What is your reaction to this? Where do you stand on technology and very young children? What might you say to an excited parent who shows you the video during a parent teacher conference?
For a one year old a magazine is an ipad that does not work.. to me this means frustration. I would let the excited parents of this infant know that their child is ready to read and together we can help her become a good reader. I would let the parents know what are the right books for their infant and I would also give them a list of "right books" as a resource. Holding a sturdy book with some touchy feelings and bright colors will take away this infant's frustration and it will bring joy to her life. Thick sturdy books will prevent paper cuts as well.
I think that technology can be an extremely beneficial tool for young children. I think that, like everything with education, it comes down to what the goal is. If the goal is to increase the fine motor skill of page turning, than the iPad is not an effective tool. However, I do believe that the iPad would have many helpful uses for young children. If a parent were to show me this video at a parent teacher conference, I would focus on the behavior of the child. I might say something like, "look how excited she is when she is able to see a change in the screen on the iPad!" I would also ask them what they expect the child to gain from using the iPad opposed to magazines. I think I would also, like Parisa stated, provide them with age appropriate books that would strengthen their child's fine motor with page turning - a skill they will need for the rest of their life, that an iPad cannot provide.
How young is too young for technology? High rates of infant and toddler screen media use coupled with research indicating no benefit to this viewing have led the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to advise against any screen media use with children less than 2 years old and less than 2 hours per day of entertainment programming for children 2 years old and older (AAP, 2011). How does this square with your stance on tech and young children?
I was hesitant at first when introducing technology to the very young children, however, when used appropriately can be another resource. Even if you are just introducing an i pad for moments at a time, lets say a piano screen where with every touch a different note is played. The infant is learning cause and effect and becoming familiar with an action and its outcome. However, having television on as distractions or background noise I still feel is inappropriate and not beneficial to a young child.
I too think technology can be a benefit to young children if used the right way. If used in the right way technology can be a helpful tool for parents, teachers, and children. I think that if a parent showed me a video I would react much like Sara and talk about the child's behavior during the video, I would encourage them to tell me more about it, their feelings passion, excitement. At Educare we are encouraged to stay away from certain thing involving technology but we did get the ok in one classroom to use an ipad and see what happens, how it can be used, and if it would be a benefit to the program to get more ipads for the other classrooms. For right now though we look stuff up on the computers with the children for further knowledge, and we have gotten pretty creative with how we use the computers to our advantage in the classroom. Katlyn
Are discouraged to use technology with infants and toddlers at your program or with all children 0-5? If it is discouraged for all, I would be interested to know the motivation behind no tech for the 3-5 population......
I feel like technology has it's place if it is used appropriately. I do disagree that the ipad can replace magazine (or book) to foster literacy. I think that when given the choice babies (or kids) when given an ipad aren't really looking at words or the pictures the same way that they do with actual print like a magazine. But they are manipulating it and it is developing fine motor and technology does have it's place in our culture and an ipad is a great tool to give to young children to introduce technology. I too agree with Parisa that the babies need to be exposed to nice sturdy books to learn how to flip pages. If a parent were to show me this video I would say that both a book and ipad are great things to expose your child too, and that i would recommend exposing their child to both. But not just one exclusively.
I would share the APA recommendations, and talk to them about what screen time is and that it includes ALL screens. And I would suggest at the very least very limited screen time. I think no screen time is really hard for families and can be unrealistic (sadly).
I have a hard time with this topic because I have very strong feelings about not using technology with young children (which many people disagree with). I do believe technology can benefit children when used appropriately but it should not replace traditional ways of teaching children different skills. While watching this video, I had a hard time not shaking my head, because this very young infant is already using technology and using the magazine as an iPad, which we all know does not work. This is an example of how technology can replace something, not necessarily in a good way.I firmly believe that an iPad/technology should never replace books, magazines/physical form of literature. I had a hard time watching this video because this young child is already using technology and personally I believe there should not be any screen time for children under the age of 2, and limited/ supervised time for children over the age of 3.
