children, on average, spend nearly seven and a half hours each day staring at those tiny displays, up 20 percent from just five years ago WHAT?!?!?! Part of the problem is the fragmented, action-packed nature of electronic media. ...fast-paced TV shows increased the risk of attention issues. And when the children adapt to those speeds, they struggle to pay attention in the slower pace of life because it’s less stimulating and rewarding. When a kid puts down his iPad, his brain finds the real-world underwhelming compared to his virtual realms. Take a closer look at his beloved Minecraft: the game operates on its own day and night schedule, so he experiences three days’ worth of action within one hour. When he goes back to life, he literally feels a drag, like the feeling we get from stepping off a movable walkway at the airport.
Posted on: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 04:02:45 +0000