
Unplug—Don't Drug: A Critical Look at the Influence of Technology on Child Behavior With an Alternative Way of Responding Other Than Evaluation and Drugging
The past decade has seen an increase in personal use of electronic technology, with childhood television and video game use similarly increasing. Critical milestones for child motor and sensory development are not being met. Simultaneously, there is an increasing incidence of childhood
physical, psychological, and behavior disorders, often accompanied by the prescription of psychotropic medication. One in six children exhibit signs of poor health, mental stress, or problems at school. Exposure to an average of 8 hours per day of various forms of technology use has resulted
in a physically sedentary yet chaotically stressed existence for Canadian children. The detrimental effects of technology use on critical milestones for child development are reviewed. This commentary by apediatric occupational therapist outlines issues of concern for parents, family physicians,
and pediatricians related to these trends and offers a novel treatment approach: Unplug—Don't Drug.
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Keywords: BALANCED TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT; CHILD BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY; OVERMEDICATION OF CHILDREN; TECHNOLOGY ADDICTIONS
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: April 1, 2010
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