This is an article from New York times
Today, very early (8 years), children spend a lot of time on face book, internet, nintendo DS...
A study from Standford University ask a question : How is technology affecting children happiness and emotional development ?
It's a study based on girls.
There is two stories, one of a mother, and an other of a 13 years old girl.
The mother says this 13 years old daughter has an Ipad, an Iphone and nintendo DS.
I think that's not normal, a 13 years old child don't need this things
1) the mother
She said that yes it's hard to her daughter to communicate face to face, BUT she won't to say to her daughter" use less internet". She thinks : stay connected on social network help her social life.
2) the 13 years old girl
she spends a lot of time on face book to chat with her friends
she saids that it's easy to communicate like that because people don't see your face, your emotions, and they can't hear your voice.
Children are use more and more technologies to talk and stop to communicate face to face
The scientist can't prove the unhappiness but they can prove the impact on girl who use screen everyday several hours : they are less socially comfortable than other girl.
I think it's important to children development, before and during adolescence, to go out with friends, talk face to face. That's important to develop confidence, with them self and with other.
I think your post is very interesting ! My opinion is that children don't really need computers, Ipad, Iphone etc until a certain age ! Parents are quite responsible for the social life of their children. If your child practices sport, have some friends, plays real games instead of chatting and living in a virtual world, it would be far better for his/her education ! As a mother, I would never buy all those technologies, I would make them discover tihngs more interesting. The purchase of computers and other things have to be considered seriously, and not before a certain age. ;)
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