This BBC article discusses whether internet activity is adversely affecting the health of children.
A number of reports have recently linked online networking and computer games to a host of health risks.
Susan Greenfield, the eminent neuroscientist and head of the Royal Institution, is the latest to weigh into the debate, warning that young people’s brains may be fundamentally altered by internet activity.
While concerns about children and computers have usually focused on their forging inappropriate relationships online, or failing to get enough exercise as a result of being glued to a screen, the baroness suggested the consequences may be more profound.
She told peers in the House of Lords it would be worth considering whether the rise in autism – a condition marked by difficulties forming attachments – was linked to the increasing prevalence of screen relationships.
02-25-2009 |
4 Comments »We went to a local dance performance yesterday. My daughter wanted to go because some of her friends were in it. Most of the dancers were children who put a lot of time into dance, like my children put a lot of time into music. They danced very well; it was a good performance and we enjoyed it.
Probably most of the children around here spend a lot of time on some structured activities outside school, such as music, dance, sports, some other sort of clubs.
03-12-2007 |
11 Comments »I caught a little bit of a Christian radio show about raising kids for true greatness last week.
I think every parent has hopes for their children. And if you aren’t currently raising children maybe you have nieces or nephews or grandchildren you have hopes for.
10-25-2006 |
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