I believe children should interact with reality and not technology. Play with legos, board games, toys, etc. Then when teach them how to read and make them love to read, make it fun for them, buy them lots and lots of books. Make them go outside and contemplate the world, learn about the world. Help them interact with other children and develop communicative skills early on. I was raised by a television and it screwed up most of my childhood since I couldn't understand people until very late in my life. Technology is good, but it's a tool to be used when you're old enough and experienced enough with the world, if you don't experience the world then you're just another zombie robot.
i completely agree. My little brother watches Netflix and he only goes outside once, or even less times a week. I don't think I've seen him without that thing for one day in years, and he has like one friend that doesn't even like him that much. He's fucking five.
Landon Reed See my little sister is basically the same as your brother except she is more social, popular and has a better love life than me! So you can't really blame it on technology.
Technology is a simulation of life. The people you interact with online are real, but you can't really know them until you talk to them face to face. We get to be in front of them, we get to see their body language, we get to see their facial expressions, we get to experience things in a personal, real level. If anyone these days think that online interactions are equal to real life interactions they are only fooling themselves. A family having a moment together is not equal to everyone getting on a chat and typing "lol" instead of laughing for real. Real life is out there, not here in this computer.
My son just turned three and he is basically an expert at my iphone and his dad's ipad. I review all the apps that I download for him before I let him play and keep a close eye on him when he's playing but he's self-sufficient. Even if I had an app open already he will close it and switch to one of his apps in his special folder. That being said, he also plays with physical toys most of the day, watches television, "reads" books and plays outside. He also plays with me and his dad and our pet cats. Imo as long as we keep a balance between these activities the iphone stuff won't stunt him in any way. He's been right on track developmentally (according to the doctor) and he's been using the iphone and stuff for about a year.
I have been wondering about this topic, as I have seen many parents who just use technology as a "babysitter". It really makes you wonder how kids growing up that way are going to turn out.
I worry most about advertising. The unhealthiest foods are marketed directly to children. That's extremely troubling to me, especially since young children can't even tell the difference between advertisements and their regular programming. I really think there needs to be more emphasis on regulating children's products and marketing. "Blah blah just be a good parent and don't let your kids have it." I know someone is going to say it, so I'm just going to get ahead of them and point it that parents literally cannot control what their kids do every moment of every day. You can't control what they get from school vending machines, you can't control what they eat when they're at friends houses, and if you try, there's still going to be plenty of people insisting you're a helicopter parent whose smothering their children and stunting their development.
AtheistB1tch I'm not a parent but I've seen this happen with my little sister shes in third grade and all her friends already have Facebook High quality smartphones and a whole range of other bullshit!
So you want regulation? Like when they started malnurising kids because they decided all fat is bad and that it's better to feed kids processed foods? I understand what you're saying, but the only relevant solution is to be a better parent and hope for the best. A kid having a candy bar will not hurt them if they are getting healthy meals. The world will always be there, even after they are out on their own. Maybe they need to learn about it gradually instead of all at once when they go to college. I'm sorry, no one else can raise your children, nor should you expect them too. There are worse things than candy bars you probably want to be worrying about anyways... Just sayin.
My wife is on the electronics-are-bad-for-kids band wagon, but buys crap loads of toys and then yells at the kids to go play with their toys. I think it's obvious that any extreme probably isn't well thought out. Spending time playing with kids on a tablet is certainly better than NOT playing with your kids. Having a variety of experiences is certainly better than NOT having a variety of experiences. And having a quite time is certainly better than perpetual stimulation. It's not rocket science. Good parenting is good parenting. My daughter and I look up animals on RUclips fairly often.
My class was talking about this. My teacher said she knew a baby who was introduced to using tablets to read, etc. But when given a book, didnt even know how to turn the page; just kept tapping at it. Yup. :/
I was on a PC when I was 2, and I couldn't be happier that I was. I'm 24, so we're talking MS-DOS and a keyboard, unrealistic speech and graphics, etc.. :3
Captain Haggis Sounds like the Linux right of passage: "rm -rf /" (rm = delete, -r = recursive, -f = force or without prompt, / = the root directory) Most people that use Linux have done it at one point in their lives, and they are all now a little more careful when using rm.
marcdiblasi Yeah I came to Linux later in life so I've dodged that one, although I've destroyed a couple of DOS boxes in my days. Things get interesting when you don't realize what the '..' directory is though and try to delete it :)
Unpopular opinion: There is no too much screen time, for anyone! The world will eventually be more and more and more technological until it's all technology. I been PC gaming since I was 3!
When I was 12 I got my first phone because I was starting to stay home alone at this age. Three years later I got the most basic Samsung out there and a ipod (the iPod still works). This year I got a new phone because the Samsung was dying a painful death. My brother who is 9 just got the iPhone 5 from my mom and is complaining about it. I don't get it.
Its very unfair that when I wanted a phone because everyone had one, my parents said "wait some years you're too young" when I was ten I got my first phone and just because my sister said "why does she have a phone and I don't?" They gave her a phone at the age of SEVEN
I'm currently 15. I'm a softmore in high school. I didn't get my first phone until I was at the end of 6th grade, so around 12 ish. It was only a nugget phone with a slide keyboard.
i think once the baby is able to walk, talk, and eat "normal food" / " adult food " ie not the mashed up / ground up foods in a baby food jar then the baby should be allowed to interact with a touch screen device but before then i think it will just harm the baby more than any help it will convey to him or her.
People who believe that they shouldn't introduce their kids to technology until they are 13 or 15 is making a horrible decision. I got introduced to technology at a young age. My parents are horrible at technology so I've been on my own for most of my life. However, because I was able to have technology at such a young age I was able to explore. The goods and the bad. I knew how to make videos since I was 10. I've been creating digital artwork and poster since I was 12. All of these things that I learned through the years of technology has given me a slight upper hand in school that most others do not have. Technology is a gift. Use it wisely and it'll be fine. It's great to watch youtube and play games - but it's great to actually contribute and question. Make your own videos, see the difficulties of editing, make your own graphics, get a better appreciation for the posters and artwork you see around you in everyday life.
I'm all for kids (4 - 9 years old having tech) but I'm scared my future kid is gonna go on my computer and click on the ad that says you just won a free iPhone 14.
Understandable. I honestly wouldn't know to combat that. Either get AD-BLOCKER for them, or teach them to never press things like that. I learned about the dangers of ADs myself, so I guess I'll just put my faith in my children to do the same. I was a very independent kid on the Internet xD
18aidanme Tell the kid what a scam is? Or adblock. I always knew not to click on the ads. My parents didn't put any parental controls on the computer, so I had to use my own judgement on if I should be on a site or not.
I'm very glad that I took child development and also got the opportunity to work at a day care where children learned through play. My son, who's almost 1 1/2 LOVES the out doors, and loves books even more than television. I try to stay away from TV as much as I can. Instead, I will make slime, play dough, and other sensory items for him to play with. I've invested in art supplies like buying paints and an easel. I can see the difference when you put in your time with them instead of putting them in front of a TV. My son is soooo smart and I'd like to say pretty advinced for his age. He can do many things on his own and loves to keep learning. Being a preschool teacher has really helped with understanding the most effective way to teach and guild my child. The max time I give my child TV is 2 hours and even that is quite a lot. I usually try to spread it through the day and normally when I cannot give my full attention (while I'm cooking or cleaning) and like I mentioned before, he's not even interested in TV that much. He rather watch me cook and help me clean. He's all hands on.
