into a childs life It is also a tool and like all tools has great benefits when used wisely and appropriately A Few Stats The average 13 to 17yearold exchanges 3339 text messages a month about 111 a day The Nielson Company ID: 627945
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Kids and TechnologySlide2
Technology is a door
into
a
child’s life.
It is also a tool and like all
tools has great benefits when
used wisely and appropriately!Slide3
A Few Stats…
The average 13 to 17-year-old exchanges 3,339 text messages a month, about 111 a day (The Nielson Company)
Kids spend more time with technology than with family or in school, averaging 8-11 hours/a day (Kaiser Family Foundation Study)
If Facebook were a country, it would be the world’s third largest
ADHD has become ten times more likely in the past three decades
Studies have shown that kids who spend less time with media have far better grades in school and higher levels of personal contentment (
Steyer
)
More than half of children aged between two and ten feel more confident using a tablet than learning to swim, telling the time and tying their shoe
laces (Huffington Post)
Studies show that young people feel insecurity and social anxiety in a world where text messaging and posting have become appropriate platforms for personal confessions, breakups, anger and jealousy. (
Steyer
) Slide4
The average age for
exposure
to pornography is 10, almost all youth have been exposed to pornography by age
17
Data on effects of interactive media on infants/kids is almost non-existent
Every hour per day an infant spent watching baby videos and DVDs, they learned six to eight
fewer
new words and scored 10 percent
lower
on language skills than babies who didn’t watch. –2007 Study by Dr.
D
imitri Christakis, University of Washington
F
or each hour of television they watched a day, children had a 10 percent higher chance of developing attention problems by age seven, including restlessness, concentration issues, confusion and
implusive
behavior. –2004 Study by Dimitri Christakis and Frederick Zimmerman
K
ids eat, on average, nearly two hundred more calories a day for each hour they spend watching TV. –2005 Harvard University study
By the time they are 2, 90% of children have an online history (
Steyer
)
92% of teens report going online daily—including 24% who say they go online “almost constantly,” according
to a new study from Pew Research Center. More than half (56%) of teens — defined in this report as those ages 13 to 17 — go online several times a day, and 12% report once-a-day use. Just 6% of teens report going online weekly, and 2% go online less oftenSlide5
Effects on Relationships & Communication
:
24/7—there is no escape/separation from peer evaluation, criticism, bullying or support
Significant
conversations occur virtually, face-to-face
communication
can suffer, can affect engagement in the momentSlide6
Effects on Relationships & Communication
:
Technology can become an escape and kids/teens fail to learn to emotionally regulate, learn from failure, or confront difficulties
Kids who use social media are typically less isolated socially than those who do notSlide7
Effects on Relationships & Communication
:
Access to answers online diminishes felt need to get answers from trusted adults
Inability to separate from technology without cost to
relationships; stress related to maintaining constant
connection
Low patience for response
timeSlide8
Relationships:
“
A teenager I know sent three thousand text messages in one month…that’s one hundred a day, or about one every ten waking minutes…so on average, she’s never alone for more than ten minutes at once.”
--William DeresiewiczSlide9
Relationships
:
“We live exclusively in relation to others, and what disappears is solitude.”
“Celebrity and connectivity are both ways of becoming known. This is what the contemporary self wants…it wants to be visible.”
--William DeresiewiczSlide10
Relationships
:
Out of 2,267,233,742 Internet
users,an
estimated 43% view porn. Of 8- to 16-year-olds, 90% have viewed porn online (most while doing homework). Of 15- to 17-year-olds, 80% have viewed multiple hardcore porn exposures.
--Josh McDowell position paperSlide11Slide12Slide13
Considerations for
doorkeepers:
What do we model?
What habits/values do we reinforce through our conversations/activities?
What skills/habits do kids/students lack that we need to teach/develop (solitude)? Slide14
“Our children watch us at home, on our cell phones, and at every other opportunity, for cues to help them navigate life. As parents, our relationship with tech and our patterns of behavior around it become a training ground for these impressionable youngsters as they forge their own relationships with tech.”
--Catherine Steiner-Adair,
EdDSlide15
Considerations
doorkeepers:
What conversations do we need to have regarding the pros/cons of technology?
What rules/parameters should we establish (important to explain why!)? Slide16
Considerations For Doorkeepers
Every child/family is unique! Factors contributing to decisions regarding technology access for your kids:
Family needs and priorities
Maturity level of children
Parents’ ability to monitor/mentor activities
Perspectives/requirements of parents, childcare providers, schools
Family goals/mission statement
Personal conviction and godly direction through prayer/study (God knows our kids better than we do!)Slide17
Phases of Relationship with Technology:
What they see modeled
When/what to post regarding child (digital footprint, privacy issues
)?
When
to introduce technology into child’s experience: TV, Smartphone, tablet (how young, how much, how often?)
When to allow child their own device? Level of access? Rules for monitoring/use?
When to allow child to use various programs/sites (
ie
. Facebook? Video games, etc.)
What habits, understanding, and disciplines are we helping them develop that they can use when we no longer monitor their tech use? Slide18
Creative Strategies:
Have a family/organizational philosophy and guidelines (there is no one plan that works for every home or every team)
Engage in regular conversations about technology use…ask practical questions, “What is your favorite app/program/game? Why? What is it teaching you?” “Are you consistent in your behavior/words online and in person (integrity)?” “How does technology/social media make you feel?” “Do you think social media is making your relationships stronger? How?”
Allow older children to help set “family” guidelines for technology use, give them ownership in decisions
Turn off Wi-Fi at night for whole family
Everyone leave their devices in common area at certain times of day (model!!!)
Engage with child while viewing/using programs on
devicesSlide19
Creative Strategies:
Have kids share posts with you before sharing to help teaching them about appropriateness
Set clear guidelines agreed upon by parents/caregivers. Clearly delineate for all caregivers/children to avoid double standards.
Create intentional “technology-free” times for your family (including parents!)
Plan fun alternatives to technology…crafts, games, field trips, cooking, art, etc.
Talk to older kids about things to look for online (inappropriate pictures, rude comments, strangers, etc.)
Present media as a privilege or reward, not a right; teach the “whys” of using it well as a toolSlide20
“Our infatuation with technology provides an easy alternative to love.”
--Jonathan
FranzenSlide21
If
any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will
be
given you
.
James 1:5Slide22
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