interacts with their child. What type of trained behavior is being taught without the parent even knowing it?
One focus of Radesky’s work is young children’s self-regulation and executive function skills—that is, whether children are able to concentrate, prioritize, and learn to control passing impulses. These skills are predictive for many health, social, emotional, and cognitive outcomes. She worries that parents might be using technology to replace or reduce critical family routines and parenting practices—say, by calming a child who is hurt or upset by letting them play a game on the phone instead of talking to them or giving them a hug. That could impair the development of children’s ability to regulate their own emotions. (Radesky is embarking on a large research project to examine this issue more, among others.)
I would say one of the biggest qualities I've noticed in students of recent class years is that their attention spans seem significantly shorter than students of previous years. Distractions are real and technology presents exponentially more of them with today's obsession on social media.
Others seem to agree with my thoughts on this. For example, Douglas Gentile is a psychology professor at Iowa State University who has spent a lot of time researching the effects of media on children for decades. In an interview with NPR he said that initially he viewed the issue of addiction to technology from a position of deep skepticism. “Addicted to video games? That can’t be right,” he said. “I’ve been forced by data to accept that it’s a problem.”
Taking a step backwards I should note that Radesky whom I referred to above felt that young kids weren't automatically destined to become addicted to technology just because they owned and used a smartphone or a laptop computer but she did think that it’s fair to talk about technological design as addictive or habit-forming.
Clearly many games are developed with the goal of enticing a child and keeping them coming back for more. “I find that especially problematic when it comes to young kids, because young kids have no meta awareness about when a technology is trying to lure them in,” she said.
The idea that companies should change the design of their technology to make it less addictive was a key point at the conference, as was the subject of what policies could better regulate a monopolistic industry geared toward hijacking our kids minds. Tristan Harris, a former in-house ethicist at Google, argued that tech has to change its design—for the sake of humanity. “I see this as game over until we change course,” Harris said.
I think Harris is spot on in regard to the statement he made above. There clearly is a problem any way you look at it. From both a scientific and behavioral point of view the issue of technology addiction can be seen in both adults and children. Attention spans have decreased and a desire for instant gratification has been intensified among all age groups. Unless we 'change course' as Harris put it, these problems will only get worse as future generations become more engrossed with their technological addictions.
What do you guys think about this issue? Do we have a moral and ethical obligation to step in and address the apparent issues presented in regard to childhood addiction to technology?
I'd love to hear the @ADSactly community's thoughts on this topic!
Thanks for reading.
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Short answer...YES. Kids are now double and triple screening it (watching TV while on a computer and smart phone).
For many children who are discovering the influence of new technologies, it is impossible to live far from the screen. Difficult to escape the virtual and live away from the Internet after the invasion of smartphones, tablets, computers. The risks for children of this generation "digital native" are very numerous. The first risk of reliance on new technologies is the isolation that can result in the case of the child who begins to no longer maintain social contacts with those around him. The child no longer prefers to go out to play with his friends, or hold a discussion with his family, he is constantly attracted by his screen and feels satisfied and happy only when he is in front of his computer.
There is also another risk, that of discovering violence and pornography by surfing, without the parents' knowledge, on sites that offer content intended for adults. To discover sexuality must be instructive, pedagogical and progressive. However, the discovery of sex on the Internet shocked the child, even traumatized him and pushed him to develop a very bad perception of sexuality.
Cybercrime also remains a potential risk of excessive exposure of children to the Internet. Children can become victims of cyber-sex offenders who are lying in wait for them. These criminals can be men as well as women, and be of any age. The ease of getting in touch with people across the Internet promotes this kind of dating and requires parents to be extra careful.
Technology simply wiped out the outdoor games from children and this is very alarming!
Very true!
Physical activities are more important in the early age of humans to build them physically and mentally strong.@elizahfhaye
I remember when as a kid mom and dad would tell us, kids, to go out and play to get us out of their hair so to speak...