Personally, I think playing games in my childhood sparked in interest in computer science for me, as I was always trying to figure out how my gameboy, DS or whatever worked. I didn't start with computer stuff when I was a baby.
My personal belief is that children shouldn't interact with technology until they are old enough to understand it is a tool to be used not abused and technology is not their whole life but part of it.
I became a gamer at 1-2 year(s) old. One day, I noticed an NES and Sega Genesis in the living room, so I walked over to inspect them and figure out how they work. Once I understood how to use the consoles and play the games, the fun made me realize that video games are all I'll ever really need to be happy. I also started using a PC at that age but I don't remember if it was Windows or Mac. Now I'm 24 and my tenure on Xbox Live is 12 years.
I'm a preschool teacher and have a degree in early education and child development. My personal belief is that children under the age of three do not need any contact with media devices. There simply isn't any form of truly valuable software that would make a significant positive impact on the development of a child at that age. That's not to say that it is impossible for technology to eventually reach that point; my point of view is based on current technology. Not to mention that children under the age of three do not need TV in their life at all. Baby Einstein does not make your child smarter and programs that teach babies to read are a gimmick and the same concepts can be taught in person and with more benefit to the child than watching a screen. Now, like I said, I teach preschool now which is 36-48 months. At this age I have introduced using an iPad to view pictures and some writing and math apps. Each app that they use I carefully screen and decide whether or not they are actually valuable. What I've found is that most of them manipulate parents into thinking that their children are learning when really children are simply memorizing patterns in order to achieve desired results. Some of the best apps that I've found are very plain and lack quirky animation. Also at age three, I still don't believe in the use of TV shows and movies. I also go so far as to argue that most software used in public and private schools for "learning" in pre-k through fifth grade is essentially unnecessary and lack true value. I still think that Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Paint are the most beneficial programs for children in grade school when they are used correctly and with direct teach supervision. For further reading on studies and anecdotal research regarding the subject, you can check out Dr. Jane Healey's book "Failure to Connect" on the subject. While the technology that she discusses is a little dated by our standards, the concepts and research behind it is still very relevant to our students today.
Children shouldn't be exposed to technology unless its for functionality in learning, such as book reports, projects, etc. Kids need to experience the world and the people around them in my opinion, rather than being silenced in digital inundation. It really disappoints me to see people shoving tablets and phones in front of their youngsters than actively partaking in developing their behavior.
Its one thing to let your kid use a piece of technology but its another when it comes to how much freedom you give them. Give your kid internet access at a young age and they could find themselves getting into a lot of stuff they shouldn't. And as far as cell phones are concerned there is no reason anyone under the age 16 should even own a smart phone. A regular old flip phone or simple cell phone that makes calls and can text is good enough. Same goes for an ipod touch because thats just a mobile computer in your child's hands.
My brother was exposed to computers when he has about 5, so now he was ruined. He is emotionless, shy, inappropriate (as in cursing and 'potty-talk'), and obsessive over electronics, unlike any regular 7-year old (his current age).
If/when I have children I will try to keep them away from as much tech (including tv and movies) until they're at least 5. I want my kids to know how to entertain themselves with their toys and imagination not a digital screen with flashing lights and weird sounds. Children nowadays learn so fast that even if you wait X amount of years before introducing them to tech they will still grasp it and learn how to use it in no time. So they'll be fine if they wait.
I think the best idea is to leave the pre 2's alone, with minimal screen time, but once you get to 3 and 4, make sure that kids do get some exposure, with restrictions of course. My parents both have a 30 minute rule until 3rd grade, and a 2 hour rule through middle school or screen time, which worked well for evenly distributed use. However we each also got smartphones in middle school, and have learned to integrate technology into our education and lives.
Honestly, I think you should try to get your kids doing things outside as much as you can I mean I used devices and the internet periodically throught my life, but most of the time when I was at home I was running around outside, riding bikes, walking along the creek looking for "treasures". It was fun!
Educational apps can be used in place of (some) educational toys and games. Not in place of a parent teaching a baby how to talk and how to give high fives (very important skill). It's definitely pertinent that a baby still gets some physical toys, like those thingies with the different shaped holes and blocks, because swiping/tapping requires less fine motor skills than carefully rotating a block to get it into a hole.
I first touched a computer when I was about 8 or 9, didn't use the internet until I was about 10 or 11 and I got my first smartphone when I was 13. My sister in comparison used a iPad when she was 5, my niece when she was 2...
My little sister was and still is being exposed to technology basically since she was 2 so I don't see any negatives considering much of what she does on the IPad has benefited her academically and I think has weirdly helped creatively as she also spent quite a lot of time on Art apps and Minecraft.
Don't plop your toddler down with an ipad for hours on end. Children that young shouldn't have access to any phones or ipads, imo. They should be interacting with reality. Buy them toys, interact with them yourself, take them outside and show them things, etc.
Babies are getting better with technology? Tell me this, how does a phone that got simpler and simpler compare to a computer that required code to be used? Phones are simplified more and more, thus easier to use by children. Babies have not gotten "better" with them at all, it's just more user-friendly.
It is not the technology, it is the internet, and easy to use tablets/apple products. Young kids need to use difficult programs like windows first, without help from their parents or the internet. If they use the more complicated things first, without assistance, they will click around, and figure things out for themselves and get better at doing the same for other things. The new era of simplistic themed and easy to use programs such as windows 8 and IOS 7 and forward, it seems like we are only trying to increase the rate of early exposure to the internet and kids who can't figure out how to do things for themselves.
Nah how about this, my daughter is 7 months and started looking at a screen as soon as she saw one. Babies simply love the glowing thingy in their faces and want to eat it. That's all she does, grab my phone to eat it. Now the cool part, i record videos of her doing stuff from my phone and then play it back to her. I've been doing that since she was about 3 months. When she sees herself she immediately recognizes that its herself and stops grabbing for the phone and either laughs at herself or sits there quietly studying what's on the screen. Now the final part, she's a very active baby, that mimics a lot of what of I do when we play, she tries to talk, when I sit to read her a book she watches along. She grabs whatever and attempts to eat whatever. The point is a baby can be exposed to it whenever you want to expose them to it. I HIGHLY doubt that would be the only thing a caring parent would expose their baby to no matter what generation were in. Babies get bored fast and theyll put the tablet or whatever down to go so something else. Now here is what I'd say avoid, extended time on the tab, and keeping a phone too close to their eyes, it would harm their site as their brain would adjust and get used to things being super close to their eyes thus possibly making them become near sighted.
Like you said, babies grab what ever and try to eat it, now as fascinating as it is to hear about how active your baby is, the point of being a baby is to learn what it is to act like a human.
ANY SCREEN TIME IS TO MUCH.!!! I have a friend very close to me and her son has an ipad and hes had it for 3 years. He's 4 now and still calls it his pipad.. I personally feel he is highly under developed mentally and emotionally.. he is an amazing little boy but I fear he will not only have poor eyesight in the future, but a lack of personal development..
Technology is unavoidable. Children watch tv from the time they're born. My little brother now 4 has been using the ipad for ages. He has since then learned to unlock the ipad and go to "youtube". I think it's at what age you decide. I don't really know.