This video clip was hard to watch for me as well. My 2.5 year old daughters pediatrician is so against any screen time in children that he was the first person that introduced this issue to me. In fact the day after Genevieve was born he came to visit her and check her and asked that the t.v. in the background be turned off. We had been watching it while we were stuck in their waiting to go home and he did not want it on while he was checking on Genevieve. Since then I have continued to read and update myself on the subject. That being said Genevieve has played games on an Ipad. She has a few letter games that she really enjoys. It is a very limited activity and not even used on a daily basis. I hate the thought of technology replacing books or physical forms of literature in children's lives. The only other issue that comes to mind for me are those children that are not exposed to technology at all and then as a result are not comfortable with that when they get to school. For example, my friends daughter was in Kindergarten this year and an assessment was done where she had to use a computer. She does not have one at home and therefore failed the assessment as a result of not knowing how to use the mouse etc. She knew all the questions being asked but couldn't properly use the computer. That being said I don't think technology being introduced after age three in very good moderation is an issue. By no means should technology EVER replace books.
To an excited parent who shows me a picture of their child using technology, I wouldn't necessary share my opinion with them. I wouldn't want to offend them, but I would let them know about other books resources they can use when they decide that technology isn't the right tool for their child. Whether they decide to use the books resources recommended ,or not, that's up to them. Also I agreed with those that are against introducing technology to young children like the one from the video. It's not appropriate at all and can be frustrating. ( I even started getting a little frustrated watching it.) Technology should be introduced to children at a much older age, compared to the child from the video.
This video confused me. Maybe I/m the only one but I had to watch it more than once and still didn't feel a connection. I get that the baby thought of the magazine like an iPad and was trying to push the button etc., however, was this video made just to prove a point? You can clearly see the child's desire to turn pages and look at pictures, but not of half naked women. The child was excited when they saw a picture of themselves as the background on the iPad. If I were to watch this clip with the parents I may suggest looking for sturdy board books that are safe for them to turn without fear of paper cuts, and also remind them of how excited she was when seeing herself. I would share with them that at her age, viewing pictures of other children her age doing familiar things is typical and that she might enjoy some new books. If the family is unable to provide new books, we might talk about creating our own board book with pictures of her and her friends within the classroom.
This is a very hot topic and one my opinion depends on the situation. I think technology is important for children because it can be a resource and helpful tool, but there is always a time and place for it. I think children are exposed to enough technology at home (depending on parent's views) and we don't need to involve technology a lot in the classroom. I would rather use books, magazines, manipulative to create a learning experience for a children rather then open the I Pad. However using an I Pad can be beneficial for a child who needs to break from other children or to look something up. I think it depends on how the I Pad is being used and not taking away from other learning experiences then it is appropriate. Watching the video I wasn't impressed with how the child was trying to swipe the magazine, instead I thought the I Pad should be unfamiliar instead of the magazine. I wouldn't tell that to a family because it is their child, but I would recommend providing books for the child to look at and feel. I would encourage nightly reading before bed and for the adults to talk about the book before, while, and after reading it.
I would share the APA recommendations with the parents. As well as give them a list of books and activities appropriate for their child's age. I do feel when children are older the Ipad has its benefits but only at certain times. But as young as the child was in the video I feel it really had no benefits. That child needs the sensory feed back of turning the pages and feeling different textures on the pages of a book. Not the flat plain smooth surface of an Ipad.
Technology can be very helpful and a great resource for many things. However, children these days are over exposed to technology and other things are starting to become unfamiliar to them. I remember when I was younger a computer was so foreign to me. Now, children can use phones and ipads at such a young age. I would recommend to these parents to use books and other materials such as felt boards and save the technology for special times. Children need more exposure to physical books and the touching and feeling motions instead of staring at a screen all the time.
