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The Association of Teachers and Lecturers warn that rising numbers of children are unable to perform simple tasks such as using building blocks because of overexposure to iPads.
SLEEP PROBLEMS PLAGUE DEVICE DEPENDENT CHILDREN
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2014/03/03/Sleep-Problems-Plague-Device-Dependent-Children
Cellphones and other devices emit the “blue light” that works against the sleep process by interfering with melatonin, the chemical in our bodies that promotes sleepiness.
TODDLERS BECOMING SO ADDICTED TO IPADS THEY REQUIRE THERAPY
Children as young as four are becoming so addicted to smartphones and iPads that they require psychological treatment.
Some of the college students in my classes go into withdrawal during a two hour class where they are not supposed to use their phones.
They appear exactly like those who smoke and chew tobacco products after about 20 minutes. I regularly have to throw them out of class for texting.
The parents just want the kids to be like themselves, unable to pass a few minutes without electronic stimulation.
We had to wait about 15 minutes for a concert to begin last night, and my husband got out his phone so he and our 14-year-old could play a game.
These people simply cannot deal with “down” time.
mmmmm no. They’re just fun toys for them. And yes without good supervision and some lesson teaching kids get obsessed with fun toys. But don’t blame the toy, blame the parents.
The voice outside my skull tells me what to do.
Colorado Girl, 12, Accused of Twice Attempting To Poison Mother Who Took Away Her iPhone
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3270668/posts
As soon as the power was lost, there were no more computer-generated dropdown menus full of helpful suggestions to the traveler. No Google, no Bing, no search engines at all. The screen addicts couldn’t light a fire with an entire pack of matches: I’d seen them wasting match after match in the rain. The concept of dry kindling wood had escaped their educations entirely. After their matches and butane lighters were used up during the first winter, they froze to death, providing gear, clothing, and eventually the meat from their very bodies to the more ruthless and better prepared. I’d seen their campsites, and I’d seen their bones. I’d worn their boots.
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Tech addiction for anyone is bad. For kids it’s worse. But the primary cause of induced mental Illness in non-muslim societies is liberalism
No, smartphones are tools. It is the parents who are messing up the kids by using smartphones as babysitters and entertainment 24/7.
last week I was in a restaurant and sisters at the adjacent table were texting each other although face to face across their table
More like morally depraved, not mentally ill . . .
At my daughter’s school this year all the “material” for their classes was on an iPad. And they were emailing assignments all night. I like being on the internet, and some things are quicker on the internet, but it has added to the mass confusion. I would much rather read a regular book.
My nephew was doing demolition work, and he found one of these:
He brought it home and gave it to his nephew, who is about 5, and said, "here's a phone to play with!"
The 5 year old (who is a bit of a spoiled brat to start with) immediately burst into tears. His idea of a phone is an iPhone 6.
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No. They are already retards.
500 BC: Is the abacus making our children mentally ill?
1622 AD: Is the slide rule making our children mentally ill?
1973: Is the hand calculator making our children mentally ill?
Technophobia...it’s what’s for dinner...
How come all these people I never heard of are supposedly "leading" experts in something?