To prevent Internet addiction, it is a parent’s responsibility to raise their child(ren) on limited or no technology because parents and their children will not bond, it creates development problems, and technology becomes an abnormal necessity in a child’s life. One of the most important things to a child in today’s modern world would be technology. To them, it’s like honey to bees. Things like phones, computers, Facebook, and I-pods are owned by almost everyone in the world. Why this and how this has become a problem is still being argued in all parts of the world. It’s obvious that something must be put in action or limits on the amount of technology we use everyday, should be enforced. It is true that technology has become a big part of society, but with its growth and development, people have started to forget morals, values and the old ways of life.
Parents should raise children themselves with limited technology because parents and children will not bond. Today, it is very common to see a mother or a father sit their child down in front a T.V. and leave them for a few hours. If it is not that, they give them an I-pad of I-pod to play games in. I find it deplorable that people find it acceptable for parents to leave a child on end for hours coming back only to feed them. The only way people can truly bond and make connections is by spending time with each other. Parents have the responsibility to watch and care for their child in a loving way without the use of 24/7 technologies. Smart parents who are looking to raise healthy children would take this into serious consideration. I could understand watching a kid’s show every once and a while, but T.V. and Apple is not the only one can raise children. Tao Ran, an ad...
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...limits, technology will un-ethically become the most important things to people. In a way, I believe we are too prosperous. They way we have grown that it is almost part of ourselves to have a computer or a cell phone and a constant connection to Internet, is saddening. We place imaginary relationships that we would rather have then meaningful real relationships. Technology is not all we have in life. People are willing to throw away all they have for a little of modern inventions. What if that was taken away? What if all of the sudden, it was all gone? What do you think people around you would do? Taking a phone away from someone now is actually scary. People get mad, and upset. If they grew up with a limit, this wouldn't be as big as a problem.
Works Cited
Shosh Shlam & Milla Medalia. "China's Web Junkies" Internet addiction Documentary. January 20, 2014
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Technology is making our life easier than before, but are we getting too much dependent on it? Technology is getting improved by past decades. It has become a part and parcel in everyday life. Without it, people would have a lot of trouble to keep pace with the whole world. At the same time, todays new generations incredibly dependent on it. They do not want to use their brain as there are lots of search engines they can easily access and can find out what they want. Technology creates problems about pollution and global warming and at the same time people are using technology to reduce these problems. Overdependence on technology is harmful for humans’ existence because it creates addiction that makes people inactive, decrease job opportunities and causes physical or mental disorders that is a great threat for mans’ life.