American children are at a development disadvantage

Elias and his family moved from the U.S. to the U.A.E.

Image by: Ricardo L. Nesmith

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Because the U.S. school system is far behind.

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American children are at an Developmental Disadvantage

because....

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1.) Americans are babying their childrenwhich leads to...

Problems in adulthood

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25%

25%

50%

Kids with a phonePreschoolers with T.V.Children without T.V.

Based on a study done by Dr. Kindlon

2.) We rely on technology too much

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Technology has replaced the human interaction

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68% of children under 2watch on screen media

everyday which interferes with....

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Child-parent bonding and

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Deep connection and they are....

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Missing out on being a kid

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3.) We are behind on education

The U.S. ranks behind 16 different economies in literacy

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Blaming are our values instead of fixing the problem

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Parents should be held accountable

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U.S. Economy future is at

risk.

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Where do we go from here?

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According to a survey we agreed child development and education needs to improve.

How are we going to fix this? You have the solution!