Modern Age Parenting: Computers and Child Rearing
by Peter Graham on Jun 5, 2013 | Views: 113 | Score: 0
Positive | Negative | |
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Reading Skills | 59 | 9 |
Math Skills | 53 | 9 |
Creativity | 48 | 14 |
Social Skills | 19 | 35 |
Sleep | 7 | 29 |
Physical Activity | 9 | 57 |
Do computers have a mainly positive or negative effect on children's...
Sources:
web5.soc.northwestern.edu
In response to the perceived effects of computers on their 0 - 8 year old children, parents lauded computers as having a largely beneficial influence on intellectual and creative abilities. Computers, however, were seen as detrimental to cultivating social skills as well as getting enough physical activity and sleep.