As I thoroughly scrutinized each article of the discussion "Is Internet Addiction a Health Threat for Teens?",
I am unable to understand Bergman's argument. For example, Bergman proposes that "If we restrict our kids’ access... they won’t respect the rules when they have a chance to get around them." He suggest if we let them regulate their own behavior, they will "naturally modify their own habits" and gain technical and social skills from technology. I agree that a child and/or teen will abuse the use of technology for an undesirable amount of time when unsupervised, especially in the type of era we live in today. However, a lot of teenagers aren't technologically restricted and look at the results. A vast majority of us don't have the strength to self regulate which is why our parents have to demand it.
Young advances on the ideal that we should set up a systematic process of gradually allowing our children to use technology as they age. The benefits of this process would be a healthy relationship with technology and the obtainment of self control. I wholeheartedly agree with Young's solution to internet addiction. It creates a balance between the virtual world and the natural world. In addition, they'll be able to successfully determine what a substantial amount of time spent on their gadgets are on their own. I'd like to know if anyone saw another argument more practical and why ?
- Jordyn Parham
When I first read the debate and all the arguments on my own I had a different opinion. I first thought that Young's method wouldn't be efficient but as I read your thoughts I'm starting to believe it may work. I just feel like limiting a child's usage of technology can hurt them. For instance, if they sleep over their friend's home and the parent allows them to take their device, they may spend most of their time on it because they finally have some type of freedom and they are aware that will change when they get back home. I think a more effective method would just be having the child in activities that requires them to be off their devices. But I mean, Young's method could work. Sometimes overnight my parent's take away my little brother's Ipad when they feel he has been using it too much and the next morning he doesn't wake up looking for it. He is just tempted to use it because he sees it.
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