Media Effects Children

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Introduction

A'ter readin( a 'ew chapter& in Child, Family, School, Community, Socialization and

Support ) 'ond that &ociali*ation, the proce&& by which children indi+idal& acire -nowled(e,

&-ill&, and character trait& that enable them to practice a& e''ecti+e member& o' (rop& and

&ociety .Brim, 1/ $accoby, 200 p", ha& a h(e impact on children%& li+e& today" he

micro&y&tem i& part o' &ociali*ation there are 'or ba&ic a(ent& o' the micro&y&tem, or the

acti+itie& and relation&hip& a de+elopin( per&on participate& in, incldin(: 'amily, &chool5child

care, peer& and media .Bern&, 200/ p"18" Each o' the&e a(ent& play an important role in child

de+elopment, howe+er, ) 'ind that media ha& a (rowin( impact on the li+e& o' children today"

Some poplar e6ample& o' media &ed by children today are tele+i&ion, tablet&5cell phone&, +ideo

(ame&, and compter&5internet" he moral& and +ale& that come ot o' media are +ery

in'lential to children and, beca&e children tend to model what they &ee or hear, ha+e h(e

impact& on child de+elopment" $edia i& ta-in( away the e6tremely crcial and important 'ace to

'ace interaction between care (i+er and child"

Cell Phones

A new &tdy 'ind& that 720 percent o' third (rade &tdent& ha+e cell phone& and /0

percent o' them are online cell phone owner& are (ettin( yon(er and yon(er7 .cnet"com,


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2012" $ore and more parent& ha+e been byin( their yon( children cell phone& 'or &a'ety

prpo&e&, howe+er, cell phone& are actally more dan(ero& than &a'e hey are e''ectin( them

phy&ically, co(niti+ely, and &ocial5emotionally cell phone& are phy&ically dama(in( children by

relea&in( radiation which can harm the brain and ca&e brain cancer 7A 2008 &tdy 'rom the

9ni+er&ity o&pital in ;rebro, Sweden, 'ond that children were more li-ely to (et brain cancer

i' they &e mobile phone&"7 .www"netdoctor"co"-"" $o&t cell phone& today ha+e internet where

a child cold potentially en(a(e in &ocial media which ha& harm'l content, a& well a&, contain&

cyber bllyin(, which cold a''ect a child emotionally" hen there%& co(niti+e a&pect, dependin(

on the what (ame&5app& are downloaded on the phone, cell phone& cold ca&e a((re&&i+e

tho(ht&5action& al&o they can be a di&traction while a child i& in &chool, e''ectin( their &chool

per'ormance" Cell phone& and tablet& are today%& new ob&e&&ion in yon( children" o en&re

children de+elop in the be&t way po&&ible, parent& cold limit children%& time on cell phone& and

only (i+e it to them when ab&oltely nece&&ary"

Television

Children nder a(e watch an a+era(e o' abot 2 hor& o' &creen media a day, primarily

< and +ideo& or !

Cle& teachin( children ba&ic &hape& and color& do ha+e &e'l in'ormation Bt withot the

adlt to child interaction, children are not ta-in( in the in'ormation and e6periencin( it

them&el+e&" Al&o, tele+i&ion can ha+e dama(in( e''ect& on children &ch a& obe&ity, a((re&&ion,

cltral con'&ion, and 'ear" he mo&t power'l a&pect o' watchin( < i& what the character& on

tele+i&ion are modelin(" )n commercial& a& well a& < &how& there are harm'l word& and item&


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bein( &ed and di&played that can ne(ati+ely &way yon( children" )t i& important that child care

pro+ider& and parent& monitor their 7&creen time7 and 'oc& o' 'ace to 'ace interaction&"

Video Games

Another thin( in+ol+in( the tele+i&ion that i& increa&in(ly poplar in the 9nited State& i&

+ideo (ame&" he a((re&&i+e content di&played in +ideo (ame& lin-& directly to child a((re&&ion

ca&in( hittin(, yellin(, and +iolent beha+ior >entile and Ander&on .2003 &tate that playin(

+ideo (ame& may increa&e a((re&&i+e beha+ior beca&e +iolent act& are continally repeated

thro(hot the +ideo (ame thi& method o' repetition ha& lon( been con&idered an e''ecti+e

teachin( method in rein'orcin( learnin( pattern&"7 .pam'"or(, 2014" Another 2010 &r+ey by the

?ai&er Family Fondation 'ond that, 7yoth a(e 8 to 18 de+ote &e+en@and@a@hal' hor& a day to

entertainment media7 and 7#e&& than hal' o' the -id& &r+eyed &aid their parent& ha+e rle& abot

the &how& and (ame& they can watch or play"7 .pam'"or(" hi& i& a (rowin( i&&e in or &ociety

that need& to be controlled" o a+oid the ne(ati+e e''ect& o' +ideo (ame& try to: watch the ratin(

o' the +ideo (ame bein( play . 7E7 'or e+eryone or 7EC7 'or Early Childhood and monitor and

&per+i&e all media con&mption .incldin( tele+i&ion, cell phone, and compter&"

Schools and Media

School& are &in( technolo(y in the cla&&room at an increa&in(ly rapid rate" A

-inder(arten teacher at ew or- City blic School &ay&, 7o me, witter i& li-e the ideal thin(

'or D@year@old& beca&e it i& &o &hort)t ma-e& them -ind o' &mmari*e what they%+e done

drin( the day wherea& a lot o' time& -id& will (o home and $om and !ad will &ay, %hat did

yo do today=% And they%re li-e, %) don%t -now"%7 .cnet"com" So &he i& ba&ically &ayin( in&tead o'

'oc&in( on acti+itie& in the cla&&room, &he ha& the children po&t on twitter and &e the internet"


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hi& &tatement had me completely appalled a+in( laptop& a+ailable 'or &tdent& occa&ionally i&

one thin(, bt ha+in( children &in( &ocial networ-& that in+ol+e cyber bllyin(, inappropriate

pictre&5word&, amon( other thin(& i& completely inappropriate 'or a -inder(arten cla&&" School&

arond the world are pttin( in compter& and &in( them a& a learnin( &orce 'or children de

to or 'tre 7technolo(ic world7" Care pro+ider& need to remo+e media and &top bein( &o la*y"

Conclusion

here are &ome -nowled(eable thin(& o' tele+i&ion, cell phone&, +ideo (ame&, and the

internet 'or children, howe+er, withot 'ace to 'ace interaction it i& nearly impo&&ible 'or a child

to de+elop at their be&t" ay& to wor- arond the ne(ati+e e''ect& are to limit 7&creen time7 and

'ilter what media yor child i& watchin(5playin( and ma-e &re what the child i&

watchin(5playin( i& appropriate" Children learn thro(h play and relation&hip it i& crcial that

parent&, teacher&, and child care pro+ider& reali*e the important o' the&e interaction& beca&e the

'ir&t 8 year& o' a child%& li'e are when the brain and body de+elop mo&t and when the child

determine& their moral& and +ale& ) can%t &ay eno(h how +ital it i& to 'oc& on ha+in(:

relation&hip&, de+elopmentally appropriate acti+itie&, and a low amont o' media in+ol+ement

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