This is very interesting. My niece, 1.5, visits many times a week, and loves playing with smart phones and the TV (smart phones far more though). But she displays LOTS of facial expressions, mimicking as wells as expressing, and loves play with real things to. I'm very curious the degree of different human interaction the study considers average? Mainly because my niece consistently interacts (and I mean serious time) with no less than 8 different people, 3 of which are not family.
I think the problem is less with the interaction between the child and the tech and more with the parents relying on the tech to pacify the child. I can't count how many times I've seen a parent put a phone with a video on in their baby's hands when its crying just to distract it/shut it up. The kid's eyes just get all buggy and they're just sitting still and drooling down their shirts while their parents ignore them. Phones are not parents. The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse isn't a parent. Stop using TVs and smart phones to distract your screaming child. Also, it's inexplicably annoying as hell to see a child who can barely construct a sentence toting an iPad around and abusing it.
I don't think it would be so harmful as a "once in a while" type thing, as a distraction tool sort of. Of course there is no substitute for physical/social interaction with your child. A toddler watching the wiggles while you're making dinner would be a good example of a helpful distraction, but letting them play with a tablet for hours because its easier than interactive play is not such a great plan for their development in the long-run.
I let my son use a computer as soon as I knew he wasn't going to try and eat it, or bang the mouse against the desk until it broke. He was around three when he started using the computer, and he started reading when he was about 3 and a half. He's still a very advanced reader for his age, and I attribute a lot of that to letting him play on the computer. I don't think younger children watching TV is that big of a deal, and it's often unavoidable, unless you want to throw out your TV altogether. To say that the TV will be off 100% of the time until your child is two isn't very realistic. It's probably best not to have it on all the time, but maybe for a few short periods a day.
I think it's fine if a tablet is used as a toy, but should not be used any more often than the other toys. I agree with a lot of what this video says but I think tablets could actually be beneficial to babies and toddlers *in moderation*
I think a little TV screentime is fine, movies and shows for kids are for the most part harmless. But I find ridiculous seeing infants crying for their mother's cellphones in public places because they got bored or having their own tablets. Why not getting them a toy instead? Children these days need to remember how to play outside and with toys again
Why is everyone raging on technology? My nephew have been allowed to play with his parents iPad since early age and he has developed his motor skills quite nicely. And that's a good thing! It's easier to paint with an app then with a crayon and paper. I downloaded an app that creates kaleidoscopes and he had a thrill. I love writing stories but would face a lot of problems if I tried to write those by hand, seeing that I'm slightly dyslectic and that becomes more prominent when writing by hand. So I use a computer. I even bought a tablet to take notes during lectures because my hand writing is so bad.
***** Why make things more difficult than they have to? Every situation is not equal. For a small child, precise motions are difficult and can be limiting so using a tablet can make it easier for them to develop fine motor skills. Something that will benefit them later. Btw, are you cooking over a fire? No? In that case you are using modern technology to make your food. Something that is easier than cooking over open flame. Seems humanity have benefited from making things easier. Strange huh?
i can't say if i regret i exposed my child early in tablet.. my child start using ipad in her 1, at her 2 she perfectly manage in her own to open youtube and find her favorite kids rhyme, in her 2 and half year old she masters the alphabet and reciting numbers 1-10.. now in her 3 years old she masters reciting 1-10 numbers in spanish but we are not spanish.. and she able to count 1-20.. she knows and sings rhyme like.. twinkle little star, wheels on the bus and more... if i show her pictures of animals, things, numbers, alphabet she manage to identify it well... my trouble is she have a hard time talking in our language because usually she talks in english and pronounce in disney character way but i know she understands our language because she respond directive positively,its just that the talking is a bit-off which affects her socialization among kids in her age group during play because they cant understand her talking due to language barrier....
My future children aren't getting high tech gadgets until they're older than 13. Why because recent studies show that children who use these lose mechanical abilities. So they're waiting until 13.
I don't like how children are always on iPads or iPhones. One time when me and my family were eating lunch with some of my mom's friends. One of her friends, Jen, brought her two daughters. One of her daughters was on an iPad. She was laying down in the booth. She didn't even eat. She also didn't talk. At least technology shuts the kids up. I don't like it when children talk. I don't like children. I think they are spoiled. Their parents are always buying them stuff. And I don't mean just toys. They are buying their 4 and 5 year olds f**king iPads. I don't even have an iPhone, and I'm twelve. I have a crap phone. (or an old phone)
the first time i used a computer i was 5, and i bet the generation before me started when they were even less young. i dont think it's good that children start using pads and stuff when they are like 2, or maybe even younger.
Personally, I think the use of tablets for stimulation (not for babysitting) should be used- past the age of 4- so that children can learn some things they can't learn from physical activities. But the screen time should be restricted to maybe one or two hours a day. Before 4, however, I think that screen time should be very limited. I think that, just to adapt with the growing technology use, screen time should grow with age- like when you're five you get one hour, when you're seven you get two, etc. But phones, for me, should be put into place by the time a child needs to move around on their own (taxis, subways, etc), at around 11. I've noticed that jealousy is prominent in a lot of children- as I was younger, I had a Nokia while everyone else had their iPhone 5s and everything- so if you can try to make it a smartphone so you don't get pestered. But still try to put rules in place.
We avoided television until about age three. The computer use started in kindergarten. Other people acted like technology avoidance was crazy and stupid. I disagree. I didn't need a cartoon character to babysit my child. I also only have one child. If I had multiple kids, then I would probably relent and let Dora and Spongebob give me a break every once in a while. The only drawback to being a non-tv watching family is not knowing the tv show jokes and references. I don't have a smartphone, so neither I, nor my child, have played Candy Crush or Flappy Bird. It works for our family. Each family is different. I think most parents can make appropriate decisions regarding technology useage.
I got a flip phone when I was nine because I was walking home from school. My dad bought me a black berry when I turned 11 (ikr)... Then when I was 13 I bought with my own money my first iPod. Now I'm 15 and I've been buying and paying for my phone ever since I got one at the age of 14. So look now a days with technology advancing to quickly I'd say 8 or 9 would be a ok time for a kid to start using a iPad. Not own one but use their parents iPad. Then have then buy their own phone if they want one or if they ask for Christmas or something.
i don't think kids should play with tec yet. i mean i know the world is changing but people used to play with things that we didn't get to because it was dangerous like metal , metal trucks and such, and those people grew up to be close to other people personally i had lots of toys as a kid , but that was because no one was ever home. so now im a hoarder because i connect emotion to stuff. but i do think some things could make children incredibly smart. because i was alone , my parents got me a tv ever since i was young i would watch tv instead of talking to people , i learn a lot ( a whole language on my own) and such. but i can't communicate with people because i never learned how.
***** hey :) first of all that has nothing to do with the topic i think. but , if it helps you out, here is my answer to that. never question anything excising. "why is it that?" because it is. this helps alot "why is the sky blue?" because it is. the reason is because purple light ray scatters , but it's covered in some dust and things and it makes it seem blue. now if you try to shorten it it would literally be "because , the sky is blue" everything is just that. so you shouldn't question it just accept it as it is , and use it if it meant to be used :) all had to be created , because without all you wouldn't be here. so for you to be here all had to be created. see it's simple c: the world was empty once , but than it expand into something . don't question your own existence it wouldn't give you anything but more worries. you are here just like everything else is here. :3 good luck with all your doings.
my mother got our son a kindle fire for his 2nd birthday and it has been amazing for him IMHO. As a parent you need to be involved with the kids interaction. we set passwords so he cant do things we dont want him to (internet, purchases, downloads) but most of all we SUPERVISE AND INTERACT when he uses his tablet. if you use technology to shut the kid up while you go off to do other things yea of course you are going to have problems and they will lose out on valuable tactile time but if you interact with the child as they play it can be a great teaching tool. in the end it is up to the parent to either use or abuse tech with kids. for my son its a *privilege* not a right to use tech and its been great.
