Understanding+Digital+Children+Report

[|Understanding Digital Children]

Very Interesting Article!

I thought it was neat how they called this generation "screenagers", and that their brains are now wired differently than most of their parents' brains are. Through their research they found that "// children today are FUNDAMENTALLY different from previous generations in the way they think, in the way they access, absorb, interpret, process and use information and above all, in the way they view, interact and communicate in and with the modern world."// Attention now seems to be the scarcest resource for many families. Kids are getting less attention now than ever before with more families not having 2 parents, 2 working parents working different hours, creating less contact time with their children. All of this missing contact time of parent with their children is being filled with technology. Twitch speed is something that I think may be something I have in wanting things right now with the click of a mouse. I can't imagine back to the days of dial up internet anymore. Wow, I think I would almost rather go without. It's that go go go mentality of people these days. Children are much different today than we were, but I think to some aspects it's better, besides, they need to be to keep up with the rest of the world. People can do so many thing so quickly now and move on to the next thing. Nowadays, it's just getting your priorities straight!