The Negative Effects Of Technology On 21st Century Children

Chapter 4 The negative effects of technology on 21st century child, and how to educate your child to create positive values and distance themselves from the negativity of technology

21st century parents often reminisce about the good old days when they play outside all day, scavenging for treasures in the woods, riding their bikes, building structures with sands, and so on, they tend to create their own forms of play but the 21st century child has to rely on technology for their own games.

The impact of technology in today’s world is fracturing the family’s foundation, causing a disintegration of its core values. Both parents and children now rely heavily on communication and information technology to make life faster and more efficient. According to the 2010 Kalser Foundation study on effects of technology in our world today, an elementary school child spends roughly 7.5 hours a day on technology-related entertainment, while roughly 75% of children in the developed countries do have TVs in their rooms, and more than 50% of families in North America put on their TVs on , all day. Dining room conversations are fast disappearing in most families , while children now rely on technology for their play, a situation that has eroded their creativity .

Addictive usage of technology in today’s world has forced most children to live a sedentary lifestyle , a condition that has caused significant increase in physical, psychological and behavioural disorders. Child obesity ,