The Influence of Media and Technology on Our Children

The Influence of Media and
Technology on Our Children
Anne Soh
Generations of Virtue

Jesse (14)
Jakin (12)
Job
Anne
Aimee (8)

What media and technology?
–Songs, MTV
–Movies, videos, TV shows
–Advertisements, commercials
–SMS, MMS, Whatsapp
–Email
–Social networking sites

What media & technology?
–Chat rooms
–Phone apps
–Photo & video sharing sites
–Blogging sites
–Search engines
–Games

What dangers?
–Physical
•Eyesight, hearing, posture
•Lack exercise, lack sleep

What dangers?
–Physical
•Eyesight, hearing, posture
•Lack exercise, lack sleep
•Road hazard
•Stalking, kidnap, rape, murder

Many victims have physical and emotional
reactions such as:
•Changes in sleeping and/or eating patterns
•Experiencing nightmares
•Feeling anxious or helpless
•Fearing for one’s safety
Like offline stalking, cyberstalking is a form of
personal terrorism. Similarly, cyberstalking
may precede offline stalking, sexual assault,
physical violence, or even murder.
- from Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) website

What dangers?
–Mental
•Short attention span, hyperactivity
•Easily bored, need constant
stimulation

Psychologists and paediatricians have
recently discovered evidence that time spent
viewing screen media increases the risk of
subsequent attention and hyperactivity
problems in children and adolescents.
…make use of powerful sensory and
emotional cues to grab and hold attention...
include violent and sexual content that draw
attention and can produce strong emotional
reactions… children may learn to depend on
these sensory and emotional cues to maintain
attention, and this may interfere with a child's
ability to concentrate on activities that lack
such cues, such as reading a book.
Screen Media and Attention/Hyperactivity Problems in Children and Adolescents –
from education.com
The increased attention and hyperactivity
problems associated with screen media
exposure are associated with the following:
•Increased aggression
•Worse grades in school
•Lower probability of graduating from college
•More aggressive behaviour and lower
educational achievement may be likely to
cause difficulties in adulthood
The increased attention and hyperactivity
problems associated with screen media
exposure are associated with the following:
•Increased aggression
•Worse grades in school
•Lower probability of graduating from college
•More aggressive behaviour and lower
educational achievement may be likely to
cause difficulties in adulthood

What dangers?
–Mental
•Stimuli-directed vs self-directed
learning
•Affect studies
•Exposure to bad language,
violence and sexual content

After Pepper
kills a bad guy
(for what would
seem like the
14th time), she
turns, horrified,
to Tony. "That
was really
violent!" she
says. And she's
right. In fact, the
whole movie is
really violent.
Iron Man 3 is
what you've come
to expect from a
standard
superhero movie,
then. It's chock-
full of glossy
graphics. It
boasts frivolous
(kiss kiss)
sensuality and
mounds of
discomforting
(bang bang)
violence.
- from pluggedin.com

Childhood Exposure to Media Violence Predicts
Young Adult Aggressive Behavior, According to
a New 15-Year Study
Children who identify with aggressive TV
characters and perceive the violence to be realistic
are most at risk for later aggression
"Violent scenes that children are most likely to
model their behavior after are ones in which they
identify with the perpetrator of the violence, the
perpetrator is rewarded for the violence and in
which children perceive the scene as telling about
life like it really is," according to the researchers.
- from American Psychological Association (APA) website
Research has shown that parental co-viewing
of and commenting on the programs seems to
reduce the effects of TV violence on children,
probably because it reduces the child's
identification with the person committing the
violent act, reduces the child's perception that
the violence is real and reduces the likelihood
that the child will act out the violent act in
fantasy or play immediately after seeing it on
TV.
Research has shown that parental co-viewing
of and commenting on the programs seems to
reduce the effects of TV violence on children,
probably because it reduces the child's
identification with the person committing the
violent act, reduces the child's perception that
the violence is real and reduces the likelihood
that the child will act out the violent act in
fantasy or play immediately after seeing it on
TV.

…the makers of Grand Theft Auto
IV have gathered together all the
possible social evils they could
come up with. Prostitution. Illegal
drugs. Drive-by-shootings. Cop-
killings. Carjackings. Political
corruption. Racism. Rampant
murder.
Like other city street games before
it, Mafia II pushes its tough-guy
protagonists into pursuing after-hours
sex. Women are shown in various
stages of undress that reveal quite a bit
of breast and backside. In one
"cathouse" scene the boys are drinking
heavily while near-naked women kiss
and caress them. One of their number
receives oral sex.
- from pluggedin.com

Triumph has been teasing the public with a
stream of semi-nude ads on OOH mediums
such as bus stops and on social media.
Strangely, the ad has received the green
light from advertising watchdog Advertising
Standards Authority of Singapore (ASAS). A
spokesperson told Marketing it has yet to
receive any complaints from the public and
the ASAS Council is also of the view that the
advertisement is not objectionable.
The Advertising Standards Authority
of Singapore has sent a reminder to
media owners such as JCDecaux,
MediaCorp and others after it
received various complaints of
lingerie and bikini ads near
schools.
- from marketing-interactive.com

