It
still surprises me when I am walking in a parking lot and I see a three year
old in a car seat playing a game on his/her parents’ smartphone.
It makes me think how different it is for toddlers growing up today than it was just 10 years ago. Ten years ago it was still the digital age, but the difference was the technology was not as advanced and user friendly. I think about what these toddlers will be exposed to on the Internet by the time they are 5 or 6 years old.
It makes me think how different it is for toddlers growing up today than it was just 10 years ago. Ten years ago it was still the digital age, but the difference was the technology was not as advanced and user friendly. I think about what these toddlers will be exposed to on the Internet by the time they are 5 or 6 years old.
The
digital age technology makes it so much easier for parents of toddlers just to
give their children their smartphone to play a game than to plan ahead and
bring their favorite toys with them in the car.
This brings me to the point of what type of content these children will be exposed to and the proactive role parents need to take to help protect their children when online. It is hard enough to talk to our tweens about the online predators, sexting and cyber bullying but it is crucial to have parental monitoring for our children to help keep them safe. It seems with all the innovated technology our society is embracing, parents need to open the lines of communication with their children.
This brings me to the point of what type of content these children will be exposed to and the proactive role parents need to take to help protect their children when online. It is hard enough to talk to our tweens about the online predators, sexting and cyber bullying but it is crucial to have parental monitoring for our children to help keep them safe. It seems with all the innovated technology our society is embracing, parents need to open the lines of communication with their children.
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