I have very mixed emotions around technology and young children. As I am a mother of two young children, one age 5 and one who is just 14 months they are both pretty technology savvy. My daughter has one of the Nabi tablets which she received for Christmas this past year from in-laws. She does not spend more than an hour on it and she does not use it everyday. We use it together to keep track of her chores and how many books we read throughout the week more than she plays any games on it. But she knows how to turn it on, turn it off, and maneuver around on the screens. She also knows how to use my ipad as well. But I have always used the technology as a second hand resource to real books and magazines. Both my children love to have books in their hands and they enjoy reading and looking at books compared to any other activity. They have been read to since they were in the womb.
But not all children have the advantage of having real books, with pages to turn. Not all parents will sit down on the floor and lay on their bellies and look through books with their children and point the pictures out to them. I find this very sad; I watched this video a couple of times and still to this time I don't know how I feel about it. Sad that the little girl gets more enjoyment out of the electronic ipad because with the technology it interacts with her or happy that she is at least getting some sort of interaction even with it being an electronic device.
If I were meeting with the parents of this child I would be suggesting books that are developmentally appropriate for this little girl; and maybe lending a few from my classroom for them to borrow and look at with her. I would find some articles that stress the importance of parent interaction with their children with books, etc. I would encourage the parents that while the technology is good that maybe it be saved as a special treat/time for them to enjoy with their daughter and not just giving her the device alone.
This video only reaffirmed my own beliefs about using technology to 'aid' children's development. Although I do not deny that computers and tablets can offer some benefits to children, such as exciting, enriching games or familiarity with technology, also believe that the risks outweigh the benefits. As we can see in the video, young children's perception of basic objects like books and magazines becomes so obscured. Also, they might not gain an appreciation of books, which are so important to their development. Furthermore, all that screen time could not possibly be good for young minds. I am sure that it detracts from the time that parents could actually be interacting and playing with their children.
I would be leery of seeming critical to the parents, especially if they felt so comfortable sharing what they thought was an important milestone with me. Therefore, I would gently steer them in the direction of books and literary resources they can use with their child.
For a one year old a magazine is an ipad that does not work.. to me this means frustration. I would let the excited parents of this infant know that their child is ready to read and together we can help her become a good reader. I would let the parents know what are the right books for their infant and I would also give them a list of "right books" as a resource. Holding a sturdy book with some touchy feelings and bright colors will take away this infant's frustration and it will bring joy to her life. Thick sturdy books will prevent paper cuts as well.
ReplyDeleteAll good suggestions to the family.
DeleteI think that technology can be an extremely beneficial tool for young children. I think that, like everything with education, it comes down to what the goal is. If the goal is to increase the fine motor skill of page turning, than the iPad is not an effective tool. However, I do believe that the iPad would have many helpful uses for young children. If a parent were to show me this video at a parent teacher conference, I would focus on the behavior of the child. I might say something like, "look how excited she is when she is able to see a change in the screen on the iPad!" I would also ask them what they expect the child to gain from using the iPad opposed to magazines. I think I would also, like Parisa stated, provide them with age appropriate books that would strengthen their child's fine motor with page turning - a skill they will need for the rest of their life, that an iPad cannot provide.
ReplyDeleteHow young is too young for technology? High rates of infant and toddler screen media use coupled with research indicating no benefit to this viewing have led the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to advise against any screen media use with children less than 2 years old and less than 2 hours per day of entertainment programming for children 2 years old and older (AAP, 2011). How does this square with your stance on tech and young children?
DeleteI was hesitant at first when introducing technology to the very young children, however, when used appropriately can be another resource. Even if you are just introducing an i pad for moments at a time, lets say a piano screen where with every touch a different note is played. The infant is learning cause and effect and becoming familiar with an action and its outcome. However, having television on as distractions or background noise I still feel is inappropriate and not beneficial to a young child.
DeleteI too think technology can be a benefit to young children if used the right way. If used in the right way technology can be a helpful tool for parents, teachers, and children. I think that if a parent showed me a video I would react much like Sara and talk about the child's behavior during the video, I would encourage them to tell me more about it, their feelings passion, excitement. At Educare we are encouraged to stay away from certain thing involving technology but we did get the ok in one classroom to use an ipad and see what happens, how it can be used, and if it would be a benefit to the program to get more ipads for the other classrooms. For right now though we look stuff up on the computers with the children for further knowledge, and we have gotten pretty creative with how we use the computers to our advantage in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteKatlyn
Please see my reply to Sara above....
