In this final project, the idea that inspire from the issues of touchscreen device that cause addiction on kids or toddler. Kids in nowadays taking their touchscreen device wherever they go, therefore touchscreen device has slowly overtaken the traditional toy such as Legos, building blocks, monopoly and so on.
From the issues, I have done some research. I found that numbers of news and articles has wrote about the issues on the negative and positive impact of touchscreen device on kids. I also found a youtube speakers who is Geekanoids, in a discussion of "Too Young for Tech?"
Here is the video.
In this his overall video discussion, touchscreen device that has standing in the middle of negative and positive impact on kids. In the age range around 2-3 years old, toddlers will tend to choose to play their touchscreen device such as tablet more than the regular toy. Educational tools in the touchscreen device that has an advantage of helping kids to learn in a faster pace however it might be an negative impact of keeping them anti socializing and keeping them quiet. Therefore, he suggested that parents should balance up the usage of touchscreen device on their children.
Besides, I also found that in youtube, parents are proud of posting the videos on their children who is clever on using Ipad application.
From the video, I have observed the baby is working very well with Ipad application. They have the instinct knowledge on how to control on the interface, by swiping left and right and up and down.
However, in the research article of Techhive.com, it raise up the reason on why touchscreen device has become more and more popular on kids. The three reason that Mike Elgan has wrote "It's perfect for parents, the "children's culture" industry and kids themselves.". Touchscreen device such as Ipad that as a helping hand for the parent. An Ipad was an ideal of "pacifier" to their children so that they can able to do something else such as driving or making dinner. Parents are more believe in giving them Ipad has more benefits as Ipad has provide many educational application which could let their children learn in faster pace. Therefore, the Ipad will completely change the children culture. The industry itself has more focus on developing on the needs from parents and children.
A chart that in Dailymail.co.uk that has show most of the activities when kids playing on touchscreen device is game.
It shows that the category of games is higher than among the others.
Other that, touchscreen has already overtaken the traditional toys and it becomes the primary activities to play.
Touchscreen device that has cause some negative impact on kids which it will cause them addiction. Kids who are spending too much time on touchscreen that they have lack of manipulation skills. They are failed to build the building blocks. They will struggle on socialize with the others, causes poor performance at school and lost interest with other activities.
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