" Television has changed the American child from an irresistible force to an immovable object" Laurence J. Peter.
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Technology has drastically changed the American child. Children used to be peaceful, energized, and young people. Parents spent time with their children and work came second. Vacations did not come with computers, iPads, and smartphones. Parents spent time with their children. Instead vacations now entail iPads for kids, cell phones for parents, and computers for anyone else. Children would get off of the couch and go outside to play! Today, 8 year olds cannot stand in line for 5 minutes or perform a simple pe test. Growing up we would play outside every chance we had. We climbed tress, built forts and played hide and go seek with neighborhood kids all night while our parents chatted away. Now, kids would rather whine that they do not have the latest apple product or that their game system is old. Kids don't like to be outside and would rather whine and pout then see the sun shine on their face. As an adult, I am quite concerned that this youth will be running the nation one day as I will be too old to anything but teach. I'm concerned that technology is ruining the social skills needed to improve the culture and society in which we live. If patents and families would start taking the time to parent their children instead of throwing them in front of a television, their social behaviors would be ,inch,ore advanced and not those of a bratty two year old.
Natasha,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, there are many children that do not know anything else but technology and along with that, there are parents that do not know how to keep their children "busy" without it. I do believe that technology is important, however there are limits that should be set. I think that one of the saddest things is going to a park, seeing the children playing, and having the parent completely ignore them because they are on the iPhone or iPad. Parents can't put it down for 1/2 an hour to play and enjoy their children. I believe that many parents will wonder "where did the time go" when their children are older and will regret so much time lost on things that weren't important.