I had my first PC when I was 2 months old. My parents used it to entertain me with cartoons since I was 1 and a half years old. I am like 17 now and I still have my old PC speakers haha.
The current and upcoming generations of children will never know what having a "real" childhood is, the only technology I grew up on was TV, my baby sister who is 2 years old can already unlock an iPad and knows about 60% of all the functions, she knows where all the games are and how to navigate through them.
They will be given technology in school, so keeping technology from your children until 13-15 will actually not work. This is because computers in school is becoming an ever more basic way of schooling in the U.S at least. And by the time people in the comments have children, this relation will most likely have grown to have e-days, which I know spelled schools are experimenting with. So in reality, it might be hindering their schooling in a way if they don’t have access to it until later years. Just a thought!
Babies probably shouldn't be using most technology until they're growing out of toddler ages. In other words, probably not at all as babies. I think when they're a bit older and growing up it's fine for them to start learning about it, but babies shouldn't need technology to learn anything when that young (And television is my only exception to that). If you give them a technology device, just turn it off or lock it first.
that late??? i say raise AI algorithms till hey are ready for a corporeal form then download its knowledge into a prenatal baby so it will have a lifetime of tech knowledge when its born!
Besides pointing out that the title is a bit confusing I just wanted to say that people under 25 (and even older) were born in a world that was already full of technology and have grown up surrounded by screens, lights, colours... It might not have been a tablet or a phone, but TVs are (and were) everywhere as well as Nintendo consoles and advertisements on the streets, TVs, even on public transportation and on products as well. What I'm trying to say is, we (as I am in the 'under 25' group) are not so different from a child that owns a phone and spends hours a day in front of a screen. We are just a not so radical example of this new generation that has been bombed by all these stimuli (unnatural for previous generations) since they were born. We (everyone under 25 including the new generations) enjoy its benefits and suffer its consequences and we will not do anything about it because we simply cannot stop it. It is kind of an addiction. It is in fact our generation's worst addiction. But it has its perks, too. We just need to wise up and don't let it control us, don't let it make us dependant, and teach these newborns to do so too. Technology is out there to help us, not to control us. So maybe waiting until they are older will be for the best, so they get a chance to choose what to do in life instead of just choosing what they are addicted to (yes I am making this about freedom). Otherwise they won't have the need to experience reality to its fullest. They won't socialice face to face. They won't enjoy nature. They simply won't, because what the screens will have to offer will be more interesting.
We are going through a great paradigm shift in education and child development as a species, as devices can provide a never before highly interactive way to learn so the learning is going to accelerate by a break neck speed, though kids might specialize in really early age in some branch of science or art but the advancement of human species will accelerate as the access to other information will also become every more easier, I can see a time when we will not have schools, colleges and universities but a free fun time and a study time at home, and this idea that kids need social learning will also go away along with its ills like class struggle, waking up in the morning and take the bus to school/university and that is a good thing as this will make it possible for kids to learn even more while have more fun and being in control of the speed and magnitude of learning any topic they like!
I don't see why it has to be use of technology *OR* human interaction. Letting your baby/toddler/kid play with stuff like that shouldn't automatically mean you're just "letting the device raise them".
Just the whole title of this video is messed up. Seriously, BABIES? No where should babies and technology be used in the same sentence. What's wrong with this world? Are there no toys & games anymore for kids to use? Why does it have to be all about technology?! I say the right age for kids/teens to start using technology is 18, when they are an adult and can go buy it themselves.
Valentin T No, I'm neither of those. So what's your point? I just think kids nowadays are too focused on technology when they shouldn't be. I'm especially saying this for babies. Like seriously, babies??
PinkDisney94 The kids are going to rebel and hate aagainstyou buy the time there in school. I would introduce them to technology when they're 8 years old, because thats the age where they start noticing everything around them.
Kids should be physically playing, notice how they are hyper active at a young age and over time get less hyper? Kids should play with tech at their teenage years.
I think the main problem is that the more time children interact with devices for socialism, education and entertainment the less interaction they have with the physical world and their social and sensory interactions won’t be as developed as older generations.
Wait ! What ? In what age should kids useing devices ? it may sounds stupid . but I lestined and watched this video 3 times and didn't hear the answer 😅
In my opinion, I think kids under the age of 7 should use smart phones, laptops and tech stuff. And I think parents only let there 5 year old use a IPad to shut them up when the kids are yelling and screaming. Remember this is my opinion.
I believe children should interact with reality and not technology. Play with legos, board games, toys, etc. Then when teach them how to read and make them love to read, make it fun for them, buy them lots and lots of books. Make them go outside and contemplate the world, learn about the world. Help them interact with other children and develop communicative skills early on.
I was raised by a television and it screwed up most of my childhood since I couldn't understand people until very late in my life. Technology is good, but it's a tool to be used when you're old enough and experienced enough with the world, if you don't experience the world then you're just another zombie robot.
i completely agree. My little brother watches Netflix and he only goes outside once, or even less times a week. I don't think I've seen him without that thing for one day in years, and he has like one friend that doesn't even like him that much. He's fucking five.
Landon Reed See my little sister is basically the same as your brother except she is more social, popular and has a better love life than me! So you can't really blame it on technology.
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Call me a fool but "I believe children should interact with reality and not technology" doesnt entirely make sense...
Technology is a simulation of life. The people you interact with online are real, but you can't really know them until you talk to them face to face. We get to be in front of them, we get to see their body language, we get to see their facial expressions, we get to experience things in a personal, real level.
If anyone these days think that online interactions are equal to real life interactions they are only fooling themselves.
A family having a moment together is not equal to everyone getting on a chat and typing "lol" instead of laughing for real.
Real life is out there, not here in this computer.
My son just turned three and he is basically an expert at my iphone and his dad's ipad. I review all the apps that I download for him before I let him play and keep a close eye on him when he's playing but he's self-sufficient. Even if I had an app open already he will close it and switch to one of his apps in his special folder. That being said, he also plays with physical toys most of the day, watches television, "reads" books and plays outside. He also plays with me and his dad and our pet cats. Imo as long as we keep a balance between these activities the iphone stuff won't stunt him in any way. He's been right on track developmentally (according to the doctor) and he's been using the iphone and stuff for about a year.
I have been wondering about this topic, as I have seen many parents who just use technology as a "babysitter". It really makes you wonder how kids growing up that way are going to turn out.
I worry most about advertising. The unhealthiest foods are marketed directly to children. That's extremely troubling to me, especially since young children can't even tell the difference between advertisements and their regular programming. I really think there needs to be more emphasis on regulating children's products and marketing.
"Blah blah just be a good parent and don't let your kids have it." I know someone is going to say it, so I'm just going to get ahead of them and point it that parents literally cannot control what their kids do every moment of every day. You can't control what they get from school vending machines, you can't control what they eat when they're at friends houses, and if you try, there's still going to be plenty of people insisting you're a helicopter parent whose smothering their children and stunting their development.
couldnt said it better
Probably could have said it without all the typos. Swype is killing me today.
