Electronic Devices and Young Children By Oscar Donis Period 2 Careers with Children

Some negative results Every Day more electronic devices are coming out Each one is catching the attention of kids at younger ages. Games for kids now a days become more violent, and more fantasy. As a result kids become less active. Children become a little bit more unhealthy each passing day. They spend more time on playing games.

Exposed to electronics From ages 4 to 7 kids are beginning to see electronics At age 7 they begin to spend more time on playing with electronics and spend more time on them then TV or computers.

How do they get the kids? Companies use many different techniques to get children to buy there games. They use: – Violence – Cartoon Characters – TV shows – Anything Flashy

The DSi The new Nintendo DSi has internet access, plays music, has a camera can download games, and play any of the DS games.

Ipod Ipod’s let people listen to music anywhere they go. They can watch movies, upload pictures, play games and with newer Ipod’s they can use internet listen to radio, or take pictures.

Left to Right PS3 and Xbox 360 Each system above has many different types of games for different age groups.

Cell phones Age group ranges from 8 to 12 years old More then 50% of kids have a cell phone by then Most kids between the age of 8 to 12 will have a cell phone by 2010

Computers Kids begin to explore the computer without any fear. They become better and better at younger ages.

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