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The Touch-Screen Generation
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/04/the-touch-screen-generation/309250/
"Young children—even toddlers—are spending more and more time with digital technology. What will it mean for their development?"
".....In 2011, the American Academy of Pediatrics updated its policy on very young children and media. In 1999, the group had discouraged television viewing for children younger than 2, citing research on brain development that showed this age group’s critical need for “direct interactions with parents and other significant care givers.” The updated report began by acknowledging that things had changed significantly since then. In 2006, 90 percent of parents said that their children younger than 2 consumed some form of electronic media. Nonetheless, the group took largely the same approach it did in 1999, uniformly discouraging passive media use, on any type of screen, for these kids. (For older children, the academy noted, “high-quality programs” could have “educational benefits.”) The 2011 report mentioned “smart cell phone” and “new screen” technologies, but did not address interactive apps......"
"Young children—even toddlers—are spending more and more time with digital technology. What will it mean for their development?"
".....In 2011, the American Academy of Pediatrics updated its policy on very young children and media. In 1999, the group had discouraged television viewing for children younger than 2, citing research on brain development that showed this age group’s critical need for “direct interactions with parents and other significant care givers.” The updated report began by acknowledging that things had changed significantly since then. In 2006, 90 percent of parents said that their children younger than 2 consumed some form of electronic media. Nonetheless, the group took largely the same approach it did in 1999, uniformly discouraging passive media use, on any type of screen, for these kids. (For older children, the academy noted, “high-quality programs” could have “educational benefits.”) The 2011 report mentioned “smart cell phone” and “new screen” technologies, but did not address interactive apps......"
It is really interesting that the developers don't let their own children use the apps. My kids went outside yesterday for 4 hours. Just my two boys by themselves in our back yard playing. It was cold out but they didn't care. And then they came in and happily did their homework. One had a ton and he often fights doing homework. Not last night. He seemed calm and content. The exercise from outside helped him. I find on days in which we are locked inside and my kids participate in electronics more than I'd like---- THAT is when they are unfocused and grumpy when it is time to do things they have to do.
It's gotten to the point that all electonic media these days -- including TV -- has become so much digital crack.
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So true.
My TV viewing was limited as well and I didn't really mind. I enjoyed using my imagination and outdoor play.
My children were limited too, but they probably had about an hour a day. Weekends we went to parks and beaches or museums.
I think there will be some interesting changes in the brains of kids growing up who are "on screen" for much of their waking lives.
It cannot be stopped, there may be some advantages but I worry the long term consequences.
Happy my grandchildren don't even know what a television is. They make their own "shows."
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So true.
My TV viewing was limited as well and I didn't really mind. I enjoyed using my imagination and outdoor play.
My children were limited too, but they probably had about an hour a day. Weekends we went to parks and beaches or museums.
I think there will be some interesting changes in the brains of kids growing up who are "on screen" for much of their waking lives.
It cannot be stopped, there may be some advantages but I worry the long term consequences.
Happy my grandchildren don't even know what a television is. They make their own "shows."
From the article:
"I fell into conversation with a woman who had helped develop Montessori Letter Sounds, an app that teaches preschoolers the Montessori methods of spelling.
She was a former Montessori teacher and a mother of four. I myself have three children who are all fans of the touch screen. What games did her kids like to play?, I asked, hoping for suggestions I could take home.
“They don’t play all that much.”
Really? Why not?
“Because I don’t allow it. We have a rule of no screen time during the week,” unless it’s clearly educational.
No screen time? None at all? That seems at the outer edge of restrictive, even by the standards of my overcontrolling parenting set.
“On the weekends, they can play. I give them a limit of half an hour and then stop. Enough. It can be too addictive, too stimulating for the brain.”
I find it interesting that the people who design this stuff put strict restrictions on it for their own kids. It's gotten to the point that all electonic media these days -- including TV -- has become so much digital crack.
I'm thankful I grew up with limited TV and my daughter had mostly books, board games, and such until she was in her teens.
"I fell into conversation with a woman who had helped develop Montessori Letter Sounds, an app that teaches preschoolers the Montessori methods of spelling.
She was a former Montessori teacher and a mother of four. I myself have three children who are all fans of the touch screen. What games did her kids like to play?, I asked, hoping for suggestions I could take home.
“They don’t play all that much.”
Really? Why not?
“Because I don’t allow it. We have a rule of no screen time during the week,” unless it’s clearly educational.
No screen time? None at all? That seems at the outer edge of restrictive, even by the standards of my overcontrolling parenting set.
“On the weekends, they can play. I give them a limit of half an hour and then stop. Enough. It can be too addictive, too stimulating for the brain.”
I find it interesting that the people who design this stuff put strict restrictions on it for their own kids. It's gotten to the point that all electonic media these days -- including TV -- has become so much digital crack.
I'm thankful I grew up with limited TV and my daughter had mostly books, board games, and such until she was in her teens.
I just had a conversation with another mom friend of mine. Okay, we go to a practice of one of our kids and we grab a soccer ball or football or even just a bouncy ball for our kids that aren't in the practice but have to be there with us to entertain themselves. But when you look around, what do you see? Most of the kids are holding their parents' phones playing games or watching videos.
I think there is some benefit in some apps on occasion but the electronic babysitter now extends to our phones. Ugh.
I'm guilty of it sometimes too . . . I tell one of my kids to pack up their DS game player if I'm afraid it will be a long hour or more of nothing to do for my kids. But often, I just bring a ball and send the kid off to play close by. and they are perfectly happy. Kind of like in the olden days. Oh, and sometimes I get up and play too to provide entertainment for the other parents watching the practice (me + basketball= silly show).
I just wonder what these kids will be like as adults and they are looking for entertainment for themselves. Will they all of a sudden want to run around outside and play since they didn't do much of it as a kid?
I think there is some benefit in some apps on occasion but the electronic babysitter now extends to our phones. Ugh.
I'm guilty of it sometimes too . . . I tell one of my kids to pack up their DS game player if I'm afraid it will be a long hour or more of nothing to do for my kids. But often, I just bring a ball and send the kid off to play close by. and they are perfectly happy. Kind of like in the olden days. Oh, and sometimes I get up and play too to provide entertainment for the other parents watching the practice (me + basketball= silly show).
I just wonder what these kids will be like as adults and they are looking for entertainment for themselves. Will they all of a sudden want to run around outside and play since they didn't do much of it as a kid?
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