Computers Affecting Children
August 18, 2008
Children these days have totally different up bringing as to what we had back in the day. When we were young we were sent out to play, told to get out from under our parents feet. Now with fear out on the streets, technology is changing the way children are brought up. More children are inside spending most of their time on computers and watching television.
As the age that children can pick up a computer and become familiar with it gets younger and younger, we need to look at what impact this is having on our nations children.
Professor Greenfield a leading neuroscientist thinks that there could be a link between youthful computer usage and children’s attention span. Not only this, but she also said that this may result in children “staying in the world of the small child”. The last decade has seen a significant increase in ADD drugs which could be linked to the same and she went on to say;
“Why suddenly is there greater demand for a drug for attentional problems?” she asked. “This might, and I stress might, be something to do with the increased exposure of young children to unsupervised and lengthy hours in front of a screen.”
I think that there is a lot to be said for getting a rich upbringing. When my sprogging time comes I’m going to make sure that they get out and about in nature and won’t let technology take over their life, as when that time comes I’m sure there will be even more technology to contend with!
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