Kids and Technology

Has anyone else felt like kids are becoming way too attached to electronics? Demanding new electronics? That they are driven by them, to get the "nect best thing"?

There are 7 yr old's with Ipods,Ipads, Iphones/Cell Phones, Laptops, Desktops, Digital cameras, etc etc.

Why the hell are we giving our kids so much access to these electronics and technology? Do they really need it?
I don't think so.

I have heard numerous reasons as to why parents let their kids use them, why they buy them for their 5,6,7 or 8 yr old.
 "it will help them advance faster in this world" or "it will make them smarter" or "they enjoy it"
"I want my child to have experience with technology" or "it will better their future" or "they have fun"

NO! Open your eyes, use your brain! Did you have that much access to electronics? Did your parents?

I didn't get a cell phone till i was almost 17. I never used computers until I was in school, and even then the computers we had where only there to tell us where to find books in the library. Our library was more books than anything.

We all see it, hear about it, and some of us bitch and whine, others see no problem with it. I feel bad for all of the generations below me. They will never learn the way we did. they will have a consistent need for electronics and the latest technology.

There are few cases where technology and electronics are acceptable for a small child. There are children with speech disabilities, or learning disabilities such as Dysgraphia, Autism, Dysarthia, or Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders. All affect a child, or adults, ability to communicate.

We have spoiled our children to a point of no return. They will one day be so dependent and driven on technology and electronics they wont be able to sign their own name. Is that really what we want for our children? Our grandchildren?

Our children do not need technology or electronics to be happy, or to have fun. Im 100% sure we survived, out parents survived. Send their little butts outside!! You remember that place right? OUTSIDE!! ts where kids learn social skills that include/require verbal skills and people skills, not typing on a keyboard, or use of an electronic.

They will develop people skills, verbal skills, and learn how to act in a social setting. It gives them a sense of independence because they can make their own friends and have face to face relationships. Not an Internet relationship, or technological skills