Addressing the effects of
technology on child
development.
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In the News
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Globe and Mail
Articles
Brandon Crisp, a Barrie, Ontario
teen has been missing since October 13, 2008 following a
fight with his parents for taking away his Xbox
360. Read more.
"This has become his identity, and I didn't
realize how in-depth this was until I took his Xbox
away.... That's like cutting his legs off," said Mr.
Crisp. Read
more.
"If parents aren't connecting with
their children at an early age, addiction can become a
problem as kids reach adolescence", says Cris Rowan, a
pediatric occupational therapist and sensory specialist
in Sechelt, B.C. Read
more.
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Zone'in offers to
help |
To help parents, teachers and therapists struggling
with how to address child TV, videogame and internet
addictions, Cris Rowan, pediatric occupational therapist
offers the following: Article - Ten steps
to successfully unplug children from
technology. This article is a 'must read'
for anyone who is working with children who over use
technology. Click here to
learn more!Workshops -
Cris is coming to Toronto on
December 5, 2008 to present the following two
workshops for parents, health and education
professionals:
A Cracked Foundation How Virtual
Parenting is Destroying our Children
Mixed Signals Connecting to Technology
is Disconnecting Child
Development
These two half day
workshops provide urgently needed research based
information, tools and techniques to help disconnect
children from technology. A Cracked Foundation
and Mixed Signals
offer foundation knowledge to prepare schools to
immediately implement technology reduction programs, and
instructs families in numerous ways how to re-connect
with their children. Participants will learn about
the impact of technology on child mental and physical
development, family structure, and children's ability to
learn. Videogame addictions, critical factors for child
development, attachment theory, child diagnosis and
medication mania, attention difficulties, sensory
impairment and motor delays are but a few of the covered
topics integral to working with 21st century 'techno'
children. Click here to
learn more and register!Tools
and Techniques - The TV and Videogame Reduction
Module for Parents and Teachers was created for
classroom or home implementation, and promotes child
awareness, information and loads of tools and techniques
to motivate children to reduce use of technology.
Contains Discussion
Topics, the Addiction
Questionnaire, the Survivor Unplugged
Challenge, the Zone'in Fact Sheet,
the Ten Steps to
Successfully Unplug Your Child from Technology,
the Zone'in TV and
Videogame Schedule and loads of alternate
activities to using TV and videogames. Click here to
purchase! |
New Unplug'in game
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Unplug'in addresses TV,
videogame and internet addictions in children, helping
them develop the necessary skills to unplug. Traveling
through the Me, We,
Earth and Spirit dimensions
builds performance skills, empowering children to
unplug.
Unplug'in
brings imagination and creativity back into children's
lives! Click here to
learn more and to place an
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Additional resources
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Listen to three leading
researchers talk about the effects of technology on
children. Tune into a two hour teleconference by
Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community
Development titled TV,
Computers and Outdoor Play by going to www.research4children.com.
You
might be interested in reading a testimony presented to
US Senate by Dr. David Bickham, Research Scientist from
Boston Children's Hospital, Centre on Media and Child
Health reviewing the scientific evidence on violent
video games and the concern that these games may
contribute to children's violent thoughts and
behaviors. Read the
testimony here.
Check out Centre on Media
and Child for additional resources on technology
addictions.
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2008
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Cris Rowan |
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Cris Rowan is a Pediatric
Occupational Therapist, author, speaker and champion of
easing the job of learning for all children.
Click here
for complete bio.
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