The document discusses the relationship between young children and digital technology. It presents perspectives from experts that acknowledge toddlers' natural curiosity and ability to learn from interactive screens, but also warn that excessive screen time could hinder development and that parents must model responsible device use. Both opportunities and risks exist as the next generation grows up immersed in technology from a young age.

1. "Small children and digital technology, in their very different ways…
Thomas
have a tendency to knock us slower-witted adults off our
feet with amazement."
PhotobyWayanVota,Flickr

2. "Young children -
even infants - are
spending more of
their time with digital
technology; and
parents are both
fascinated and
worried by this
development"
Barbara
McMahon
Photo by Alec
Couros

3. “The reality is that
technology is part of our
lives -- and this is every bit
as true for children”
- Tony Favorito
Photo by Scott & Elaine Van DerChijs,
Flickr

4. ”Anytime a new technology comes and we feel like it‟s about to be ubiquitous,
we get nervous about what it‟s going to do to the morals of our young children”
Hanna Rosin (Interviewed by Ray
Suarez)
Photo by Jason Cosper, Flickr

5. “We live in a screen age, and to say to a kid, „I‟d love for you to look at a book but I hate it when
you look at a screen is just bizarre. It reflects our own prejudices and comfort zone. It‟s nothing
but fear of change, of being left out.” - Hanna Rosin
Photo by Surlygirl, Flickr

6. "Children under five years old have an uncanny knack of knowing how to
master new technology”
- Philippa Roxby
PhotobyLeonidMamchenkov,Flickr

7. “From smart phones to tablet
computers and game consoles,
it is not unusual to see toddlers
intuitively swiping screens and
confidently pressing buttons”
- Philippa Roxby
Photo by Richard Leeming,
Flickr

8. …but toddlers are very curious and savvy… children are
going to be exposed to all sorts of things”
-Philippa Roxby
Source: Philippa Roxby, Does Technology Hinder or Help Toddlers‟ Learning?
“We can get a terrible panicabout [exposing
them to technology]…
Photo by Jerald Jackson, Flickr

9. "Psychologist Dr.
Aric Sigman...
calculates that
children born
today will have
spent a full year
glued to
screens by the
time they reach
the age of seven."
Photo by Tara,
Philippa
Roxby

10. "The first generation of toddlers that played with iPhones is not
even out of elementary school yet...We are fumbling through this
new world, and nobody knows what the long-term implications
are" Mat
Honan
Photo by Dustin Askins,
Flickr

11. "The technology may be too young to show educational
benefits backed by research, but...
parent experiences and expert
reviews show that well-designed applications -- those
that put children in control -- can engage kids and encourage
learning"
KiMae Heussner
PhotobyAlecCouros,Flickr

12. Thomas Jones
PhotobyLentini,Flickr

13. "If parents use their devices as distraction
to calm upset children, those children are
less likely to learn how to calm
themselves and to control their own
behaviour"
Dr. Patricia
Nan Anderson
Photo by

14. "Moms and Dads must
model reasonable use
of screen-devices... both
parents and children
must spend most of
their time carrying on
conversations, engaged
in play, and taking time
just to think. The false
busy-ness screen-
devices promote
shouldn't become a
habit for anyone"
Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson
Photo by Dick Jenson, Flickr

15. “The main concern is
that parents are not
always good role
models. '...Often they
are so plugged
into their device
that it becomes a
barrier to
communication with
their child'"
Philippa Roxby
Photo by RD the Milkman, Flickr

16. "A child will see how rapt her parents are by a mobile phone
or computer screen, and imitate their behaviour: these things
are clearly interesting, because Mum and Dad can't keep
away from them."
Thomas Jones
Photo by Paul Riismandel,
Flickr

17. "From the beginning, parents need to be aware that
when your child sees you on your device, they will want
that too"
Catherine
Pearson
Photo by Jayne Vidheecharoen,
Flickr

18. "Children's lives are filled with media at younger and younger ages, and we need to take
advantage of what these technologies have to offer.”
Hanna Rosin
Photo by Joe
Shlabotnik

19. "Something about tapping the screen,
about getting feedback and being
corrected in real time, is itself instructive, and
enables the toddlers to absorb
information accurately, regardless of its source".
- Hanna Rosin
Photo by Superkimbo, Flickr

20. "The interactive nature of physically
touching a screen that responds to
that touch, both visually and through
sound, is a step forward that opens
many doors. The simplicity of such
tools means that they can be used by
toddlers and small children, giving
them rapid access to the kind of
technology that will go onto dominate
their lives"
Alisha Webb
Photo by Andrew Forgrave,
Flickr

21. "Today, the world is a faster more dynamic place with ever changing
advancements in technology and the way we see the world. It is
essential that children are able to keep speed with these changes if they
are going to be properly prepared to enter into the real world"
Alisha Webb
Photo by Marian Lescientist

22. "...breathe more easily parents, your toddler is just
doing what comes naturally and interacting with the
world"
Philippa Roxby
Photo by Kara
Monroe

23. ”We just need to
accept that young
children can do
interesting things
with this
technology"
Hanna Rosin
(Interviewed by Ray Suarez)
Photo by Alec Couros

24. Photo by Jared Earle, Flickr
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