Technology is everywhere in today's world. It can be used as a tool for learning and development. Technology is been growing day by day as well as the use of internet for schooling purpose educational purpose of the development of skills are being used by the children.
Therefore it becomes necessary to provide awareness among the children about the various disadvantages of the digital technology.
We cannot imagine our lives without technology and the way we communicate and engage our technological devices in our lives is increasing day by day. This is because we prioritize that we would require remaining connected and updated.
Technology can help the young children to learn and grow especially when parents and teachers play an active role in their life. The current scenario it is almost difficult to stop children from trying their hands on these high tech devices such as laptops or phones etc.
This technology can be used by the children to play, to solve a problem. This can play an important role in terms of safety and progress in the growth of the children.
Digital technology can be considered as beneficial in today's world as well as it can be purely dangerous too.
One of the most important advantages of the technology is that the children could get a sustainable benefit to an extent through access to information having a platform for socialization, gaining skills of digital workplace and opinion exchanges all over the world.
But the disadvantages of the internet used by the children can be vulnerable to risk and harm them. There can be a state of helplessness in front of the technological potential hazards.
But the prohibition of the digital technology cannot be the answer in the current scenario as it cannot be the solution in any area of life.
It is very necessary to provide the children an independent access to all the information on how to behave and what to do when children facing and online hazard or have someone who is able to give a useful recommendation on how to react on bullying threats from the strangers through technology.
If the technology is used properly it has proved to be highly beneficial for the exposure and growth of the development of a child. It has also affected the children adversely in terms of growth and its impact will occur when the screen time is not carefully monitored by the parents.
As we all know technology has some negative impact on the children but also have several positive impact as well making children aware about the positive and the negative impact can help them in understanding the basics of navigating and troubleshooting online problems can have real advantage in work space.
Technology have advantages in educational opportunities as it allows kids to access a variety of learning material involving everything from number to letters from spelling to say States learning new languages new skills and even kids to attend online school.
Technology has make a student's life easier as now no longer they have to worry about carrying heavy textbooks, getting assignments.
As most of the school promote and encourage students and children's to submit their assignment and to seek help from the internet from doing so, as well as read the textbook from schools website.
We live in a digital polluted environment why we cannot deny that technology is everywhere in our lives and to fear the harm it will cause to the children.
But it is necessary to keep in mind the powerful good side of the tool as we can teach a children use the technology wisely and can inspire them motivate them to be an awesome digital citizen and contribute properly to the digitally based society.
Negative Impact of Technology:
1. Using technologies such as mobile devices more and more are harmful to the children's as they can become addicted to this because of which they may not be spending enough time with their family or friends.
Too much using of mobile devices are more likely to be virtually connected with friends sharing photos and messaging online than the actual meeting them in person.
This 20th century generation is growing up playing games online spending there more of the time accessing websites which sometimes can be harmful website, messaging online on Facebook, splitting photos on Instagram etc.
Spending too much of time online can really weaken the relationship between the parents and the child and it is also prohibiting the child to improve several social skills which are necessary in the real life.
2. Spending too much of time on screen can be harmful to the children's health. The more they use the technological tools the lesser they have the physical activities to do.
The main problem here is that the children are playing online which is combined with snacking and sitting at one place for a long time which leads to no physical activity.
Over a period of time these habits can lead to significant weight gain and several health problem such as eye problems, neck pain etc.
Avoid this parents can talk to their children and have some parental control and tell them the importance to balance the quality and quantity of time they are spending on the digital devices such as mobile phones and laptop.
Parents can motivate their children to do creative things spend the time in managing creativity such as drawing sketching painting or playing some indoor games.
3. Excess use of mobile devices can reduce sleeping quality of children. One of these studies says that over 72% of the all children have at least one device in the bedroom. This more and more use of mobile devices can be harmful for the children as a lack of sleep can have serious consequences on the child's brain.
During the sleep the brain works on several tasks such as restoring the novice network to wake up again ready for a brand new day and cleaning things that aren't so much important.
Lack of sleep means that they are depriving their brain of its essential needs and they will be struggling on their activities during the daytime.
4. Browsing too much on website can be dangerous as several websites have different virus or some harmful content which the elderly people know and they can avoid but the children can’t. One of the disadvantages of browsing online is that children can search for anything.
From the above is that there can be several negative impact of using technological tools but to reduce this stress of using technology in access by the children parents can stop the child about the negative impact of the devices and the danger that is around them by over use of mobile devices.
As we all know children grow up by watching their parents how to have a conversation how to read other people's facial expression except it is one of the parents’ responsibility to do not overuse the technological tool unless and until it is very necessary.
One of the ways to assist the child to be safe online is to use the parental controls and internet filtering tools to select the content they are able to access and even blocked the browsers for as long as parents consider rate is appropriate.
Monitoring the child for their safety and filtering the internet can help in reducing the search of content by the kids.
Parents play an important role in shaping a child as they can talk to the children about these dangerous things which are been affected by the technological tools and avoid the risk and increase the safety in the virtual world.
Benefits of the Technology:
Using the technological tool in an appropriate form can lead to a responsible digital citizen. This citizenship implies a greater meaning to the community and the society.
The process of becoming a digital citizen is to teach these children while they are online to respect educate and protect.
Advantages of technological tool are not only limited to building good relationships and learning new skills but it can be helpful when it comes to fitness by using smart watches. Digital wrist watches are one of the train brings among the children and many parents which encourage the child to be active.
GPS tracking device are one of the most essential devices which help the parents to know where the children and how to find them if they are missing.
By using the technological tools such as mobile phones most of the students understand the basic of navigating and troubleshooting online which can be useful in future jobs where there is a need of technology.
Uses of mobile devices by the children enhance learning. Although the technological tool has open several ways to learning then just imagine what the virtual and enhance facts can do.
Learning new skills should be the updated content of that field which is the responsibility of parents to find the ways to engage the technology in the correct direction and right manner for the young children.
The technological effect on the children can be utilized in the best way to use technology to encourage. It can help in building creativity showcasing their talents like dance, singing etc. It assist in building mental skill development along with the educational activities and increases the IQ level.
Some kids with creative minds can inculcate the problem solving skills through the technology which can be useful to solve the obstacles in the future. The technology is designed in such a way like coding, virtual design programs etc. helps in problem solving techniques.
Technology plays an important role in the form of knowledge skills methods or technique which is being required to be produced as per the necessity of people.
Awareness regarding the negative impacts as well as the positive impact among the children is very necessary. It plays and prominent role in shaping the child and building good habits as well as the quality and quantity of time spent on the technological tools.
Written by: Rakhi Sharma
Edited by: Gourav Chowdhury
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