She then brings up the issue of unnerving newspaper headlines such as “Bloodlust Video Games Put Kids in the Crosshairs” (205). Sternheimer feels not enough emphasis has been given to other issues such as “social rejection and depression” (206). She also brings our attention to information on statistical evidence. Sternheimer believed it to be “controversial” and feels it “exclude[s] a host of other factors” (207). Sternheimer feels it is these other over looked factors that are truly the cause of “young killers” (210).
Therefore, the focus should be more on the diet of the child rather than exercising. It is very good to exercise daily, but in this case, laziness is not the main culprit in child obesity. All these variables that have been stated have consequences that lead to obesity amongst children. The psychological result of an obese child is lower self-esteem, a negative body image, and an overall unfavorable social health. A child who is dealing with overweight or obesity more than likely have bad experiences with other children
The imaginary friend that I picked is Lou, the article I think that he would find most convincing is “Don’t Withhold Violent Games” because one of his hobbies is to play games. This is a summary of the article “Don’t Withhold Violent Games” by Jessica Robbins. In this article, Robbins begins by acknowledging how far technology has come and how video games have become more graphic and violent (1). Due to a lot of crazy events that have taken place in the recent years involving violent acts, there has been concerns if violent media games have influence. Robbins spoke on the laws that some states have passed banning minors from viewing or purchasing violent video games without an adult and feels such law should not exist (1).
(Doctoral dissertation, University of Pittsburgh, 2006) If obesity has psychological effects and long run complications on a child's health and wellbeing, then it also has a physiological effect on diabetes". Diabetes type 1 can affect children regardless of whether they are obese or not because it occurs at an early stage of life. Diabetes type 1 is a chronic disease of the autoimmune system, and the body doesn't produce the insulin hormone. Insulin hormone is important because it is needed to activities. A child's life with type 1 diabetes might be different; usually the child is dependent on his/her parents to manage their glucose level,
Sue Palmer is another sociologist that believes the increasing impact of technology and the media over the past 50 years is causing childhood to deteriorate. Palmer argues that in modern society there is a ‘toxic childhood’ due to an excessively screen-based culture which she feels is why there has been an increase in developmental conditions in children. She has reasons for some of these conditions, for example ADHD could be caused to screen saturation as the rapid changes of images on TV can make an immature brain go into overdrive resulting in the child seeing real life as boring. Palmer also believes the increase in screen-based activities has made it more difficult for children to develop literacy skills. Also Palmer
In addition to that playing video games, too much sugar, fast past lifestyle and lack of self control are also invalid causes of AD/HD. However, heredity, brain deficiencies and other biological causes are reasons why some children have AD/HD. Prenatal factors such as alcohol consumption or smoking while pregnant can also cause AD/HD. Brain deficiencies can be defined as damages to the frontal lobes which controls cognitive, emotional and motor responses, the cerebellum which controls motor planning, motivation and behavioral inhibition and/or basal ganglia which also controls behavioral inhibition. Once it is seen how AD/HD occurs in children it is very clear to see why they have as much trouble as they do with focusing in
Most families turn to technology to keep their children occupied without realizing that excessive consumption may harm their health. For example, when kids spend late night hours sitting in front of the TV screen, they get an inadequate amount of sleep which leads to obesity overtime. Childhood Obesity & Technology – What’s the Connection,
Maybe adult pornography sites don’t apply to every single kid, but how about the violent, gory, and explicit video games that elementary school children play? They still play those horrific games even when it gives them nightmares, and affects their ability to work during school. The internet is also like the home of false information and children trafficking center. As cliché as it sounds, not everything from the internet is true; people can
The most significant cause of childhood obesity is behavioral and environmental factors (Hubert, HB). According to American Obesity Association, average American child spends significant amount of their free time playing video games or watching TV. During this immobility very few calories are used and larger number of calories is stored in the form of fat. It’s very clear that children who are not participating in outdoor physical activities are in higher risk of being
In 2003, California became the first state to ban the sale of soda in middle and elementary schools. Los Angeles school district lost $4.5 million alone in 2004 (Dalton). In 2006 snack and soda makers pledged to limit the kinds of beverages and sugar ingredients sold in vending machines. However, the article “Junk Foods in School” gives insight on how some view to disagree on the ban of selling junk food to students. In a Seattle, Washington school district, schools went against this ban because the district, which had previously received $340,000 a year from Coca-Cola, no longer was receiving funds that supported yearbooks and school activities.