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Effects Of Technology Teenagers are now more obsessed with their phones than ever before. According to Eugenia Ives, writer and researcher, 80% of our youth today have phones (Ives 19). Eugenia Ives, and many other researchers, refers to this generation that which own so much technology and have always grown up with technology as the iGeneration. Research shows that within this iGeneration the average age for a child to receive a phone is twelve. These numbers sound crazy to those whom did not grow up with this mass amount of technology; it wasn’t too long ago that only the privileged had a phone, but now, almost everyone one see has a phone. With this increase in number of phones, teenagers use digital technology on average seven and half hours out of their day (Ives 10). Increased digital consumption has created increased use of social media. Today there are over seven and a half million Facebook users under the age of thirteen, five million of which are under the age of eleven (Ives 20). In Ives ‘ study her research shows that one …show more content…

Children’s fingers are constantly moving when using technology, especially now with just about all technology being touch screen. According to Leibovich and Samakow, “children are 50% more likely to experience pain for every hour they spent gaming. Dr. Eric Ruderman, a associate professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, also agrees with Leibovich and Samakow Dr. Ruderman states that, “video game playing can be harmful for children’s developing muscle and tendons” (Leibovich). However these affects are not limited to gaming, texting also has negative effects. Texting can lead to soreness and cramping the fingers especially since the average teen sends 7 texts per hour (Leibovich). Whether it is texting, gaming, or playing with a phone, teen’s fingers are in danger of experiencing pain and stress to their muscles and

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