Developing Child Technology
Cris Rowan, a pediatric occupational therapist, uses her knowledge and experience that she gained over time to write and express about how technology is impacting not only how children develop but also how they learn. In her article “The Impact of Technology on the Developing Child” she goes into depth about the problems that this generation of kids are experiencing along with the impact of technology on the parents. The author notes, “Technology’s impact on the 21st century family is fracturing its very foundation, and causing a disintegration of core values that long ago were the fabric that held families together” (par. 2). For the parents to function in a faster pace in their daily lives, parents now rely heavily on technological factors
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Both Rowan and Henig pointed out that ADHD can be caused by the amount of usage an individual has of technology. The more use of technology the likely the risks of developing certain disorders. Restak mentioned that the three categories that ADD/ADHD affect are “motor control, impulsivity, and difficulties with organization and focus”(Restak 375). Once a child develops the disorder of ADD/ADHD, it’s hard for the symptoms to disappear. Rowan seem to have the same mindset that Henig has, as she mentioned, “Children’s developing sensory, motor, and attachment systems have biologically not evolved to accommodate this sedentary, yet frenzied and chaotic nature of today’s technology. Not only is advanced technology hurting the parents and their children but is it is also not fully understood which means that the health and educations system are just beginning to detect the physical, psychological and behavior disorders (par. 4). Improving these effects can consist of knowledge about advanced technology. It is hard for one to argue that they are many beneficial gains from advanced technology and those affected the most are children. Technology is meant to be used by anyone, but parents should be worried about the effects that technology has on the child(s) brain from such a young age. The kids are our future and we cannot have them being physically, emotionally, and socially corrupted. Kids actions are an imitation of their parent(s). Remember, the apple does not fall far from the tree, so parents should practice what they
Both Rowan and Henig pointed out that ADHD can be caused by the amount of usage an individual has of technology. The more use of technology the likely the risks of developing certain disorders. Restak mentioned that the three categories that ADD/ADHD affect are “motor control, impulsivity, and difficulties with organization and focus”(Restak 375). Once a child develops the disorder of ADD/ADHD, it’s hard for the symptoms to disappear. Rowan seem to have the same mindset that Henig has, as she mentioned, “Children’s developing sensory, motor, and attachment systems have biologically not evolved to accommodate this sedentary, yet frenzied and chaotic nature of today’s technology. Not only is advanced technology hurting the parents and their children but is it is also not fully understood which means that the health and educations system are just beginning to detect the physical, psychological and behavior disorders (par. 4). Improving these effects can consist of knowledge about advanced technology. It is hard for one to argue that they are many beneficial gains from advanced technology and those affected the most are children. Technology is meant to be used by anyone, but parents should be worried about the effects that technology has on the child(s) brain from such a young age. The kids are our future and we cannot have them being physically, emotionally, and socially corrupted. Kids actions are an imitation of their parent(s). Remember, the apple does not fall far from the tree, so parents should practice what they