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“[In a study of 30 or so children it was observed that they] were not down at the shore poking their fingers in the sand or running them along mossy stones or digging for hermit crabs. Instead they were all inside, alone or in groups of two or three, their faces a few inches from a screen, their hands doing things Montessori surely did not imagine.”
-‐Hanna Rosin
Rosin, H. (2013). The Touch Screen Generation. The Atlantic. Atlantic Company Media. Image: Claire Sprawson
“Self reported screen time among children in Canada is 6 hours a day on weekdays and 7 hours a day on weekends.” –Active Healthy
Kids Canada AcGve Healthy Kids Canada. Healthy Habits Start Earlier Than You Think – The AcGve Healthy Kids Canada Report Card on
Physical AcGvity for Children and Youth. Toronto: AcGve Healthy Kids Canada, 2010.
It’s a full Gme job to be a child using technology…
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“Among families with children age 8 and under, there has been a five-‐fold increase in ownership of tablet devices such as iPads, from 8% of all families in 2011 to 40% in 2013.” -‐Children Media Use America
Common Sense Media Research Study (2013) Zero to Eight. Children Media Use. Image: Intel Free Press – Wikimedia Commons
“Though many parents express pride and amazement that their young children are so tech-‐savvy, what really has happened is technology has become easier to use.”
-‐Vicky Rideout
Lewin, Tamar. (2013) New Milestone Emerges: Baby’s First IPhone App. The New York Times.
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For young children, there may be benefit to being able to handle the world of the tablet before they have the motor skill to handle their broader environment.
-‐Paula Cocozzo
Cocozzo, P. (2014) Are IPODs and Tablets Bad for Young Children? The Guardian. Guardian News and Media
For school aged children use of technology in the classroom has been proven to posiGvely effect objecGve learning….
D.F. Bjorklund, C.H. Blasi (2012). “Child & Adolescent development an integrated approach”. The Symbolic Child: Piaget’s Theory and Beyond. Wadsworth, 2012.
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…however some evidence suggests it can subsequently negaGvely affects deep thought processing.
D.F. Bjorklund, C.H. Blasi (2012). “Child & Adolescent development an integrated approach”. The Symbolic Child: Piaget’s Theory and Beyond. Wadsworth, 2012.
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“I see within us all the replacement of complex inner density with a new kind of self – evolving under the pressure of informaGon overload and the technology of the “instantly available””
-‐Richard Foreman Carr, N. (2014) Is Google Making Us Stupid? The AtlanHc. AtlanGc Media Company. Image: Nevit Dilmen – Wikimedia Commons
“Studies have shown that excessive media use can lead to attention problems, school difficulties, sleep and eating disorders, and obesity.” -‐ American Academia of Pediatrics American Academy of Pediatrics (2014)
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The numbers don’t lie…
Childhood obesity has risen sharply, a quarter of children and youth are now overweight or obese, and physical fitness has declined.
– Stats Canada
Statistics Canada. (2014) Physical activity of Canadian Children and Youth, Accelerated results from the 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey. Ottawa.
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Technology use is incredibly valuable to improve child development with modera0on and a controlled environment…
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American Academy of Pediatrics (2014) Media and Children. Health Initiatives.
“On the one hand, parents want their children to swim expertly in the digital stream that they will have to navigate all their lives; on the other hand, they fear that too much digital media, too early, will sink them. -‐Hanna Rosin
Rosin, H. (2013). The Touch Screen GeneraHon. The AtlanGc. AtlanGc Company Media.
…which is easier said than done.
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“By limiGng screen Gme and offering educaGonal
media and non-‐electronic formats such as books, newspapers and board games, and
watching television with their children, parents can help guide their
children's media experience.”
-‐American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Pediatrics (2014) Media and Children. Health Initiatives. Image: Claire Sprawson
AAP recommends that parents establish "screen-‐free" zones at home by making sure there are no televisions, computers or video games in children's bedrooms, and by turning off the TV during dinner.
American Academy of Pediatrics (2014) Media and Children. Health Initiatives. Image: Bill Branson – Google CreaGve Commons
“Physical acGvity is associated with health benefits in children and youth, and the more acGvity, the greater the benefit. Canadian guidelines recommend that for health benefits, children and adolescents aged 5 to 17 years should accumulate 60 minutes of moderate-‐to-‐vigorous physical acGvity each day.” -‐Stats Canada
Statistics Canada. (2014) Physical activity of Canadian Children and Youth, Accelerated results from the 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey. Ottawa. Image: Public Domain Pictures -‐ pixabay
We should run through the forest We should swim in the streams We should laugh, we should cry, We should love, we should dream
We should stare at the stars and not just the screens You should hear what I'm saying and know what it means
To sing, sing at the top of your voice, Love without fear in your heart.
Feel, feel like you still have a choice If we all light up we can scare away the dark
Well, we wish we were happier, thinner and fitter, We wish we weren't losers and liars and quitters We want something more not just nasty and bitter
We want something real not just hash tags and Twitter
It's the meaning of life and it's streamed live on YouTube But I bet Gangnam Style will still get more views We're scared of drowning, flying and shooters But we're all slowly dying in front of computers
To sing, sing at the top of your voice, Love without fear in your heart.
Feel, feel like you still have a choice If we all light up we can scare away the dark
-‐Passenger (Mike Rosenberg)
Rosenberg, M. (2014) Scare Away the Dark. Whisper. Passenger Music.
Reference American Academy of Pediatrics (2014) Media and Children. Health Initiatives. Retrieved from: http://www.aap.org/en-‐us/advocacy-‐and-‐
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Common Sense Media Research Study (2013) Zero to Eight. Children Media Use. Retrieved from: hlps://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/zero-‐to-‐eight-‐childrens-‐media-‐use-‐in-‐america-‐2013
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Rosenberg, M. (2014) Scare Away the Dark. Whisper. Passenger Music. Retrieved from: http://passengermusic.com/lyrics/
StaGsGcs Canada. (2014) Physical acGvity of Canadian Children and Youth, Accelerated results from the 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey. Olawa. Retrieved from: hlp://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-‐003-‐x/2011001/arGcle/11397-‐eng.htm
