"Small children and digital technology, in their very different ways…

Thomas Jones

have a tendency to knock us slower-witted adults off our feet with amazement."

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"Young children - even infants - are spending more of their time with digital technology; and parents are both fascinated and worried by this development"

Barbara McMahon

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“The reality is that technology is part of our lives -- and this is every bit as true for children”

- Tony Favorito

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”Anytime a new technology comes and we feel like it’s about to be ubiquitous, we get nervous about what it’s going to do to the morals of our young children” Hanna Rosin (Interviewed by Ray

Suarez)

Photo by Jason Cosper, Flickr

“We live in a screen age, and to say to a kid, ‘I’d love for you to look at a book but I hate it when you look at a screen is just bizarre. It reflects our own prejudices and

comfort zone. It’s nothing but fear of change, of being left out.” - Hanna Rosin

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"Children under five years old have an uncanny knack of knowing how to master new technology”

- Philippa Roxby

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“From smart phones to tablet computers and

game consoles, it is not unusual to see toddlers

intuitively swiping screens and confidently pressing

buttons”- Philippa

Roxby

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…but toddlers are very curious and savvy… children are going to be exposed to all sorts of things”

-Philippa Roxby

Source: Philippa Roxby, Does Technology Hinder or Help Toddlers’ Learning?

“We can get a terrible panic about [exposing them to technology]…

Photo by Jerald Jackson, Flickr

"Psychologist Dr. Aric Sigman... calculates that children born today will have spent a full year glued to screens by the time they reach the age of seven."

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Philippa Roxby

"The first generation of toddlers that played with iPhones is not even out of elementary school yet...We are fumbling through this new world, and nobody knows what the long-term implications are" Mat

Honan

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"The technology may be too young to show educational benefits backed by research, but...

parent experiences and expert reviews show that well-designed applications -- those that put children in control -- can engage kids and encourage learning"

Ki Mae Heussner

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Thomas Jones

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"If parents use their devices as distraction to calm upset children,

those children are less likely to learn how to calm themselves and

to control their own behaviour"

Dr. Patricia Nan

Anderson

Photo by Susan Moore

"Moms and Dads must model reasonable use of screen-devices... both parents and children must spend most of their time carrying on conversations, engaged in play, and taking time just to think. The false busy-ness screen-devices promote shouldn't become a habit for anyone" Dr. Patricia Nan

Anderson

Photo by Dick Jenson, Flickr

“The main concern is that parents are not always good role models. '...Often

they are so plugged into their device that it becomes a barrier to communication with their child'"

Philippa Roxby

Photo by RD the Milkman, Flickr

"A child will see how rapt her parents are by a mobile phone or computer screen, and imitate their behaviour: these things are clearly interesting, because Mum and Dad can't keep away from them."

Thomas Jones

Photo by Paul Riismandel, Flickr

"From the beginning, parents need to be aware that when your child sees you on your device, they will want that too"

Catherine Pearson

Photo by Jayne Vidheecharoen, Flickr

"Children's lives are filled with media at younger and younger ages, and we need to take advantage of what these technologies have to offer.”

Hanna Rosin

Photo by Joe Shlabotnik

"Something about tapping the screen, about getting feedback and being corrected in real time,

is itself instructive, and enables the toddlers to absorb information accurately, regardless of its source".

- Hanna Rosin

Photo by Superkimbo, Flickr

"The interactive nature of physically touching a screen that responds to that touch, both visually and through sound, is a step forward that opens many doors. The simplicity of such tools means that they can be used by toddlers and small children, giving them rapid access to the kind of technology that will go onto dominate their lives"

Alisha Webb

Photo by Andrew Forgrave, Flickr

"Today, the world is a faster more dynamic place with ever changing advancements in technology and the way we see the world. It is essential that children are able to keep speed with these changes if they are going to be properly prepared to enter into the real world" Alisha Webb

Photo by Marian Lescientist

"...breathe more easily parents, your toddler is just doing what comes naturally and

interacting with the world"

Philippa Roxby

Photo by Kara Monroe

”We just need to accept that young children

can do interesting

things with this technology"

Hanna Rosin (Interviewed by Ray

Suarez)

Photo by Alec Couros

Photo by Jared Earle, Flickr

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appleBarbara McMahon, The Toddlers Who Live in a Touch Screen World

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www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june13/techbabies_03-28.htmHanna Rosin, The Touch Screen Generation

www.moodle.queensu.ca Philippa Roxby, Does Technology Hinder or Help Toddlers’ Learning?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22219881Mat Honan, The Terrible Truth About Toddlers and Touch Screens

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www.abcnews.go.com/story?id=11910667Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson, Toddlers and Technology: Is Your iPad Bad For Your Baby?

www.swparents.com/article/is-your-ipad-bad-for-baby-what-you-need-to-know-about-toddlers-

and-technology Catherine Pearson, Is a 4-Year-Old Girl Really Addicted to Her iPad?

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utm_hp_ref=parents&ir=ParentsAlisha Webb, Early Childhood Education: How Technology Benefits Learning

www.momitforward.com/early-childhood-education-how-technology-benefits-learning