Technology, Kids, and The Truth !

Presented by Group E

NAME ID

Abdus Satter : 1735169090

Asif Iqbal : 2016289090
Evana Yasmin : 1935059090
Md Khaled Al Nahian : 2016213690
Sadia Iffat haque : 2016351090

Seminar BUS 700 - North South University

of how children use
and interact with
media devices and
services, split by
age in 2019
The Connected Child –

• Half of ten-year-olds own their own smartphone

• More children watch video-on-demand (VoD)
than watch live broadcast TV
Children’s social media use diversifies
• Children shifting to smartphones and tablets to
watch TV content
• A substantial minority of ten-year-olds have a
• YouTube remains firm favorite over TV or on- social media profile
demand content
• WhatsApp joins Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram
in the top social media platforms used by children

• Newer platforms, such as TikTok and Twitch, are

gaining popularity

• The ‘Greta effect’ and online social activism

 The Good and The Bad impacts of Mobile
phone use on children
o Mental skill development o Affects Brain Activity
with educational contents
o Academic Performance
o Becoming classroom tools
o Academic Malpractice
o Faster problem-solving skills
and decision making o Inappropriate Media

o Improving multitasking and o Sleep Disruption

visual-spatial development
o Medical Issues
o Learning enhancement
o Mental Health
o Developing for future
technology leaders o Cyberbullying, Abuse and
security risks

o Risk of depression and loneliness

Are Kids
becoming
cell phone addict?
42% of Kids Spending 30+ Hours a Week on Their Phone !
A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY

With so much noise around childhood obesity, behavioral issues and cyber bullying linked
to childrens’ phone habits; are parents closely monitoring their child’s phone usage?

Be prepared to be shocked at some of the insights revealed on next slides –

• SURVEY DEMOGRAPHIC:
Parents with children between the ages of 4 – 14
Gender Split: 53% Women / 46% Men

• RESPONDENTS SURVEYED:
1135 Parents

• LOCATION:
All parents located globally
• 4 in 10 kids are 6 or under when parents first let them use a • 40% of parents let their kids have their own phone by the age
cellphone (40%) of 10
• 14% of kids did not use a cell phone until they were a • 65% of pre-teenage kids have a phone by the time they
teenager (13-16) reach 13
• 40% of parents admit to allowing their kids to use cell phones • 57% of kids use their phone for gaming
to keep them entertained / give themselves a break! • Completing homework was the least popular option for
• 53% of parents allow their kids to use cell phones as they activity on kids phones at only 18%
believe they are educationally beneficial
• 42% of parents admit to letting their child spend 3 hours + a • Nearly 70% of parents think that the use of cellphones has a
day on their cell phone! positive effect on their kids development
• Kids are spending more than 1500 hours on cell phones a • Could this be why they allow them to use them for extended
year! periods of time?
SURVEY FINDINGS
 57% of kids mainly use their phone for gaming
 Completing homework was the least popular
activity on their phones (only 18%)
 Nearly 70% of parents think that the use of
cellphones has a positive effect on their child’s
development
 12% of children first use a phone between the ages
of 1-2!
 4 in 10 kids are 6 or under when they first use a
cellphone (40%)
 65% of pre-teen kids, under the age of 13 own their
own phone
 Nearly 9 out of 10 parents know their child’s phone
passcode (88%)
 CHILDHOOD OBESITY
AND
TECHNOLOGY

Lack of sports and physical

activity might be one of the
reasons to be obsessed !
Parental Concerns –

• Childhood obesity increasing due to

spending lots of time with phone instead of
sports in playground

• Companies are collecting information

about what their child is doing online

• Their child damaging their reputation online

• Giving out details to inappropriate people

• Pressure to spend money online

• The possibility of their child being radicalized

online

• Concerned about the content of the games

their child plays
NOTES TO REMEMBER
“We are convinced the devil lives in
our phones and is wreaking havoc on
our children.”
• We can encourage our
child to use their mobile
phone responsibly by
modelling responsible phone
use ourselves
• It’s a good idea to discuss
and agree on mobile phone
rules with our child.
• Rules might cover what our
child uses the phone for,
and also when, where and
how much they use it.
THANK YOU !
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