Travelling by car or by train, going out to restaurants or visiting the family; those are situations when children often don’t have much patience. They start yelling or crying because they feel bored.
What to do with those kids? For many parents an iPad, iPhone or other digital things are the solution.
But is it a good solution? Meanwhile we have so many Apps; even for small children or babies; where the kids “learn” how to draw, can hear animal sounds and so on. They also designed storybooks where a digital voice reads the story for the children. Mothers and fathers are replaced by technology! I think we have to be careful with those trends. Children under the age of 4 have enough to find out and realize in the real world! When children are older than 4 years than and are allowed to use this media; there should be a time limit (something about 15-25 min). Parents should never force a kid to use technology because their interest will increase automatically. I don’t want to judge about people who give their children the chance to use this media but it should be under control and in a balance with “traditional” games and adventures.
This type of learning and pastime will never replace time spent with parents or other children. Only when children have contact to other human beings they can learn how to read mimic and what emotions are and how to identify them. So my point of view is that children under the age of 4 shouldn’t get in contact with electronically media like iPad and generally I think we should try to keep this digital stuff away from children as long as possible.
Dear Diana,
ReplyDeleteYour point of view is very realistic, and true in my opinion. You are drawing attention to the point that children's usage of technological devices should be under control. I completely agree with you, and your reasons why it should be. I agree that the "tradition" thing as well. Because, children should get some childish values from his/her childhood. It is necessary for a good childhood, and even for a good adulthood. For a healthy development, children should get into contact with more physical activities than video games, etc. Secondly, when I examine your grammer and vocabulary use, I see that you chose the words carefully, and conveyed your thoughts to me clearly and profoundly. I liked your way of forming sentences, and linking them with proper conjucntions. There are no gaps, conflicts and misunderstanding in this text. Everything seems appropriate and easily understandable. So, I appreciate your entry. It was very joyful to read your entry.