It is alarming and startling how the famous outdoor games have suddenly been wiped from the surface of the earth (or so it seems). Its alarming and depressing.
Very true.
I would say our society is very naive in regard to the damage this is causing to children...
These are good points and I would add what damage is simply being caused to the brain? How is it being rewired to cope with this reality?
This is worrying and a completely different aspect to the whole discussion. When a parent buys their child a smartphone are there any restrictions? I would guess in most cases there aren't and that is extremely worrying!
It would benefit many adults to get off their phones and spend time outside as well. I definitely notice the benefits of being outdoors for at least an hour everyday.
I agree with you man. These are the signs of being addicted to your phone, and I'm pretty sure that most people can agree that they are, and kids especially don't even know it when they are, and its dangerous.
Two of the largest investors in Apple are urging the iPhone maker to take action against smartphone addiction among children over growing concerns about the effects of technology and social media on the youth. The group urged Apple to offer tools to help children avoid addiction and give parents more options to protect their children’s health through monitoring usage. Apple’s iOS already offers limited parental controls, including restrictions on apps, use of features such as location sharing and access to certain kinds of content.
But the investors said that Apple should allow parents to be able set the age of the user of the phone on setup, and implement limits on screen time, hours of the day the phone can be used and block social media services.
They also proposed that Apple should establish an expert committee including child development specialists, which should produce annual reports, and offer Apple’s vast information to researchers on the issue.
The investors cited several studies on the negative effects on children’s mental and physical health caused by heavy usage of smartphones and social media. These range from distractions in the classroom and issues around focus on educational tasks to higher risks of suicide and depression.
These are some good indicators as to the level of addiction. I'd go further and say any of these signs would be a clear signal that addiction may very well be present!
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depression to overeating as a comfort to them while lonely... get them involved in summer sports or something fun like playing outside on jungle gym swings at parks... the pool or creek or cannoning or winter sports too...help them find friends with similar interests ...
I am so guilty of this. Yet I go for weekends in nature retreats!
Lost my phone 2 weeks ago, didn't have it for 3 days. I was happy I lost it, I actually was present in the world for once instead of just staring at that stupid screen every 3 seconds.
That's why we need to get our children outside to play and only let them be on their gadgets with parental care...
Kids spend far too much time playing with their phones these days and not nearly enough time playing sports that encourage teamwork and physical activity. We need to change this trend!
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we realize that we now live in modern times, and we should enjoy and use the technology that exists today.
with the technology we can use it to facilitate our needs, one of them in terms of activities.
we also know that so many people do not understand how to use and utilize the existing technology because they may have limitations that we do not know.
With the presence of technology is very helpful to our lives now, but not with small children, they are very easy to catch a thing, including technology.
indeed for learning they may use it with notes still under parental supervision, but if parents do not supervise the child in using the technology it can destroy it.
many of us see in terms of eye health and the minds of children who are addicted to technology makes them sick, they can not be away from the technology (mobile phone), soon enough then they will cry, if they do not use it in a day they will be lonely.
sometimes they are more concerned with mobile phones than food, that's what we are very worried about.
What we need to be aware of, teach children about technology but we as parents always keep an eye on it and give them time limits so they are not addicted.
I am waiting for your next post :) Thanks to @adsactly who have raised this theme as your post, this is really very useful for us all.
I agree that part of the addiction may come from fear of simply being alone. With facebook and messenger you're always just a tag / msg away from a friend or someone to talk to...
I agree with your satement that part of it is simply the fact that human beings don't like to be 'lonely'
A lot will turn to food if we don't get them to get out and play because they are so lonely that they don't know what else to do with their time but eat...
In your article you mention the DSM-5. A little detour first, then I'll get back to the addiction piece.
DSM-5 is the correct spelling, and not DSM-V. They did away with the Roman numerals in this new edition. A regrettable manifestation of the lower educational level, even among degreed professionals (Masters level and above) who are the ones to use the DSM primarily.
