The Impact of Technology on Children

The Issue

The technology is everywhere. It has brought numerous extraordinary things to us, It helps us think quicker and less demanding. Our life is encompassed by technology and our children are likewise utilizing it at home, at school, all over the place. Our children will definitely learn numerous thing we have dream about it at the present time. In any case, there are some negative effects from using too much of the technology, that may have genuine results into our children's' life. For instance, to outdo computerized gadgets, parents need to consider its drawbacks and create alternatives to avoid them. There are some negative effects of technology we as parent need to focus on and try to find ways to prevent them to be happening in our children lives.

 

1. Connections and Social Skills Issues


Children are utilizing cell phones, computers to an increasing extent, and they can wind up dependent on those materials so much, it could prevent them from investing enough time and energy with their family and even their companions. They will probably be for all intents and purposes associated with companions by sharing photographs and messaging on the web; rather than really meeting them face to face. Children are texting all the time, and always checking their online networking, tuning in to music, surfing their most loved sites, and staring at the TV or motion pictures. With mobile technology These activities can occur in cars, at restaurants, in fact, anywhere there’s a mobile phone signal. When a child goes out to eat with their family rather than spending time bonding and being in the moment with their family, their eyes are glued on to their mobile devices. They may even begin to take pictures and videos to post on social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat.


2. Health problem


Too much time spending on using cell phones can be unsafe to children's' health. The more they use their electronic devices, the less physical exercises they are engaged in. The issue is that playing amusements online is joined with nibbling, substituting the adjusted usage. As children spending those time playing or using their electronics, most of the time they are laying down in their bed and snaking at the same time, therefore they spend less time playing outdoor, running and consuming off calories. Those type of sedentary behaviors can result in having disease such Obesity.

 

How can we come up with a solution with this issue?

We need to create interesting alternative programs which should be very attractive to them. To do so, we need to investigate what it is the children like or might like beside social media or technology. Then, try to put together a smart plan. Such programs should be fun and intelligent, but at the same time, we should attach some type of restriction on the use of social media while executing those programs. Therefore, we should set up an execution plan on where, when and how long each session is going to be. Meanwhile, to encourage and implement such programs, we need to offer incentives in a way to attract them, by creating an impact in their active life, with a sense of responsibility. Among those programs, we could start by imposing 45 minutes without electronics during dinner time on Saturdays and Sundays for example, then implement it to 1 hour, while educating them on the importance of the real human connection. This is just one example of many other things we can do. Because to find a cure for this problem, parents need to educate themselves about the consequences of using too much electronics and refrain from doing it themselves in the first place. Which means we need to set a good example, for we can implement rules.  Finally we'll have to start slowly but consistently in making positive steps.

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The Issue

The technology is everywhere. It has brought numerous extraordinary things to us, It helps us think quicker and less demanding. Our life is encompassed by technology and our children are likewise utilizing it at home, at school, all over the place. Our children will definitely learn numerous thing we have dream about it at the present time. In any case, there are some negative effects from using too much of the technology, that may have genuine results into our children's' life. For instance, to outdo computerized gadgets, parents need to consider its drawbacks and create alternatives to avoid them. There are some negative effects of technology we as parent need to focus on and try to find ways to prevent them to be happening in our children lives.

 

1. Connections and Social Skills Issues


Children are utilizing cell phones, computers to an increasing extent, and they can wind up dependent on those materials so much, it could prevent them from investing enough time and energy with their family and even their companions. They will probably be for all intents and purposes associated with companions by sharing photographs and messaging on the web; rather than really meeting them face to face. Children are texting all the time, and always checking their online networking, tuning in to music, surfing their most loved sites, and staring at the TV or motion pictures. With mobile technology These activities can occur in cars, at restaurants, in fact, anywhere there’s a mobile phone signal. When a child goes out to eat with their family rather than spending time bonding and being in the moment with their family, their eyes are glued on to their mobile devices. They may even begin to take pictures and videos to post on social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat.


2. Health problem


Too much time spending on using cell phones can be unsafe to children's' health. The more they use their electronic devices, the less physical exercises they are engaged in. The issue is that playing amusements online is joined with nibbling, substituting the adjusted usage. As children spending those time playing or using their electronics, most of the time they are laying down in their bed and snaking at the same time, therefore they spend less time playing outdoor, running and consuming off calories. Those type of sedentary behaviors can result in having disease such Obesity.

 

How can we come up with a solution with this issue?

We need to create interesting alternative programs which should be very attractive to them. To do so, we need to investigate what it is the children like or might like beside social media or technology. Then, try to put together a smart plan. Such programs should be fun and intelligent, but at the same time, we should attach some type of restriction on the use of social media while executing those programs. Therefore, we should set up an execution plan on where, when and how long each session is going to be. Meanwhile, to encourage and implement such programs, we need to offer incentives in a way to attract them, by creating an impact in their active life, with a sense of responsibility. Among those programs, we could start by imposing 45 minutes without electronics during dinner time on Saturdays and Sundays for example, then implement it to 1 hour, while educating them on the importance of the real human connection. This is just one example of many other things we can do. Because to find a cure for this problem, parents need to educate themselves about the consequences of using too much electronics and refrain from doing it themselves in the first place. Which means we need to set a good example, for we can implement rules.  Finally we'll have to start slowly but consistently in making positive steps.

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Petition created on April 8, 2018