Do you remember being a kid going outside when it rained to play with your neighbors? I remember, and those were the best times. I also remember jumping on my trampoline with all the neighborhood kids, even running around to play hide and seek until the late night.
Now, children have the option to stay inside and spend their time on technology. Is this really even good for children?
This means that they could lack communication skills with other children, and even develop negative effects like strained eyes and headaches. Children can now use cell phones to simply text their friend just down the street.
I can vividly remember calling my friends from our house phone, and hoping my mom didn’t need to use the phone, so I could talk to my friends longer. We used to discuss what time we were all going to meet at the playground, and not what time we were going to all play Fortnite. Children can now FaceTime and Skype their friends who are just around the corner. I also can remember using the house phone, especially the speed dial feature to call all of my friends to ask what time their parents got out of work, so they could come over and play at my house.
Looking back, it was so much more enjoyable to see my friends show up at my front door instead of seeing them behind a screen.
Although technology is great, and extremely useful in the world today, it also prevents children from growing up in a social environment. Although it was difficult to remember all of my friends’ phone numbers and not be able to communicate with them throughout the day by texting, it was so much more enjoyable to run around each other’s backyards and show off our collection of CDs to put in the radio. I’m very glad to have grown up in the early 2000s and see how it’s evolved over time. How will growing up in generations from now even differ from today’s generation?
