American children are at a development disadvantage

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

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




American children are at an Developmental Disadvantage

because....




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



Problems in adulthood




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




Technology has replaced the human interaction




68% of children under 2watch on screen media

everyday which interferes with....




Child-parent bonding and




Deep connection and they are....




Text

Missing out on being a kid





3.) We are behind on education



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




Blaming are our values instead of fixing the problem




Parents should be held accountable




U.S. Economy future is at

risk.




Where do we go from here?




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

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

Education

American children are at a development disadvantage