Multitasking Children

Nowadays children are multitasking, they are more exposed to media than in the past because with technological advances most people have at home things like computer, television, cellphone, music, etc. The amount of time that children spent using technology is increasing with the passing of the years. “Through media-multitasking, a significant number of children have increased their absorption of media as they text while surfing the Internet, listen to music while reading, and watch television while doing homework all at the same time” (Roberts, Foehr, & Rideout, 2005). But with the advances in digital technology tools is very easy for children find a thing to do like see videos, movies, play videogames, listen music, etc.

Some studies said that multitasking has negative effects in children “When researchers began to explore the implications of television-as-electronic babysitter, they found that infant television exposure correlates highly with delayed language development” (Christakis et al., 2009). If children watch television at an early age they may accustomed to this and do not do natural things for their childhood like play with their parents which is a fundamental part for their development and communication.

Source:

Roberts, Foehr, & Rideout, 2005 Multitasking and Learning. 

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