Inquiry on Technology and Children?

12/11/2012

It bother me a lot lately thinking about whether it is suitable or not to introduce children to play with many gadgets (I-Pad, I-Phone, and others) because children's brain are so sensitive and so fast to absorb everything. I wonder whether it will train children negatively if we introduce gadgets too early….My main concern will be whether children will think that everything are simply games and it will develop a cold heart? This will at the end of the day will create a negative impact….for children and their parents…

I am not a parent yet so I guess I wouldn't find it out whether the result will be positive or negative to allow children (0 to 7) years old to play with gadgets….Anyone can share their ideas with me what their opinions about this topic?

3 Comments

Lucia

6/7/2013 07:49:57 pm

Hi, as a mother, i am eager to find the answer to that question too. I, as a child, was grown up without the invasion of many electronic gadgets. I treasure the pure happiness i received from my intimate contact with nature when I was a child. But my son seems to be growing in quite a different world. He is born those stuffs. Shall I drag him out from the context he is familiar with and put him to my childhood environment, or Shall I let him be in his world? Anyway, the world is developing as such. How could we live away with it except moving forward with occassional worries about the uncertainties awaiting for us.

Ailin Iwan

6/8/2013 01:36:46 am

Dear Lucia,

Thank you for your sharing. I believe that early experiences are truly important to shape who we are as adults. Children need to interact more with other children or significant adults (parents, teachers, care-givers) in comparison with gadgets. It is undeniable that we live in technology savvy world but that does not mean we should let our children to rely on computer games to get educated. The development of children's emotion, social, and brain at early stage is rapid and yet it is fragile. Unlike adults who already develop maturity to differentiate reality with virtual reality, children have not yet at the stage that they know the differences. Therefore, I believe it is not a good idea to expose them to play with computer games for too long. It will never be too late for children to learn how to use computer or play with iPad. My study of early childhood education so far has convinced me that it is far more important to shower children with love, nurturing environment, and stimulating activities that involved direct interaction with other human beings rather than letting them to be alone with gadgets. It will take more time for the adults to do so but the result will be more fruitful as children will develop more empathy for others, healthy social interaction and confident of one-self and identity. Parenting is a life-time journey and it is a Godly given honorable task.

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11/20/2025 11:12:18 pm

It is important for parents and caregivers to carefully consider how technology use impacts young minds.

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