I don’t know about you but I do not have the time to do all of
these things with my children and since they cannot be out of my site I turned
to the Digital World. As babies I would
put on a video or TV show to occupy my children while I cooked dinner, cleaned
or had something to do. Oh what that
has turned into.
My children are very different my 20 year old is the total jock, a
social butterfly and an average student (with a lot of prodding). He played every sport year round during
school but still managed plenty of time for video games. Now that he is older he still plays all of
the latest and greatest sports video releases and is a twitter and Facebook addict,
always tweeting about some sport something or other.
My 12 year old is a braniac, he is a straight A student, not very
social, he is consumed with reading, reading one book after the other and is
addicted to the computer, Xbox, and YouTube. He is a
walking encyclopedia, he is constantly saying "well actually" and then informing
you of some knowledge he has absorbed to correct or enhance your statement. He does not want to go outside and throw a
ball, shoot hoops or even ride his 4 wheeler.
His plan is to be an author, software developer, or develop some kind of
new technology. My, my how the digital
world has affected this child.
I think almost all children are now affected by the digital world
in some form or another, is it from the technology or the society we live
in? I think it may be a little of both. Children are not free to roam, use their
imagination and explore like we did and we did not have all of the technology and
luxuries that they do.
Cindi Davis, DIG2000
I think to be well rounded is best.
ReplyDeleteI heard a term today that I think applies - digital autism. Tuned in, but tuned out at the same time. So many people are so engrossed and wholly absorbed in the digital world and being connected that it affects their real-life social bearing. Many are very uncomfortable in face-to-face situations. The art of conversation is fading, and few are comfortable in situations where you just sit and observe what's going on around you.
ReplyDeleteMaryellen Bailey
I think that when you get children to interact with one another, ie sports; it helps them develope socially. Most of the instances I read about kids shooting up the school or being bullied are un-socialible kids. When you interact with society it is good not only for social acceptance but for society as a whole. The problem now is that many children are sheltered because of computers or video games. Not to say that your kid is bad or anything, he is a product of his generation. I am 33 so for me I have seen the difference from when I was in high school and college in the 90's to now. It is very different because of the accessability to digital things. But at the end of the day, I think each individual must understand the role they play in society.
ReplyDeleteChris Todd
Social media is great in some ways, but not so much in others. My kids want to play video games all day. It is like pulling teeth to get them to go out side. When I put my foot down and make them go outside; they complain that it is too hot or that there is nothing to do. When I was a child I loved being outside, there was lots of things to do, you just had to get creative and use your imagination. Times have really changed.
ReplyDeleteLori Quarles