Comments on: Is technology making our children developmentally slower? https://ict-pulse.com/2017/05/technology-making-children-developmentally-slower/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-making-children-developmentally-slower&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-making-children-developmentally-slower Discussing ICT, telecommunications and technology Issues from a Caribbean perspective Sun, 28 May 2017 12:12:08 +0000 hourly 1 By: Michele Marius https://ict-pulse.com/2017/05/technology-making-children-developmentally-slower/#comment-172121 Sun, 28 May 2017 12:12:08 +0000 http://www.ict-pulse.com/?p=98539#comment-172121 In reply to Kamutula.

Kamutula,
It will be interesting to see how our attitudes, perspective and behavior evolve thanks to technology, and more so among the younger generation…

However, one of my concerns is the skills that the younger generation might lose, or not develop, which may ultimately put them at a disadvantage with others…

]]> By: Kamutula https://ict-pulse.com/2017/05/technology-making-children-developmentally-slower/#comment-172120 Sun, 28 May 2017 09:21:46 +0000 http://www.ict-pulse.com/?p=98539#comment-172120 An article I read recently indicated Instagram to be the worst social media in terms of its impact on the mental health of young people.

There has been an upswing in mental health statistics especially in young people. A lot of it has been due to better detection and awareness but some of it has been attributed to the aloofness young people find themselves in, due to technology – well . . , misapplication of technology, as the article ably informs us. The kids have “idealised” instant and 24 hour friends, online.

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