(Here I am indirectly advocating for a return to higher educational standards - but I might as well believe in Santa and unicorns, for isn't an uneducated population much easier to control and exploit?)
Back to kids and technology.
The latest edition of the DSM includes "Internet Gaming Disorder" as a Condition for Further Study. At this point the only officially recognized "Non-Substance-Related Disorder" in the Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders category is "Gambling Disorder", coded as F63.0.
I hope that in the next revision of the DSM, the problem of internet abuse/addiction will be tackled explicitly. It is a scourge not only for children but in the adult population as well.
The reason why I'd like it to be coded is that it would then be a bona fide "mental disorder".
I work in this field day in day out, hate putting people in little diagnostic boxes, but a valid diagnosis makes it possible for people who don't have the means to work with a therapist privately to have access to treatment by using their insurance plans.
Disclaimer: insurance companies are evil, but the health system in the US makes it necessary to go through them.
Conclusion: it is time to take action not only against the institutions and system that destroy us, but against the ills that destroy our minds and bodies from the inside like termites!
Very interesting indeed. I know very little when it comes to the codes of individual disorders so I found this helpful. I see phones and computer games completely destroying the potential in students I've taught. It is saddening and makes me wonder what the future really will look like. I hope people can come to the conclusion that technology's use must be limited when it comes to smartphones, social media and computer games!
They are for sure. I work in school and know how it looks like to see them during the breaks. They only know how to watch to their mobile phones and play games on it. But hey, we were like them at our time, we just didn0t have the gadgets that today's kids have. So it's kinda normal but also not good. They should play sports and learn the culture of sports. It's all about education and the most of it comes from home. The school is secondary in terms of education but parents are the ones who give money for tech gadgets. Respect.
Agreed. I've taught in the past as well and they are clearly addicted (in high school) and its starting to spill down to lower grades as well! Worrying indeed... Who bought them that smartphone in the first place?
This is so blatantly true what you are saying. It is an addiction.
Just last night I went out to eat with my family and they could barely eat let alone carry a conversation without being on their smart phones.
Then to add to my displeasure after we came back to the house it wasn't many minutes before all conversation ended and as I looked around everyone except myself was nose down into their smart phone.
I decided to leave this alone and tell them that next time no smart phones.
Thanks for the great post and keep it up.
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This is a really sad story here. I know my friends put me in check when I pull out my phone while hanging with them, it is rude. We need to remember how to socialize and that means putting away the tech and really getting involved with them!
Many young people, in recent times prefer to communicate with fiends and family via text and over social media rather than have a face-face confrontation. Its easier for people to type out the words without having to notice the immediate reactions of the other person. Some people even use this as an escape from the real world. Continuous misuse of technology eventually would lead to a breach in communication among members of the society. Seclusion would be come a norm and people would soon prefer the blue screens to human interactions
I think that is a great rule, it's crazy to think that we need to put rules like this in place but this is where society is at. I don't have this problem with my family but we often spend time just looking around and observing our surroundings and we're often faced with a world of zombies on their phones...
If it's this bad now... imagine what the next generation is going to be like!
cortisol rising big time over time fatter kids and parents!!!
Do you not have kids?
@johano I'm not sure who your question was aimed at... both of us talked of our families.
Right. I was not sure if your family includes children. Nowadays kids want to have their share. I couln't imagine exceptions. Of course there are.
Yes I have 3 children, 10, 17 and 20.
My husband has never owned a mobile phone ever.
I did but I turned it off about 2 years ago now.
My 20 year old has one but uses it very seldomly and has just connected a landline so he can be on it less.
My 17 year old doesn't have one and has no interest to have one.
As does my 10 year old, she is very against phones.
My husband has done a lot of research into subjects like this... this is just one area he studies so my kids are very aware of all the dangers of owning and using such devices. But like many have said, children are a product of their environment and if they see their parents addicted to their devices, what hope do the children have when they're grown up seeing this is normal.
