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Lauren Taylor
Professor Malcolm
UWRT 1104
18 March 2019
Campbell, Leah. “How Smart Phones Are Causing Kids to Experience ‘Altered Childhoods.’”
This academic website examines how addiction to one’s phone as a teen can be harmful
and how it may have taken away from some childhood experiences. Common Sense
Media was said to have found that seventy two percent of teens feel the need to respond
to their notifications immediately. Many will say that they are not dependent on the
device, however fifty nine percent from that same media source admitted to having the
feeling of addiction when on their device. According to Dr. David Hill from the AAP
Council, a phone addiction is based on the fact of how much sleep, exercise, family time,
Development, teens and young children today are beginning to not be prepared for the
adult world and are starting to think that technology is the real interactions needed in the
world, not face to face. The Clinical Psychological Science journal found that those in
grades eight to twelve that have an increased rate of social media use on their phones led
them to a depressive and suicidal state. The entire article uses scientific evidence from
the years 2017-2018 which shows how relevant it is today. It is not outdated or
irrelevant. The author later goes into how these patterns lead to a lack in family time.
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This can later lead to a gap between family members and have an effect on children as
they are not getting one on one attention and making memories that are required to feel
loved and welcomed. Families can change this, but it is all a matter of boundaries and
watching out for the child’s overall health and patterns. This website does not have a
first-person point of view such as the one from The New York Times and is more factual
based than opinions. It obtains information gathered from many other researchers,
surveys, and organizations making it a great source to use in my project. This source is
published by an association and is reliable considering it is medical based and the author
has a credible background. It is objective and makes me think of all the outcomes that
too much technology use can lead to as a child grows into a teenager. The author is
trying to reach out to parents with children who seem to have an addiction to their
devices and help them see how it effects their life. This has not changed my view on my
topic but has opened my eyes to more information I can use to write my final project.
Feiler, Bruce. “When Tech is a Problem Child.” The New York Times, The New York
This reliable journal is eye opening on things relating technology to the interactions of
young individuals. It holds a first-person point of view as the author is trying to discover
what parents are doing to enable their children to use computers and phones, but only to a
certain extent. The primary question in the source is how much time with a computer or
phone for children is too much when they are still developing. Considering this, he
turned to social media to do his experiments and surveys that asked questions about
punishments, homework, bedtimes, and more. Many individuals responded to the twenty
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questions sharing things about their process of balancing technology in their household.
Some advised that it helped when they put certain locks on old phones they had already
such as wifi, internet access, and more so that their child was unable to access them. This
tended to show less time that they were on their phone, as well as when a type of
“contract” was built where internet access was allowed only for thirty minutes to an hour
a day. Much more goes in the limitations of a child’s first phone, leading to an important
part to be cautious about, homework. Most parents think it is reasonable for their kid to
communicate with their friends via phone while doing homework. The use of computers
on the other hand were stricter. The majority of parents agreed that computers should be
used only for things related to school such as Google, Word, and more. The author used
evidence from researchers at King’s College London when he later discussed bedtimes.
These researchers found an that increase rate of device usage leads to a large decrease in
sleep rates. Yes, every parent sets their own boundaries, however it is scientifically
proven that a set bedtime where technology is terminated for the night leads to better
sleeping habits, less stress, and more. First time phones are a big deal for young children,
but social media is another huge concern for parents. The author outlines how the
majority of parents only allow one social media platform and demand to know both
usernames and passwords for their child to be able to use it. If they break these rules, this
can lead to punishments which was another focus by the author. He talks of the need for
punishment in able to teach children the rights and wrongs of technology use. These
rules must allow constructive growth for the child and must be able to teach them how to
balance real life with a computer or phone screen. For the most part, the author provides
an objective credentials in his journal as he is sharing the advice of those who responded
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to his questions. He is reliable and has a main focus to help parents, such as himself, to
learn more about the balance of screen time in today’s society. This journal helps shape
from parents on both sides of the argument. I saw a lot of information that I had already
been thinking about myself and it helped prosper my thinking and shine a new light on all
sides of the spectrum. It is similar in many ways to my other resources, however this one
holds a variety of topics that are relevant, therefore this will be used in my project.