AtheistB1tch I'm not a parent but I've seen this happen with my little sister shes in third grade and all her friends already have Facebook High quality smartphones and a whole range of other bullshit!
So you want regulation? Like when they started malnurising kids because they decided all fat is bad and that it's better to feed kids processed foods?
I understand what you're saying, but the only relevant solution is to be a better parent and hope for the best. A kid having a candy bar will not hurt them if they are getting healthy meals.
The world will always be there, even after they are out on their own. Maybe they need to learn about it gradually instead of all at once when they go to college.
I'm sorry, no one else can raise your children, nor should you expect them too. There are worse things than candy bars you probably want to be worrying about anyways... Just sayin.
***** Television!
I totally agree. At a dentist I saw a baby trying to swipe a magazine.
My wife is on the electronics-are-bad-for-kids band wagon, but buys crap loads of toys and then yells at the kids to go play with their toys.
I think it's obvious that any extreme probably isn't well thought out. Spending time playing with kids on a tablet is certainly better than NOT playing with your kids. Having a variety of experiences is certainly better than NOT having a variety of experiences. And having a quite time is certainly better than perpetual stimulation. It's not rocket science. Good parenting is good parenting.
My daughter and I look up animals on RUclips fairly often.
FINALY someone who agrees with me!
My class was talking about this. My teacher said she knew a baby who was introduced to using tablets to read, etc. But when given a book, didnt even know how to turn the page; just kept tapping at it. Yup. :/
I was on a PC when I was 2, and I couldn't be happier that I was. I'm 24, so we're talking MS-DOS and a keyboard, unrealistic speech and graphics, etc.. :3
MS-DOS was awesome. I particularly remember the time I learned what typing "del *.*" did at the C: prompt. Ahhhh, memories.
Captain Haggis Sounds like the Linux right of passage: "rm -rf /" (rm = delete, -r = recursive, -f = force or without prompt, / = the root directory)
Most people that use Linux have done it at one point in their lives, and they are all now a little more careful when using rm.
marcdiblasi Yeah I came to Linux later in life so I've dodged that one, although I've destroyed a couple of DOS boxes in my days. Things get interesting when you don't realize what the '..' directory is though and try to delete it :)
Lol, yeah. Learning is fun :P
Same! I loved drawing shapes on my PC when I was young! And I loved Clippy!!!!
Unpopular opinion: There is no too much screen time, for anyone! The world will eventually be more and more and more technological until it's all technology. I been PC gaming since I was 3!
And then, the world will be hailing technology and live immortal lives in Virtual Reality till the Daleks find our world and say "EXTERMINATE!".
When I was 12 I got my first phone because I was starting to stay home alone at this age. Three years later I got the most basic Samsung out there and a ipod (the iPod still works). This year I got a new phone because the Samsung was dying a painful death. My brother who is 9 just got the iPhone 5 from my mom and is complaining about it. I don't get it.
I got my first phone when I was like 9... It was a Nokia Brick. Still had snake on it, so I had that going for me
Its very unfair that when I wanted a phone because everyone had one, my parents said "wait some years you're too young" when I was ten I got my first phone and just because my sister said "why does she have a phone and I don't?" They gave her a phone at the age of SEVEN
Antonia Bianchi Probably because they didn't want to be bugged non-stop. The second child is also usually more annoying than the first.
I'm currently 15. I'm a softmore in high school. I didn't get my first phone until I was at the end of 6th grade, so around 12 ish. It was only a nugget phone with a slide keyboard.
Kuraiko Fumei Hahaha! It's true... ; P
i think once the baby is able to walk, talk, and eat "normal food" / " adult food " ie not the mashed up / ground up foods in a baby food jar then the baby should be allowed to interact with a touch screen device but before then i think it will just harm the baby more than any help it will convey to him or her.
People who believe that they shouldn't introduce their kids to technology until they are 13 or 15 is making a horrible decision. I got introduced to technology at a young age. My parents are horrible at technology so I've been on my own for most of my life. However, because I was able to have technology at such a young age I was able to explore. The goods and the bad. I knew how to make videos since I was 10. I've been creating digital artwork and poster since I was 12. All of these things that I learned through the years of technology has given me a slight upper hand in school that most others do not have.
Technology is a gift. Use it wisely and it'll be fine. It's great to watch youtube and play games - but it's great to actually contribute and question. Make your own videos, see the difficulties of editing, make your own graphics, get a better appreciation for the posters and artwork you see around you in everyday life.
I'm all for kids (4 - 9 years old having tech) but I'm scared my future kid is gonna go on my computer and click on the ad that says you just won a free iPhone 14.
Understandable. I honestly wouldn't know to combat that. Either get AD-BLOCKER for them, or teach them to never press things like that. I learned about the dangers of ADs myself, so I guess I'll just put my faith in my children to do the same. I was a very independent kid on the Internet xD
18aidanme Tell the kid what a scam is? Or adblock. I always knew not to click on the ads. My parents didn't put any parental controls on the computer, so I had to use my own judgement on if I should be on a site or not.
Punkyjes194 Infernape7890 Honestly I think I'm gonna get an ad blocker and tell my kids to never do that.
18aidanme Probably for the best.
I'm very glad that I took child development and also got the opportunity to work at a day care where children learned through play. My son, who's almost 1 1/2 LOVES the out doors, and loves books even more than television. I try to stay away from TV as much as I can. Instead, I will make slime, play dough, and other sensory items for him to play with. I've invested in art supplies like buying paints and an easel. I can see the difference when you put in your time with them instead of putting them in front of a TV. My son is soooo smart and I'd like to say pretty advinced for his age. He can do many things on his own and loves to keep learning. Being a preschool teacher has really helped with understanding the most effective way to teach and guild my child. The max time I give my child TV is 2 hours and even that is quite a lot. I usually try to spread it through the day and normally when I cannot give my full attention (while I'm cooking or cleaning) and like I mentioned before, he's not even interested in TV that much. He rather watch me cook and help me clean. He's all hands on.
Personally, I think playing games in my childhood sparked in interest in computer science for me, as I was always trying to figure out how my gameboy, DS or whatever worked. I didn't start with computer stuff when I was a baby.
And I'm 13 now
Hi Ross! I have no kids, I often wonder how much screen time is too much me. But I usually forget about that when Ross is on said screen.
My personal belief is that children shouldn't interact with technology until they are old enough to understand it is a tool to be used not abused and technology is not their whole life but part of it.
The world is changing and to give children tge best chance in the future you have to show them it...hiding them from the future will only hinder them
I became a gamer at 1-2 year(s) old. One day, I noticed an NES and Sega Genesis in the living room, so I walked over to inspect them and figure out how they work. Once I understood how to use the consoles and play the games, the fun made me realize that video games are all I'll ever really need to be happy. I also started using a PC at that age but I don't remember if it was Windows or Mac. Now I'm 24 and my tenure on Xbox Live is 12 years.
I'm a preschool teacher and have a degree in early education and child development. My personal belief is that children under the age of three do not need any contact with media devices. There simply isn't any form of truly valuable software that would make a significant positive impact on the development of a child at that age. That's not to say that it is impossible for technology to eventually reach that point; my point of view is based on current technology. Not to mention that children under the age of three do not need TV in their life at all. Baby Einstein does not make your child smarter and programs that teach babies to read are a gimmick and the same concepts can be taught in person and with more benefit to the child than watching a screen.
