Media use and kids

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media, news, technology

American Academy of Pediatrics has put out new guidelines for media use and kids. The new guidelines are age based and calculates their activity level to balance out the use of media.

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/Media/Pages/How-to-Make-a-Family-Media-Use-Plan.aspx

What has happened to people-skills?!

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development, technology

As I see children daily and assess their development, I find many that have not been taught people skills. What happened to looking someone in the eye when talking with them? Where have our manners gone? Technology is definitely a culprit to this. Our children don’t have to interact with others when they can text. Can you imagine what the next generation will be like if we don’t pass these skills on? The following link is a great article on how to teach your child people skills:

http://www.parents.com/kids/development/social/how-to-teach-social-skills/?sssdmh=dm17.901644&esrc=nwpdbk041416

 

Amazing technology advancement

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autism, neurology, technology

This Doctor Made a Blind Man See and an Autistic Boy Speak

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-19/this-doctor-made-a-blind-man-see-and-an-autistic-boy-speak

technology and hearing

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hearing, technology

Wow!! Technology just keeps on advancing! Here’s a news article that hits close to home!! Read this article about a baby from the Permian Basin.

New hope for deaf children: Brainstem implant surgery aims to help them learn to hear, talk

http://news360.com/article/278815073#