The Impact of Home Computer Use on Children’s Activities and Development

This article discusses the issue how computer technology can affect and change the life’s of children. In fact computer technology can affect the children negatively; computer games or violent videos can lead to a violent behavior or depression.
The first paragraph of this articles talks about the negative changes in children’s minds and how the children can become passive through electronics. “Initial research suggests, for example, that access to computers increases the total amount of time children spend in fron of television or computer screen at the expense of other activities, thereby putting them at risk for obesity.” This quota explains that children start to spend more and more time in front of television or their computer’s and through this they start loosing the relationship to real people and an active lifestyle.
The information presented in the second article presents statistics supporting the claim of technologies (computers) negative influence. “…recent survey data show that increased use of the Internet may be linked to increases in loneliness and depression.” While the children start developing Internet relationships, they often forget the real life around them. Their lives are greatly affected by their new virtual life, through this they start loosing the sense of real communication and this can lead to the feeling of depression or loneliness.
This article represents the data of our societies children. It shows the high impact computer technology can have on us, the negative impact. Technology can be helpful in many ways but nowadays it has become too controlling. Technology is influencing our behavior, our thinking and our mind in a terrifying negative way.
http://www.futureofchildren.org/information2826/information_show.htm?doc_id=69826