Pixel parenting

‘Children are spending more and more time in front of technology screens—even as studies begin to reveal the damage.

……As the NIH study progresses, Americans will learn more about how screens harm children’s brains, but we already know that tablet screens compromise attentiveness, induce agitation, distort perspective, and hinder interaction. Speaking on 60 Minutes, pediatrician Dimitri Christakis confirmed screens’ effect on babies, noting that skills learned on iPads, such as “stacking” virtual blocks, don’t translate into physical skills. “They don’t transfer the knowledge from two dimensions to three,” Christakis told Cooper.

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7 Responses to Pixel parenting

  1. Crap. I’M spending too much time in front of screens.
    Particularly at work!

  2. mawm says:

    Also responsible for the decline in IQ.

    • K2 says:

      Only if you don’t believe Charles Murry and “The Bell Curve” combined with the 1965 immigration law.

  3. KG says:

    It’s a great way to turn whole future populations (and many of the present one) into malleable, docile herds isn’t it?
    No wonder skools are being encouraged to adopt this method for early age groups.