Modern parents should support their kids for learning by handheld device.
1. Introduction
Everyday children spend more time playing smart phone or tablet a day for several hours. Sometime they refuse to do their homework if they do not play games, used smart phone on the bed and falls asleep. This behavior is a concern to parents because almost family equipped smart phones and tablets in their possession. However, the handheld device is beneficial to support children for learning.
2. Body
A. (Pranee) Brain development does occur in the first two to three years of life.
There is no doubt that the first two to three years of life is a vital period for brain development. This is why babies do not need screen-time.
rebuttal A handheld device ban isn’t going to replace one deciding to be a involved parent. Obviously, not every day will be spent outside exploring the world. Especially when it’s cold & rainy. As such, things that kids read in books, see on a movie or on their computer learning setup all provide a million opportunities for discussion. But they’re lost if parents don’t discuss them.
B. (Denchai) Technology overuse leads to delays in physical development.
There are increasing rates of childhood obesity and this is likely to beattributed to today’s children being more sedentary because of technology use. For example, we know that children with television sets in their bedrooms are more likely to be obese than those children who do not have a TV in their bedroom.
rebuttal You “Ban” your kid categorically from using something, and he’ll just want to use it more.
C. (Pijika) Addictions to video games & devices, and at the same time, parents
becoming less attached to their kids. As parents attach more and more to technology, they are detaching from their children.
rebuttal Not all children are addicted to technology. Rather than banning technology because a small proportion of children are addicted. We need to look at teaching parents and children how to set parameters around media use, so that it can be used in a healthy way.
D. (Kittiya) TV & video game use correlates with epidemic obesity. The technology
has the advantages disadvantages when is the impact of electronic devices such as mobile TV Ipad ages to get the most impact. Is the childhood, the less risk. Watching TV or playing video games. In relation to obesity and high blood cholesterol. Because the sedentary for a long time, eating snacks between watching TV or playing video games. And obesity in children are more likely to be obese adults born several diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer in the intestines, back pain, followed by another, or children are shorter than normal.
rebuttal We need to teach young children how to form healthy media habits, from the outset. Banning technology is not the solution. We need to inform parents about the best ways to use these devices with young children. What does ‘healthy media use’ look like?
E. (Pornpun) It’s unsustainable” to raise & educate kids with technology.
The ways in which children are raised and educated with technology are no longer sustainable. Children are our future, but there is no future for children who overuse technology. A team based approach is necessary and urgent in order to reduce the use of technology by children.
rebuttal Kids should understand their world. Phones, laptops and tablets are part of it. Tablets, iPods, laptops, computers – they’re all a part of the world kids live in. They should be allowed to use these devices, grow to understand how they work, and learn how to care for one, just like they need to know how to care for a puppy or how to change a tire on a car.
3. Conclusion