Friday 25 January 2013

CHILDREN & TECHNOLOGY

Children and Technology is it a benefit or a dangerous? That's the question that always been asking by a people especially for the parents. Technology for my point of view is only a tools, the way that we use is our responsibility. We can get the benefit from technology if we can use it wisely, but we get the poison from the technology usage if people can not control it.Since the responsibility of children is belong to the parents or the adult so how the children react is becoming the adult responsibility.

What is the most dangerous poison of technology usage especially for children?
1. Internet.
- Internet can be access every where and every time. Children can use the internet every time they want. American Psychologist has discovered that internet can trigger anti social personality especially if the children consume internet more than 5 hours a day. Internet usage makes children enjoy and forget the reality. The more children use the internet the more they will be addict and slowly they will not interest to start relationship with other people. Internet can be enjoyable because children don't have to move from their chair but get they want. Internet can provide the answer of their homework, the games or the music that they favorite with and ay other activities.

As the parent we need to control the time our children is using the internet. We have to show the beauty of any others activity beside internet. introduce them to physical activity and also other children. Teach them how to socialize with other children.

Beside the time consuming by children, parents also has to accompany children when using an internet. Parent can help children give an explanation about the content in internet and also to control the children not to open the dangerous web.

2. Peers Pressure

Children are very influencing by their peers. Sometimes the peers pressure are more affected to children. Children also interested to try a new things, they like to explore and with a help from their friends the eagerness to try a new thing is increase. Negative influence usually is more interested also rather than positive influence. Regarding technology usage, with peers pressure children can try to open a forbidden web side only for their own curiosity. They can play the game and also copying what they have seen.

Parents can minimize the peers pressure by accompany them when using a technology. Moral education is also help children prevent from the negative of peers pressure. Parents should give a moral education to children. Children can judge good and bad by his own because the already have their values.

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