Your kid will be a techy
AJ Jorge June 13th, 2007
Recent studies shows that kids using technology are getting younger and younger. From an average age of 8.1 from 2005, it dropped to 6.7 years old for 2007.
From the article
The average age at which children begin using consumer electronic (CE) devices has declined from 8.1 years in 2005 to 6.7 years in 2007, according to The NPD Group’s recently released report, Kids and Consumer Electronics Trends III. The report, which provides insight into the penetration of consumer electronics in kids’ lives today and how this has changed since the earlier 2005 and 2006 studies, measures device usage dynamics and trends.
Come to think of it, we are living in a technology driven world. Access to these technologies are not unusual anymore. US households have an average of 2 laptops and a desktop at home. MP3 players are abundant and iPods are quickly becoming a necessity rather than a luxury. Cellphones are given to elementary children by their parents nowadays whereas I bought my own cellphone when I already have a job.
The first ‘technology’ that I was exposed to (apart from the tv set) is the Atari System I had. Then I moved to Nintendo Family Computer then to desktop computers when I was in high school. Internet access when I was already in college.
It’s a bit frightening that children have access to these technologies if not properly supervised by their folks. Technology is always a double-edged sword, I just hope children will be properly educated of the harms and benefits of being exposed to the new world at the earlier age.
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