Now, like I said, I teach preschool now which is 36-48 months. At this age I have introduced using an iPad to view pictures and some writing and math apps. Each app that they use I carefully screen and decide whether or not they are actually valuable. What I've found is that most of them manipulate parents into thinking that their children are learning when really children are simply memorizing patterns in order to achieve desired results. Some of the best apps that I've found are very plain and lack quirky animation. Also at age three, I still don't believe in the use of TV shows and movies.
I also go so far as to argue that most software used in public and private schools for "learning" in pre-k through fifth grade is essentially unnecessary and lack true value. I still think that Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Paint are the most beneficial programs for children in grade school when they are used correctly and with direct teach supervision.
For further reading on studies and anecdotal research regarding the subject, you can check out Dr. Jane Healey's book "Failure to Connect" on the subject. While the technology that she discusses is a little dated by our standards, the concepts and research behind it is still very relevant to our students today.
Children shouldn't be exposed to technology unless its for functionality in learning, such as book reports, projects, etc. Kids need to experience the world and the people around them in my opinion, rather than being silenced in digital inundation. It really disappoints me to see people shoving tablets and phones in front of their youngsters than actively partaking in developing their behavior.
Its one thing to let your kid use a piece of technology but its another when it comes to how much freedom you give them. Give your kid internet access at a young age and they could find themselves getting into a lot of stuff they shouldn't. And as far as cell phones are concerned there is no reason anyone under the age 16 should even own a smart phone. A regular old flip phone or simple cell phone that makes calls and can text is good enough. Same goes for an ipod touch because thats just a mobile computer in your child's hands.
My brother was exposed to computers when he has about 5, so now he was ruined. He is emotionless, shy, inappropriate (as in cursing and 'potty-talk'), and obsessive over electronics, unlike any regular 7-year old (his current age).
If/when I have children I will try to keep them away from as much tech (including tv and movies) until they're at least 5. I want my kids to know how to entertain themselves with their toys and imagination not a digital screen with flashing lights and weird sounds.
Children nowadays learn so fast that even if you wait X amount of years before introducing them to tech they will still grasp it and learn how to use it in no time. So they'll be fine if they wait.
They are not waiting, you are keeping it from them.
I think the best idea is to leave the pre 2's alone, with minimal screen time, but once you get to 3 and 4, make sure that kids do get some exposure, with restrictions of course. My parents both have a 30 minute rule until 3rd grade, and a 2 hour rule through middle school or screen time, which worked well for evenly distributed use. However we each also got smartphones in middle school, and have learned to integrate technology into our education and lives.
Honestly, I think you should try to get your kids doing things outside as much as you can I mean I used devices and the internet periodically throught my life, but most of the time when I was at home I was running around outside, riding bikes, walking along the creek looking for "treasures". It was fun!
Educational apps can be used in place of (some) educational toys and games. Not in place of a parent teaching a baby how to talk and how to give high fives (very important skill). It's definitely pertinent that a baby still gets some physical toys, like those thingies with the different shaped holes and blocks, because swiping/tapping requires less fine motor skills than carefully rotating a block to get it into a hole.
I first touched a computer when I was about 8 or 9, didn't use the internet until I was about 10 or 11 and I got my first smartphone when I was 13.
My sister in comparison used a iPad when she was 5, my niece when she was 2...
My little sister was and still is being exposed to technology basically since she was 2 so I don't see any negatives considering much of what she does on the IPad has benefited her academically and I think has weirdly helped creatively as she also spent quite a lot of time on Art apps and Minecraft.
I first used a computer when I was 7. Commodore 64 you still rock!
Don't plop your toddler down with an ipad for hours on end. Children that young shouldn't have access to any phones or ipads, imo. They should be interacting with reality. Buy them toys, interact with them yourself, take them outside and show them things, etc.
Babies are getting better with technology?
Tell me this, how does a phone that got simpler and simpler compare to a computer that required code to be used?
Phones are simplified more and more, thus easier to use by children.
Babies have not gotten "better" with them at all, it's just more user-friendly.
It is not the technology, it is the internet, and easy to use tablets/apple products. Young kids need to use difficult programs like windows first, without help from their parents or the internet. If they use the more complicated things first, without assistance, they will click around, and figure things out for themselves and get better at doing the same for other things. The new era of simplistic themed and easy to use programs such as windows 8 and IOS 7 and forward, it seems like we are only trying to increase the rate of early exposure to the internet and kids who can't figure out how to do things for themselves.
I have a 6 month old and a 2 1/2 year old, I limit their time with a screen, they can use one, but it should be limited.
Nah how about this, my daughter is 7 months and started looking at a screen as soon as she saw one. Babies simply love the glowing thingy in their faces and want to eat it. That's all she does, grab my phone to eat it.
Now the cool part, i record videos of her doing stuff from my phone and then play it back to her. I've been doing that since she was about 3 months. When she sees herself she immediately recognizes that its herself and stops grabbing for the phone and either laughs at herself or sits there quietly studying what's on the screen.
Now the final part, she's a very active baby, that mimics a lot of what of I do when we play, she tries to talk, when I sit to read her a book she watches along. She grabs whatever and attempts to eat whatever. The point is a baby can be exposed to it whenever you want to expose them to it. I HIGHLY doubt that would be the only thing a caring parent would expose their baby to no matter what generation were in. Babies get bored fast and theyll put the tablet or whatever down to go so something else.
Now here is what I'd say avoid, extended time on the tab, and keeping a phone too close to their eyes, it would harm their site as their brain would adjust and get used to things being super close to their eyes thus possibly making them become near sighted.
Like you said, babies grab what ever and try to eat it, now as fascinating as it is to hear about how active your baby is, the point of being a baby is to learn what it is to act like a human.
So just an update, my daughter knows how to use the trackpad on my laptop with her 1 finger, she's 10 months now lol
ANY SCREEN TIME IS TO MUCH.!!!
I have a friend very close to me and her son has an ipad and hes had it for 3 years. He's 4 now and still calls it his pipad.. I personally feel he is highly under developed mentally and emotionally.. he is an amazing little boy but I fear he will not only have poor eyesight in the future, but a lack of personal development..
Technology is unavoidable. Children watch tv from the time they're born. My little brother now 4 has been using the ipad for ages. He has since then learned to unlock the ipad and go to "youtube". I think it's at what age you decide. I don't really know.
Thanks for the non add upload. And the #3 wrote 12 minutes ago and the #1 wrote 21 minutes ago. Seems impossible to know who's first
if they can buy it themselfs, it's okay for me.
Hahahah
This is very interesting. My niece, 1.5, visits many times a week, and loves playing with smart phones and the TV (smart phones far more though). But she displays LOTS of facial expressions, mimicking as wells as expressing, and loves play with real things to. I'm very curious the degree of different human interaction the study considers average? Mainly because my niece consistently interacts (and I mean serious time) with no less than 8 different people, 3 of which are not family.
Moderation plays a significant role at any age.
my little sister started using a tablet when she was 3 and watching tv excessively and now she's 5 and can work a phone,tablet,and computer(kinda)
I think the problem is less with the interaction between the child and the tech and more with the parents relying on the tech to pacify the child. I can't count how many times I've seen a parent put a phone with a video on in their baby's hands when its crying just to distract it/shut it up. The kid's eyes just get all buggy and they're just sitting still and drooling down their shirts while their parents ignore them. Phones are not parents. The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse isn't a parent. Stop using TVs and smart phones to distract your screaming child. Also, it's inexplicably annoying as hell to see a child who can barely construct a sentence toting an iPad around and abusing it.