@jayclar30, I just had to give you an upvote. It is both refreshing and encouraging to read about your family. Kudos to both you and your husband for being good role models. Maybe if there are more parents like you, there will be hope for the next generations.
Thanks. This is really amazing. I guess this happens under "special" family and school situation you are lucky to live in.
or overeating and cortisol rising fatter kids and parents... total over the hill addiction!!!!
Fatter and dumber. In short, the devolution of the human race!
“So, your kids must love the iPad?” I asked Mr. [Steve] Jobs, trying to change the subject. The company’s first tablet was just hitting the shelves. “They haven’t used it,” he told me. “We limit how much technology our kids use at home.”
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I see in my bro' s and cousins kids that tech. has taken over in using their phones, tablets, laptops, basically anything with lcd screen that can inatall games on it...this lacks exercise and interaction with others kids in the real world specially outside playing time....
just like I said in my post to this kids need outside playing time...
I think in the beginning, Kids just want to do what an adult is doing! Kids find it more fascinating and imitating adults give them a proud feel factor. Once they are exposed to anything(mobile, games etc.) and in few days/week they advance themselves and now don't need anyone to learn new games or new apps.
Our society is now highly focused on the use of technology, so it becomes part of their normal world. Think about what you see when you go out- cell phones, computers, GPS, digital billboards, tablets, etc… all being used by normal people and businesses. You can pay with your phone, shop, order tickets, order food, and talk to people globally. So, is it an addiction or tech smothering by the world?
To get kiddos to lay off of tech, lay down the law. Allow tech only to be out at certain times of the day and make sure you model appropriate tech usage. Plan fun family days and nights to give them something else to do. Get the kids involved in sports, clubs, or church groups to get them out of the house and active. Hopefully, you can find some ways to reduce the tech use in your family.
I completely agree with these statements!
This is what we must do first! Its the parents that buy these phones for the kids right? As far as I know most kids don't have jobs so where do they come from!
yes, technology is smothering the world!!!
It does provide us a lot of opportunities that we wouldn't otherwise have. Perhaps parents should explain to the kids the importance of telling the difference between regular use and addiction.
The sword has a double-edged, which has the right function to follow scientific or modern technology, and at the same time, the wrong function to the addiction mentioned. What we must pay attention to the technical lead is the one of responsibilities to the next generation as a generation who created this technology.
In my case, I bought two tablet PCs for my children, but I did not buy smartphone yet. However, my old smartphone can be used for them but it's temporarily available for games and study under one condition.
it's agreement of installation an "App" which has the feature that 30 minutes a day is the limit of usage, based on my children promise, and the "App" automatically locked when it's over.
Parental control is required before the age at which children are able to use the techniques they have learned and to make sound judgments of their own.
The most important thing here is the parental initiative. In my case, when I get home, I put my smartphone in the closet and not bring it to the living room. However, before going to bed, only business email will be checked.
I believe that dialogue and agreement between parents and children is important for healthy use and that both sides should try to protect it. Many thanks.
Very true... kids ARE addicted to technology... what happened to kids playing outside, climbing tree's, tag and just being active... kids in our generation are lazier and just sit in front of screens all day... even schools have laptops and computers instead of writing in books... soon kids wont know how to write or spell (as they will just use spell check) and won't be able to do simple math in there head... will just be using calculators they even allow calculators in tests in this day an age... it's ridiculous but just the way it is.. just a big shame in my opinion.
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I think the technology is indirectly effecting the human being.because we have time to chat to the person who is far away from you on social media but we don't have time to take a look around the friend standing near to you .
Yes that's right... how many people do you see at dinner where both of them are glued to their phones? I think that is really sad. People need to get back to appreciating what is right in front of them!
