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Suffer the Children
Is the sustainability ofchildren in peril?
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Pediatricians recommend no more than 1-2 hours per
day of technology for children, and NO technology for 0-2 year olds
AAP 2004
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France recently banned baby TV due to associated delays in child development
CBC August 20, 2008
Disney is now offering refunds for Baby Einstein DVD’s
CBC September 8, 2009
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Yet - children use an average of 8 hours per day of combined technology...
Active Healthy Kids Canada 2008, Rideout et al 2003
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...and 75% of children have TV’s in
their bedrooms, increasing risk of obesity by 30%
Rideout et al 2003, Canadian
Institute of Health Research 2004
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30% of children entering school are
developmentally delayed Kershaw P 2009
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Overuse of TV and video games causes
sleep disordersPaavonen E 2006
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TV watching increases depression by 30%Robinson J et al 2008
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Where are parents?
Adult internet addiction is
now the fastest growing mental
illnessBlock J 2008
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Connection to technology is causing a disconnection from self, others, nature and
spiritRowan C 2008
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Result?14.3% of children have a
diagnosed mental illness
Waddell C 2007
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15% of children are on some form of psychotropic medication
Zito J 2003
Are we medicating technology addictions?
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Psychotropic medication has increased three fold for the 2-4
year old populationZito J et al 2003
When did we decide toddlers shouldn’t move?
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Young children do not know that what they watch is not
realAnderson C et al 2007
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To what extent is the rise of child anxiety and aggression related to media violence?
Child playing video games - image reproduced with permission from Robbie Cooper
www.robbiecooper.org
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Overuse of TV and video games results in poor academic performance
Christakis D et al 2006
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National Association for Sport and Physical Education recommends at least
3-4 hours per day of vigorous, unstructured play
NASPE 2002
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Exercise has been shown to significantly improve academic performance
Ratey J 2008
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Yet – schools continue to divert funds away from playgrounds to buy more
computers Workshop participant comments 2009
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But - screen reading actually results in poorer memory and comprehension than
book reading!Mangen A 2008
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TV watching increases ADHD by 10% for each hour watched per
dayChristakis D et al 2004
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“Green space” reduces ADHD
Kuo F 2004
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Access to nature improves depression, anxiety, sleep, ADHD, academic
performance, obesity, development...Louv R 2007
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Yet - parents believe the safest place for their children
is indoorsBurdette H 2005
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US medical profession has classified media violence as a
public health riskAnderson C et al 2003
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Media violence causes child
aggressionAnderson C 2007
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25% of children have been cyberbullied, increasing their risk of bringing a weapon to school by
8 times Ybarra M et al 2008
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Children are our future -
but there is no future in virtual
reality!
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Unplug – Don’t Drug!
Use the
TECHS-NO Rx prior to
psychotropic medication
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Don’t go cold turkey - help build skills in alternate activities with
the game! .
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Practice Balanced Technology Management in schools and at home
with one hour “in” = one hour “out”.
Use the
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processing Move’in – motor
development Unplug’in – build
performance skills
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