children and digital media

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Technology and digital media is spreading at a very young age,

“90 percent of parents said that their children younger than 2 consumed some form of electronic media.“

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But the dangers of child development lies ahead

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Once  they're  on,  they're  addicted  

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too much consumption of social media can take away their childhood innocence

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“During the past 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States More than one-third of U.S. adults (35.7%) are obese”

“7- to 11-year-olds' television and computer use is linkedto a significantly increased risk to being overweight or obese”

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Losing connection wth family members when they're all caught up in digital media

“If people spend too much time with one technology, and less time interacting with people like parents at the dinner table, that could the development of certain development of certain communications skills.”

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soon, their knowledge of communication skills will be like “unutilized body parts going to waste due to lack of use, much like unused machine parts that become rusty.”

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can  risk  the  chance  of  meeting  a  new  friend

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Technology has become a part of their lives,

consuming their attention, eating their brains away....

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kids are becoming zomified due to the hours they spend on digital media.

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They only know whats on their screen, but do they know what kind of information that they’re presenting to the world

“these days, the diary has been replaced by a public message board that can't necessarily be erased.”

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“If you don’t teach your children to be alone, they’ll only know how to be

lonely.”

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There are no more coloring pages, they have all have been replaced with tablets and electronic games to entertain kids

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if you still think digital technology is great for your kids , think again ...

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technology is consuming childrens’ lives

and ruining a crucial stage for devloping social skills, learning how to be active, and for consuming knowledge

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