Nice post thanks for sharing but it's really true
Though technology had its advantages but it has had an awful I would say impact on humans, the best examples are children..I remember our childhood used to be so hectic, in a sense we would play with things, get dirt, climb walls, get scratches on our body, get sick so often but all has changed in this time.But the biggest culprits to drag beautiful babies into this trap are only we people, as parents, as caretakers. We stay with them everytime but make them addicted to this tech world.Gone are the days when a kid would ask for a cycle as gift from his grandpa, nowadays it would be tab,ipad etc..And we as viewers feel so excited when the baby plays with the Gadget, it's like slow poison. Baby finds it sweet and in long run it has its repercussions. This is a fault of human which is imbibed by his children.Mother feeds them with milk which is the God's best food and we feed them with poison which is world's best Food :(
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Some countries have banned the use of such devices in their education systems because of the scientific results that support the dangers that these devices pose to children. At this stage I have only seen the ban in place in the lower levels but it's a start.
While some countries are pushing ahead with high tech schools, you're certainly left wondering when others have banned it all together...
Absolutely it's a nuisance..It's not only Govt's job though, I think parents are sole one's who can only put it to end
Where I live, our government is pushing this sort of technology in our schools. I have opted out, we personally don't want it for our children. I'm lucky we have that choice at the moment, I think in years to come though, there will be no option. Not if you want your children to attend a conventional school.
You're right, parents have a lot to answer for. The sad truth is though that most parents have no idea what's really going on and most of them themselves are also addicted. How can we expect someone who is already addicted understand the dangers it poses for children?
I absolutely agree with you the parents need to step in and step up and control what our kids do...unless they are addicted too!!!
It's not just kids that are addicted to tech,most adults are too!!!🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
I Agree to that that is why our young ones have an addiction too!!!
Science and technology make human progress to become great.
I grew up in the 70’s where technology meant having a color TV (if your parents could afford one -Mine could not). I see parents handing their children a phone or iPad to keep them quiet at very young ages creating habits which, formed in those formative/impressionable years, will be impossible to break later in life. We live in a world where going outside to play is almost a thing of the past; Heaven forbid the kid gets dirty...But fortunately kids can stay safely inside on the interwebs where their hands remain clean. Hmm...
I’m not sure some parents are capable of preventing tech-addictionnin their kids because they, themselves, are addicted to it. (Facebook, Snapchat etc.) They need their kids to be quiet and occupied so they can engage in their need for technology and whatever reality it brings them.
It’s a big issue.
....ask my son. He is year 4 at primary school and fighting for his own phone (but a real one, means smartphone). Sometimes I feel guilty depriving him of his strongest desires, on the other hand I see smart kids a bit older than my son programing, inventing ... Definitely these young chaps are bright, very bright but for some reason impatient if we old ones not react as fast as their computer charakters. Only time can tell.
That's why you want to teach your son patience in due time he will get his turn to be as bright and maybe brighter and more patient with his endeavors ...
Right, right. As parents sometimes we need a bit distance to see clearly what is going on with our kids. Thanks for the comment.
To broaden the question, we are addicted to anything that makes us happy.
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i think technology is affecting the individual creativity of kids!
use of more technology and less brain is making them mere robots
Technology have played major role in our day to day it contributed to the economy growth, development, technology aid our work, the for work that will took 7days to accomplished with the aid of technology it will do this in minutes.
well it has unlimited importance !
here i refer to addiction of technology
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y blame kids... Its funny how reliant people have become on technology where its almost shocking if someone doesnt use it...
Yes we are forcing the person who is still unaware of the technology & dragging them to use these machines .
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You are so right!! Children are only a product of their environment and what they've being allowed to do. My husband has never owned a mobile phone and I got rid of mine about 2 years ago. It's funny getting reactions from people when they ask for your contact details and you give them a home phone number, they always then ask for your mobile number and we always get responses from shocked, surprised to horrified. We still have computers at home where we can "connect" if we so wish to... but we don't have those stuck to us 24/7.
My little brother is also addicted to technology ,,, and this is a very relative thing ...Hi @adsactly ....
