Most parents who give in to their children’s whims can’t see the effects but governments and experts are calling on families to reduce their toddler’s exposure to these gadgets. Moreover, children are now learning how to use gadgets first even before they could walk or even tie their shoe lace. Kaiser Family Foundation reports that on average, children are spending almost seven and a half hours staring at screens. “They are becoming a part of childhood in ways that were almost inconceivable before.” “One-year-olds are now walking up to TV screens and swiping them because they think they are tablets,” he said. Common Sense Media founder Jim Seyer explains that these digital gadgets are changing the entire childhood lifestyle, even replacing TVs, toys, playgrounds, and storybooks. On the same year, the University of Wisconsin showed that toddlers are likely to respond better to video screens that initiates interaction, thus the pacifying effect of tablets to children. With this, the American Academy of Pediatrics discourage the tech use for children under the age of two saying that it changes the nature of childhood. Conducted on American parents themselves, the survey further showed the increase of toddlers’ gadget exposure from 10% to 38%. From 38% in 2011, the biannual survey revealed that children below eight year old using mobile devices have gone up to 72% in 2013. But later on, it becomes an alarming sight.Īpparently, a research from Common Sense Media revealed the exceptional increase of children using gadgets such as smartphones and tablets have increased in just two years. A toddler holding a tablet, an infant with an iPhone in her mouth, what’s new? At one point, parents have great regard over gadgets as a way to pacify their children and as an entertaining and educational tool. Technology and kids today is a sight you often see.
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