How technology has impacted parenting?

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HOW TECHNOLOGY HAS IMPACTED PARENTING?

Introduction:

We live in a modern world of rapid development, growth and expansion, where individuals need constant collaboration, with reference to keeping up with the fast-paced, nerve-wrecking and cost-effective environment. However at the same time, technology and its never-ending successes have impacted the realms of the conventional households systems we know today.

Looking out on the home front, from baby monitors to recreational avenues such as X-Box 360 and PlayStation, from the conventional modes of washing clothes to washing machines functioning at the command of sound, even from the primitive modes of cleaning to the more sophisticated robots and cleaning utensils and equipment that clean the house in no time, technology has greatly and significantly impacted and banged the old, aged ways to breeding kids, thus taking care of the level of family and friends on a more technological, scientific front. This paper encompasses the whereabouts of how the never-ending processes of technological advancements pave way for contributing towards the well-being of a domicile and at the same time, pave way for improving the lifestyle of the households respectively (Alderson, 1995).

For this paper, our research question defined is “How has technology impacted parenting?". The reason for choosing this as a research question is because understanding and comprehending the way the contemporary household has been impacted with reference to increasing development that occur and prevail in an overall surrounding of technological intelligence.

Literature Review:

It is important that children learn and practice certain social skills that will help them in their adult relationships (Alderson and Morrow, 2004). The lack of face to face conversations due to constant reliance on technology may be denying today's children the experiences that help them develop empathy, handle conflict and read social cues like facial expression and body language. Recently, I worked with a young woman who was anxious to confront her roommate about potential issues that could affect their living situation (Alderson, 2001). She spent a great deal of time figuring out what to say and how to handle what may come up. The next time I saw her, she reported that she simply texted her friend about it and "it was no big deal." Besides not being able to experience the satisfaction of working out a conflict face to face, it was a missed opportunity to practice basic communication skills that she will surely need later on in ...