Question

Please i need a half page presentation conclusion on the topic Psychological effects of technology on children.

Answer 1

• Technology has played a big role in changing the way our children learn, get entertained, how they interact with friends, it has impacted their level of creativeness, and how they behave in society. Today’s children use more technology compared to kids in 1990.
• Technology has both positive and negative impacts on our children. As much as technology has changed the way our kids learn or entertain themselves, it has also affected their ability to learn and have real entertainment with their friends.
• Since most parents have less time with their children because they have to work, kids have replaced their parents with technology.At the end of the day, these kids also consult the internet or online strangers for help if a need arises and this too can expose them to some wrong information which can result in problems.
• Social isolation and depression have been major psychological effects on children,by constantly being on the social media and desiring the attention from unknown people;like for example,getting more "likes" on pictures,comparing one's life to others on social media etc. The need for approval on social media has lead to children being depressed and anxious all the time.
• Also getting exposed to advertising online and through other mediums,have made children engage in risky behaviours of alcohol abuse or drug abuse and becoming extermely self obsessed with one's body image,leading to eating disorders.
• If a child has poor social skills, they will find it hard to deal with people when they grow up and this can be harmful to their lives and careers in the long run. People who are not social find it hard to mix with society and in most cases they surfer from depression, which in a lot of cases results in committing suicide.
• It can also affect the way kids process information when kids are exposed to high levels of technology, they tend to think through things only superficially and don’t develop the ability to think critically or be creative when learning new concepts.
• This isn’t to say that all technology is bad, or that children should never use technology. Technology provides tons of positive opportunities for learning, entertaining, and socializing, but it should be monitored and used appropriately.