Technology: Is it Good or Bad?

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Luckily, as it first started, it wasn't the most widespread item to use as it is now. In 2010, Apple also released the "iPad", as this became a bigger issue to parents since toddlers and kids cannot see the little phone screens but are able to watch and be more interactive with the tablet. Since then, individuals have become further attached to technology more importantly, cell phones and computers. These items have become a part of everyday life most companies or people cannot live without. The result with the importance of technology has shown its negative impacts while also having some positive impacts on both children and parents.
One of the main issues that relates to the effects of technology is the negative impacts it has on children's development. Some researchers claim that this new era of technology has become a great way for children to learn but it can also be very isolating and misleading. It seems to all be related to screen-time. New parents that are having kids ...

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course, most parents would just use their tablets nowadays for a way to learn and get kids minds thinking critically, but some also just use it to distract their kids. This method can result in the "'zombie' effect" meaning the screens on tablets are used to hypnotize their children into behaving better or distracting them if they are upset (Healy, as cited in Rosin, 2013, p.60). If a kid is being disobedient to their parents, the only thing they can think of that will make them behave is to reward them with screen-time. This is very unhealthy as they at a very young age become so dependent on these tablets because they know nothing other than that. This can result in more negative ...

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