DeleteAre discouraged to use technology with infants and toddlers at your program or with all children 0-5? If it is discouraged for all, I would be interested to know the motivation behind no tech for the 3-5 population......
I feel like technology has it's place if it is used appropriately. I do disagree that the ipad can replace magazine (or book) to foster literacy. I think that when given the choice babies (or kids) when given an ipad aren't really looking at words or the pictures the same way that they do with actual print like a magazine. But they are manipulating it and it is developing fine motor and technology does have it's place in our culture and an ipad is a great tool to give to young children to introduce technology. I too agree with Parisa that the babies need to be exposed to nice sturdy books to learn how to flip pages. If a parent were to show me this video I would say that both a book and ipad are great things to expose your child too, and that i would recommend exposing their child to both. But not just one exclusively.
ReplyDeleteI agree.... would you share the APA recommendations, I mentioned in Sara's post, with the parents?
ReplyDeleteI would share the APA recommendations, and talk to them about what screen time is and that it includes ALL screens. And I would suggest at the very least very limited screen time. I think no screen time is really hard for families and can be unrealistic (sadly).
ReplyDeleteI have a hard time with this topic because I have very strong feelings about not using technology with young children (which many people disagree with). I do believe technology can benefit children when used appropriately but it should not replace traditional ways of teaching children different skills. While watching this video, I had a hard time not shaking my head, because this very young infant is already using technology and using the magazine as an iPad, which we all know does not work. This is an example of how technology can replace something, not necessarily in a good way.I firmly believe that an iPad/technology should never replace books, magazines/physical form of literature. I had a hard time watching this video because this young child is already using technology and personally I believe there should not be any screen time for children under the age of 2, and limited/ supervised time for children over the age of 3.
ReplyDeleteThis video clip was hard to watch for me as well. My 2.5 year old daughters pediatrician is so against any screen time in children that he was the first person that introduced this issue to me. In fact the day after Genevieve was born he came to visit her and check her and asked that the t.v. in the background be turned off. We had been watching it while we were stuck in their waiting to go home and he did not want it on while he was checking on Genevieve. Since then I have continued to read and update myself on the subject. That being said Genevieve has played games on an Ipad. She has a few letter games that she really enjoys. It is a very limited activity and not even used on a daily basis. I hate the thought of technology replacing books or physical forms of literature in children's lives. The only other issue that comes to mind for me are those children that are not exposed to technology at all and then as a result are not comfortable with that when they get to school. For example, my friends daughter was in Kindergarten this year and an assessment was done where she had to use a computer. She does not have one at home and therefore failed the assessment as a result of not knowing how to use the mouse etc. She knew all the questions being asked but couldn't properly use the computer. That being said I don't think technology being introduced after age three in very good moderation is an issue. By no means should technology EVER replace books.
ReplyDeleteTo an excited parent who shows me a picture of their child using technology, I wouldn't necessary share my opinion with them. I wouldn't want to offend them, but I would let them know about other books resources they can use when they decide that technology isn't the right tool for their child. Whether they decide to use the books resources recommended ,or not, that's up to them. Also I agreed with those that are against introducing technology to young children like the one from the video. It's not appropriate at all and can be frustrating. ( I even started getting a little frustrated watching it.) Technology should be introduced to children at a much older age, compared to the child from the video.
ReplyDeleteThis video confused me. Maybe I/m the only one but I had to watch it more than once and still didn't feel a connection. I get that the baby thought of the magazine like an iPad and was trying to push the button etc., however, was this video made just to prove a point?