My baby since about 1-2 months old has been nuts for the screens we use. smartphone, laptop and TV. I think its the changing colours etc
I don't think it would be so harmful as a "once in a while" type thing, as a distraction tool sort of. Of course there is no substitute for physical/social interaction with your child. A toddler watching the wiggles while you're making dinner would be a good example of a helpful distraction, but letting them play with a tablet for hours because its easier than interactive play is not such a great plan for their development in the long-run.
I let my son use a computer as soon as I knew he wasn't going to try and eat it, or bang the mouse against the desk until it broke. He was around three when he started using the computer, and he started reading when he was about 3 and a half. He's still a very advanced reader for his age, and I attribute a lot of that to letting him play on the computer.
I don't think younger children watching TV is that big of a deal, and it's often unavoidable, unless you want to throw out your TV altogether. To say that the TV will be off 100% of the time until your child is two isn't very realistic. It's probably best not to have it on all the time, but maybe for a few short periods a day.
I think it's fine if a tablet is used as a toy, but should not be used any more often than the other toys. I agree with a lot of what this video says but I think tablets could actually be beneficial to babies and toddlers *in moderation*
I think a little TV screentime is fine, movies and shows for kids are for the most part harmless. But I find ridiculous seeing infants crying for their mother's cellphones in public places because they got bored or having their own tablets. Why not getting them a toy instead? Children these days need to remember how to play outside and with toys again
I guess too much screen time is when they forget that they need to eat, sleep or play outside.
Why is everyone raging on technology? My nephew have been allowed to play with his parents iPad since early age and he has developed his motor skills quite nicely. And that's a good thing! It's easier to paint with an app then with a crayon and paper. I downloaded an app that creates kaleidoscopes and he had a thrill.
I love writing stories but would face a lot of problems if I tried to write those by hand, seeing that I'm slightly dyslectic and that becomes more prominent when writing by hand. So I use a computer. I even bought a tablet to take notes during lectures because my hand writing is so bad.
***** Why make things more difficult than they have to? Every situation is not equal. For a small child, precise motions are difficult and can be limiting so using a tablet can make it easier for them to develop fine motor skills. Something that will benefit them later.
Btw, are you cooking over a fire? No? In that case you are using modern technology to make your food. Something that is easier than cooking over open flame. Seems humanity have benefited from making things easier. Strange huh?
i can't say if i regret i exposed my child early in tablet.. my child start using ipad in her 1, at her 2 she perfectly manage in her own to open youtube and find her favorite kids rhyme, in her 2 and half year old she masters the alphabet and reciting numbers 1-10.. now in her 3 years old she masters reciting 1-10 numbers in spanish but we are not spanish.. and she able to count 1-20.. she knows and sings rhyme like.. twinkle little star, wheels on the bus and more... if i show her pictures of animals, things, numbers, alphabet she manage to identify it well... my trouble is she have a hard time talking in our language because usually she talks in english and pronounce in disney character way but i know she understands our language because she respond directive positively,its just that the talking is a bit-off which affects her socialization among kids in her age group during play because they cant understand her talking due to language barrier....
My future children aren't getting high tech gadgets until they're older than 13. Why because recent studies show that children who use these lose mechanical abilities. So they're waiting until 13.
I don't like how children are always on iPads or iPhones. One time when me and my family were eating lunch with some of my mom's friends. One of her friends, Jen, brought her two daughters. One of her daughters was on an iPad. She was laying down in the booth. She didn't even eat. She also didn't talk.
At least technology shuts the kids up. I don't like it when children talk. I don't like children. I think they are spoiled. Their parents are always buying them stuff. And I don't mean just toys.
They are buying their 4 and 5 year olds f**king iPads. I don't even have an iPhone, and I'm twelve. I have a crap phone. (or an old phone)
the first time i used a computer i was 5, and i bet the generation before me started when they were even less young. i dont think it's good that children start using pads and stuff when they are like 2, or maybe even younger.
I get probably 12-18 hours on a computer/tablet/television totally not too much screen time....
Personally, I think the use of tablets for stimulation (not for babysitting) should be used- past the age of 4- so that children can learn some things they can't learn from physical activities. But the screen time should be restricted to maybe one or two hours a day. Before 4, however, I think that screen time should be very limited. I think that, just to adapt with the growing technology use, screen time should grow with age- like when you're five you get one hour, when you're seven you get two, etc. But phones, for me, should be put into place by the time a child needs to move around on their own (taxis, subways, etc), at around 11. I've noticed that jealousy is prominent in a lot of children- as I was younger, I had a Nokia while everyone else had their iPhone 5s and everything- so if you can try to make it a smartphone so you don't get pestered. But still try to put rules in place.
We avoided television until about age three. The computer use started in kindergarten. Other people acted like technology avoidance was crazy and stupid. I disagree. I didn't need a cartoon character to babysit my child. I also only have one child. If I had multiple kids, then I would probably relent and let Dora and Spongebob give me a break every once in a while. The only drawback to being a non-tv watching family is not knowing the tv show jokes and references. I don't have a smartphone, so neither I, nor my child, have played Candy Crush or Flappy Bird. It works for our family. Each family is different. I think most parents can make appropriate decisions regarding technology useage.
My niece started using an Ipad at One and a half years old... And she knew what she was doing!
I got a flip phone when I was nine because I was walking home from school. My dad bought me a black berry when I turned 11 (ikr)... Then when I was 13 I bought with my own money my first iPod. Now I'm 15 and I've been buying and paying for my phone ever since I got one at the age of 14. So look now a days with technology advancing to quickly I'd say 8 or 9 would be a ok time for a kid to start using a iPad. Not own one but use their parents iPad. Then have then buy their own phone if they want one or if they ask for Christmas or something.
i don't think kids should play with tec yet. i mean i know the world is changing
but people used to play with things that we didn't get to because it was dangerous like metal , metal trucks and such, and those people grew up to be close to other people
personally i had lots of toys as a kid , but that was because no one was ever home.
so now im a hoarder because i connect emotion to stuff.
but i do think some things could make children incredibly smart.
because i was alone , my parents got me a tv ever since i was young i would watch tv instead of talking to people , i learn a lot ( a whole language on my own) and such.
but i can't communicate with people because i never learned how.
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hey :)
first of all that has nothing to do with the topic i think.
but , if it helps you out, here is my answer to that.
never question anything excising.
"why is it that?" because it is.
this helps alot
"why is the sky blue?" because it is.
the reason is because purple light ray scatters , but it's covered in some dust and things and it makes it seem blue.
now if you try to shorten it it would literally be "because , the sky is blue"
everything is just that. so you shouldn't question it just accept it as it is , and use it if it meant to be used :)
all had to be created , because without all you wouldn't be here. so for you to be here all had to be created. see it's simple c:
the world was empty once , but than it expand into something .
don't question your own existence it wouldn't give you anything but more worries.
you are here just like everything else is here.
:3 good luck with all your doings.
For kids, technology in moderation, reality in abundance.
