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Young people and technology

Young people and technology

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Young people and technology

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- [Speaker] Blink number six. Young people are particularly vulnerable to technology and they must be taught to use it responsibly. Kids like excitement, and there's a lot of excitement available these days, from mobile games to flashy ads to YouTube videos, but the drawbacks of nonstop excitement and stimulation are myriad. Modern day technology has such a powerful effect on childhood development that many tech giants don't let their kids use any devices at all. Steve Jobs, for example, wouldn't let his kids use an iPad. And there's a good reason for these strict policies. Consider the research of Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, who studies the way youths interact with social media. Her findings show that children who frequently use social media tend to be both less empathetic and less adept at creatively solving real world problems. It's also been shown that social media affects how young people form opinions. In one…

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