ReplyDeleteYou can clearly see the child's desire to turn pages and look at pictures, but not of half naked women. The child was excited when they saw a picture of themselves as the background on the iPad. If I were to watch this clip with the parents I may suggest looking for sturdy board books that are safe for them to turn without fear of paper cuts, and also remind them of how excited she was when seeing herself. I would share with them that at her age, viewing pictures of other children her age doing familiar things is typical and that she might enjoy some new books. If the family is unable to provide new books, we might talk about creating our own board book with pictures of her and her friends within the classroom.
This is a very hot topic and one my opinion depends on the situation. I think technology is important for children because it can be a resource and helpful tool, but there is always a time and place for it. I think children are exposed to enough technology at home (depending on parent's views) and we don't need to involve technology a lot in the classroom. I would rather use books, magazines, manipulative to create a learning experience for a children rather then open the I Pad. However using an I Pad can be beneficial for a child who needs to break from other children or to look something up. I think it depends on how the I Pad is being used and not taking away from other learning experiences then it is appropriate. Watching the video I wasn't impressed with how the child was trying to swipe the magazine, instead I thought the I Pad should be unfamiliar instead of the magazine. I wouldn't tell that to a family because it is their child, but I would recommend providing books for the child to look at and feel. I would encourage nightly reading before bed and for the adults to talk about the book before, while, and after reading it.
ReplyDeleteI would share the APA recommendations with the parents. As well as give them a list of books and activities appropriate for their child's age. I do feel when children are older the Ipad has its benefits but only at certain times. But as young as the child was in the video I feel it really had no benefits. That child needs the sensory feed back of turning the pages and feeling different textures on the pages of a book. Not the flat plain smooth surface of an Ipad.
ReplyDeleteTechnology can be very helpful and a great resource for many things. However, children these days are over exposed to technology and other things are starting to become unfamiliar to them. I remember when I was younger a computer was so foreign to me. Now, children can use phones and ipads at such a young age. I would recommend to these parents to use books and other materials such as felt boards and save the technology for special times. Children need more exposure to physical books and the touching and feeling motions instead of staring at a screen all the time.
ReplyDeleteI have very mixed emotions around technology and young children. As I am a mother of two young children, one age 5 and one who is just 14 months they are both pretty technology savvy. My daughter has one of the Nabi tablets which she received for Christmas this past year from in-laws. She does not spend more than an hour on it and she does not use it everyday. We use it together to keep track of her chores and how many books we read throughout the week more than she plays any games on it. But she knows how to turn it on, turn it off, and maneuver around on the screens. She also knows how to use my ipad as well. But I have always used the technology as a second hand resource to real books and magazines. Both my children love to have books in their hands and they enjoy reading and looking at books compared to any other activity. They have been read to since they were in the womb.
ReplyDeleteBut not all children have the advantage of having real books, with pages to turn. Not all parents will sit down on the floor and lay on their bellies and look through books with their children and point the pictures out to them. I find this very sad; I watched this video a couple of times and still to this time I don't know how I feel about it. Sad that the little girl gets more enjoyment out of the electronic ipad because with the technology it interacts with her or happy that she is at least getting some sort of interaction even with it being an electronic device.
If I were meeting with the parents of this child I would be suggesting books that are developmentally appropriate for this little girl; and maybe lending a few from my classroom for them to borrow and look at with her. I would find some articles that stress the importance of parent interaction with their children with books, etc. I would encourage the parents that while the technology is good that maybe it be saved as a special treat/time for them to enjoy with their daughter and not just giving her the device alone.
This video only reaffirmed my own beliefs about using technology to 'aid' children's development. Although I do not deny that computers and tablets can offer some benefits to children, such as exciting, enriching games or familiarity with technology, also believe that the risks outweigh the benefits. As we can see in the video, young children's perception of basic objects like books and magazines becomes so obscured. Also, they might not gain an appreciation of books, which are so important to their development. Furthermore, all that screen time could not possibly be good for young minds. I am sure that it detracts from the time that parents could actually be interacting and playing with their children.
ReplyDeleteI would be leery of seeming critical to the parents, especially if they felt so comfortable sharing what they thought was an important milestone with me. Therefore, I would gently steer them in the direction of books and literary resources they can use with their child.