Technology is it not reality?
my mother got our son a kindle fire for his 2nd birthday and it has been amazing for him IMHO. As a parent you need to be involved with the kids interaction. we set passwords so he cant do things we dont want him to (internet, purchases, downloads) but most of all we SUPERVISE AND INTERACT when he uses his tablet. if you use technology to shut the kid up while you go off to do other things yea of course you are going to have problems and they will lose out on valuable tactile time but if you interact with the child as they play it can be a great teaching tool.
in the end it is up to the parent to either use or abuse tech with kids. for my son its a *privilege* not a right to use tech and its been great.
my niece is 14 months old and she has the hoghest score in DumbAaysToDie game on her mothers ipad..
Moderation is key for all age groups.
tablets are just used to play on anyway. its hard to get real work done on them anyway.
I had my first PC when I was 2 months old. My parents used it to entertain me with cartoons since I was 1 and a half years old. I am like 17 now and I still have my old PC speakers haha.
The current and upcoming generations of children will never know what having a "real" childhood is, the only technology I grew up on was TV, my baby sister who is 2 years old can already unlock an iPad and knows about 60% of all the functions, she knows where all the games are and how to navigate through them.
They will be given technology in school, so keeping technology from your children until 13-15 will actually not work. This is because computers in school is becoming an ever more basic way of schooling in the U.S at least. And by the time people in the comments have children, this relation will most likely have grown to have e-days, which I know spelled schools are experimenting with.
So in reality, it might be hindering their schooling in a way if they don’t have access to it until later years.
Just a thought!
great video, but the new intro is = to 0 when comparing it to the old one
Babies probably shouldn't be using most technology until they're growing out of toddler ages. In other words, probably not at all as babies.
I think when they're a bit older and growing up it's fine for them to start learning about it, but babies shouldn't need technology to learn anything when that young (And television is my only exception to that). If you give them a technology device, just turn it off or lock it first.
Actually a great video. Great job, Ross.
Why the different intro music?
The momemt the come out the womb. You should also give them a screwdriver and a wrench.
that late???
i say raise AI algorithms till hey are ready for a corporeal form then download its knowledge into a prenatal baby so it will have a lifetime of tech knowledge when its born!
Meir Teichman Too good, lol
Besides pointing out that the title is a bit confusing I just wanted to say that people under 25 (and even older) were born in a world that was already full of technology and have grown up surrounded by screens, lights, colours... It might not have been a tablet or a phone, but TVs are (and were) everywhere as well as Nintendo consoles and advertisements on the streets, TVs, even on public transportation and on products as well.
What I'm trying to say is, we (as I am in the 'under 25' group) are not so different from a child that owns a phone and spends hours a day in front of a screen. We are just a not so radical example of this new generation that has been bombed by all these stimuli (unnatural for previous generations) since they were born. We (everyone under 25 including the new generations) enjoy its benefits and suffer its consequences and we will not do anything about it because we simply cannot stop it. It is kind of an addiction. It is in fact our generation's worst addiction. But it has its perks, too. We just need to wise up and don't let it control us, don't let it make us dependant, and teach these newborns to do so too.
Technology is out there to help us, not to control us.
So maybe waiting until they are older will be for the best, so they get a chance to choose what to do in life instead of just choosing what they are addicted to (yes I am making this about freedom). Otherwise they won't have the need to experience reality to its fullest. They won't socialice face to face. They won't enjoy nature. They simply won't, because what the screens will have to offer will be more interesting.
We are going through a great paradigm shift in education and child development as a species, as devices can provide a never before highly interactive way to learn so the learning is going to accelerate by a break neck speed, though kids might specialize in really early age in some branch of science or art but the advancement of human species will accelerate as the access to other information will also become every more easier, I can see a time when we will not have schools, colleges and universities but a free fun time and a study time at home, and this idea that kids need social learning will also go away along with its ills like class struggle, waking up in the morning and take the bus to school/university and that is a good thing as this will make it possible for kids to learn even more while have more fun and being in control of the speed and magnitude of learning any topic they like!
I don't see why it has to be use of technology *OR* human interaction. Letting your baby/toddler/kid play with stuff like that shouldn't automatically mean you're just "letting the device raise them".
"Some of you might be watching this on a device R I G H T N O W..." obviously... Was this originally released on VHS or..?
Ross nailed it! I think this video was great
Just the whole title of this video is messed up. Seriously, BABIES? No where should babies and technology be used in the same sentence. What's wrong with this world? Are there no toys & games anymore for kids to use? Why does it have to be all about technology?! I say the right age for kids/teens to start using technology is 18, when they are an adult and can go buy it themselves.
Are you an amish or a Christian by any chance?
Valentin T
No, I'm neither of those. So what's your point? I just think kids nowadays are too focused on technology when they shouldn't be. I'm especially saying this for babies. Like seriously, babies??
PinkDisney94 Technically, books and toys are technology too.
Well if you want to go that route. But I'm referring to the internet and devices! Babies & young kids have no reason to use them in my eyes.
PinkDisney94 The kids are going to rebel and hate aagainstyou buy the time there in school. I would introduce them to technology when they're 8 years old, because thats the age where they start noticing everything around them.
Correction to the title:
*At* what age should babies *begin* *to* use technology?
Seriously though, this could make it to YGS.
Kids should be physically playing, notice how they are hyper active at a young age and over time get less hyper? Kids should play with tech at their teenage years.
I would say at least wait for the average person enters middle school, but if the person shows high intelligence, introduce it earlier.
I dont know if I like the new intro music .. sorta thing..
too much time is about 2 minutes and 58 seconds
My mom tells me only 15 minutes per day... I spend at least 2 hours total.
I think the main problem is that the more time children interact with devices for socialism, education and entertainment the less interaction they have with the physical world and their social and sensory interactions won’t be as developed as older generations.
Wait ! What ?
In what age should kids useing devices ?
it may sounds stupid . but I lestined and watched this video 3 times and didn't hear the answer 😅
watch one more time. he says it in the first minute
It doesn't say specifically when they should start, but it says after the age of 2. It's really up to you.
In my opinion, I think kids under the age of 7 should use smart phones, laptops and tech stuff. And I think parents only let there 5 year old use a IPad to shut them up when the kids are yelling and screaming. Remember this is my opinion.
Ross you're on RUclips, pretty much everyone is watching you on a device.
I did watch tv at a early age but there is nothing wrong with me
Well from here I can see you aren't great with gramma...
mehow chuchu irony...?
You should do another tabletalk for memory sake
The title is very misleading.
I used a computer to play games when I was two years old.
my little brother is 1 and a half years old, And he's saying "Tv Tv" when he wants to watch TV
How much this
I feel so old even though I was born in 2000. "When I was young, I got a cellphone when I was 9 years old!" Now they get it in 1st grade or something!
Oh the horror, being born in 2000s is so old.
God forbid the oldies from 90s. *slow claps*
Even if i got one when i was that young i wouldnt need it... i barely use mine now...
zchr
we can tell, your grammar is shit no offense lmfao
***** yeah haha no offense as is yours.
zchr You wanna start a war brah? I have over 9,000 confirmed insult I've been running the internet since 2001
I vote age five. Give a kid their first device on their first day of kindergarten. Seems sensible to me.
My sister is one and she has a tablet and knows how to swipe
I say they can start at 10 years of age
i think kids should know it but not use it too much and play more with the outside worlds.
My children were adopted by a macbook and a 40 in. TV. I feel confident in this decision.