Kidd addiction to technology has bring positive results even to the society
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technology will grow, as the times progress.
many people are taking advantage of today's technology, even almost everything.
from now on we introduce technology in children, in the future they will be great.
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This is a very good article about technology. Positive and negative impacts are considerable. Especially to children who want a smartphone to play games or watch movies. If not supervised can be bad impact later. Hopefully we can use technological development more useful.
I think they are addicted to technology. Because we people always depend on the technology to provide services to us. In the same why our children learn everything from their parents. They imitate our actions and what we do, they always learn.
So I think that in the near future they will be more dependent on the technology than we are.
Technology makes life easier but at the same time is toxic to life. This is a dilemma that man has find himself as it will be difficult to live without technology.
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Technology and social media has the good and the ugly side of them. One of the bad sides are accidents we witness around us daily. Others are carelessness on our paths, not being security conscious and the rest. We need to teach kids time management proper I think it would help to harness their use of social media and technology as a whole.
Personally, i used to think technology is the best thing happening to any child, and to a great extent, it is, if you're looking at the bright side of how civil, creative, smarter and even happier the child gets to be. But then again, the harm when addicted is most times irreversible, they become perverse and even rebellious if the guardian is not careful.
Right now, technology has melted to the cultural background of every child. I believe if something will be done about the extent of addiction, it will be for the newer emerging generation, this one is taken. And by all means, let the problems be clearly defined, so trying to help will not create more problems.
But i totally agree, technology has gone deeper than it is healthy for kids today.
From @adsactly, Nigeria.
Unfortunately, we are all technology addicts. Everyone has a smartphone in their hands. No communication between people. He's in the same situation as the children. my little girl wants to play with either the phone or the computer. Because he sees it. The kids are doing what they see. I do not think my child will take a tablet over the phone at a young age. It's not right before 15. I hope I can achieve this
My husband has never owned a phone, I turned mine off 2 years ago (best thing I did). My eldest got his first phone at 18 but he's not addicted to it. My 17 year old doesn't own one and doesn't want one and I don't think my daughter will ever want one either. We all have choices and you can choose not to be addicted.
Hard to believe , man 😀
technology made our life easier but it affects our life very badly. now most of the children don't want go out side because they like to watch TV or playing video games or passing time with their smartphone . It not good for their physical & mental health.
We live in a world were a child will remove his headphone to say goodmorning to an elder
Smartphone has a great harmful effect as well as advantages both on kids and adult as you just narrated. Now the question is, how do we fix this addiction? The answer goes back to the parent to control their children usage of this devices ..
Like in my home my parent only give you a smarphone when you up to 15 years old ..
I only knew of the harmful radiation emitted from this device and it effect on us , i never knew it addiction has some biological implication until now that am reading this post.
Thanks @adsactly for the timely information hope our parent will see this.
Well done to you that you know about the harmful effects of the EMF microwave radiation, most people have no idea about that either and I think that is one of the most important things to know and understand so you can learn how to use it safely!
Yes sir @jayclar thank you
You're welcome!!!
What a pity that today's children no longer know what it is to play in the park, to get dirty with dirt; they lose their childhood in technology. Eye is not that this is the same if not feel that now no longer gives importance to the important to share a family Sunday for example. We must teach our children the importance of family and of sharing with the natural environment.
Actually it's a sad yes from my side ,I feel like children are getting prone to technology nowadays and it's bad for there health as well as their psyche.
Children are getting experts in handling the gadgets but not the situations around.they didn't get into interactions with families and becoming self isolated made them cause mental disorders like depression and all kind of related mental disorders you mentioned in the post.
Children are getting away from playing real games that involves physical activity and instead playing the same game on their VR,PS4 etc made them physically weak.
I really think we should discuss these things more often and we should only be make use technology thats necessary only we should not involve in experimenting the technology for fun or joy.technology is a good thing but it should not become a addiction.
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article writing is very good, which explains about the rapid development of technology that must be planted in children since early