A video of high school boys
laughing about watching the
rape of a "dead" drunk
teenage girl who "deserved to
be peed on" drew a horde of
reporters to a small Ohio town
for a trial Wednesday.
A video of high school boys
laughing about watching the
rape of a "dead" drunk
teenage girl who "deserved to
be peed on" drew a horde of
reporters to a small Ohio town
for a trial Wednesday.
A recent study by the Crimes
Against Children Research
Center estimated that police
investigated nearly 3,500 cases
of youth-produced sexual images
during 2008 and 2009.
A recent study by the Crimes
Against Children Research
Center estimated that police
investigated nearly 3,500 cases
of youth-produced sexual images
during 2008 and 2009.
- from insing.com

What dangers?
–Emotional
•Anger, fear, nightmares
•Incorrect body image

- from “What if Barbie were modeled after a 'normal-sized' woman?” on now.msn.com

- from A Blog About Eating Disorders by Anna Knabe

What dangers?
–Emotional
•Poor self-esteem, comparison
with others

Social interaction was the second
most common cause of envy as
users could compare how many
birthday greetings they received to
those of their Facebook friends
and how many "likes" or comments
were made on photos and
postings.
Social interaction was the second
most common cause of envy as
users could compare how many
birthday greetings they received to
those of their Facebook friends
and how many "likes" or comments
were made on photos and
postings.
Vacation photos
were the biggest
cause of resentment
with more than half
of envy incidents
triggered by holiday
snaps on Facebook.
Vacation photos
were the biggest
cause of resentment
with more than half
of envy incidents
triggered by holiday
snaps on Facebook.
One in three people felt
worse after visiting the
site and more
dissatisfied with their
lives!
One in three people felt
worse after visiting the
site and more
dissatisfied with their
lives!
- from insing.com

What dangers?
–Emotional
•Poor self-esteem, comparison
with others
•Depression

The brain releases
endorphins after 2 hours’
continuous play, leading
to a sense of euphoria.
This can result in
addiction.
It can cause young
people to suffer from
depression and when
they play through the
night, it also worries
parents.

What dangers?
–Social
•Poor communication skills
•Self-centredness
•Isolation
•Inability to form long-lasting, deep
relationships
•Lack family unity

What dangers?
–Social
•Scam

- from gamasutra.com
The Prefrontal Cortex is the slowest part of the
brain to develop...
This brain region gives an individual the capacity
to exercise “good judgment” when presented with
difficult life situations… brain development is not
complete until near the age of 25, specifically
the development of the prefrontal cortex.
…the capacity to make sound long term
judgments is not just a psychological state, but
a biological state that is age dependent.
…consider the design technique that Zynga describes
as “fun pain”, the idea is to inflict some very
uncomfortable situation on a player in their game, and
then offer to remove that situation in return for money.
While the vast majority of adults will make the
assessment that it is in their best interest to not spend
the money and to just exit the application that is
designed to hurt them, it is biologically harder to come
to this conclusion if the decision maker is a child.

What dangers?
–Social
•Scam
•Sexting

50 Sexting Codes (Warning!
Explicit language!)
http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/50-
Sexting-Codes.html
http://www.wcnc.com/home/Four-things-parents-should-know-teens-smartphones--
151417505.html
Hidden Text, Text Free and
Text Plus can all be used to
hide sexting, messages and
pictures from parents.
Their friends who have the
app will get the entire
message—the sext message
they don't want you to see.

“Parents should keep all
their children off the site
because it’s much too
dangerous for children.
It’s a predator’s paradise.
This is one of the worst
faces of the Internet that
I’ve seen. It’s
disconnecting human
relationships rather than
connecting them.”
Approximately
1 in 8 of feeds
from
Chatroulette
involved 'R-
rated' content.
If three users complain about
the same participant within five
minutes, the user is temporarily
banned from the service.
If three users complain about
the same participant within five
minutes, the user is temporarily
banned from the service.

What dangers?
–Social
•Scam
•Sexting
•Cyberbullying
•Suicide

• Over half of adolescents and teens
have been bullied online, and about
the same number have engaged in
cyber bullying.
• More than 1 in 3 young people
have experienced cyberthreats
online.
• Over 25 percent of adolescents and
teens have been bullied repeatedly
through their cell phones or the
Internet.
• Only 1 in 10 teens tells a parent if
they have been a cyber bully victim
• Fewer than 1 in 5 cyber bullying
incidents are reported to law
enforcement
• 1 in 10 adolescents or teens have had
embarrassing or damaging
pictures taken of themselves without
their permission, often using cell
phone cameras
• About 1 in 5 teens have posted or
sent sexually suggestive or nude
pictures of themselves to others
• Over 80 percent of teens use a cell
phone regularly, making it the most
popular form of technology and a
common medium for cyber bullying
• Mean, hurtful comments and
spreading rumors are the most
common type of cyber bullying
• Cyber bullying affects all races
• Cyber bullying victims are more
likely to have low self esteem and
to consider suicide
- from bullyingstatistics.org
Cyber BullyingCyber Bullying

What dangers?
–Spiritual
•Addictions

…drugged her
parents in order to
get around a curfew
preventing the two
teenagers from going
online after hours.
…the two girls wanted
to use the Internet,
and they’d go to
whatever means they
had to.
…the two girls wanted
to use the Internet,
and they’d go to
whatever means they
had to.
- from redOrbit.com

- from news.asiaone.com
…children became
violent to family
members, mutilated
themselves, stole, or
threatened suicide
when they were
forbidden from playing
the games.

- from telegraph.co.uk
The
youngest
known
patient is a
four-year-old
girl
The
youngest
known
patient is a
four-year-old
girl
…young technology
addicts experienced the
same withdrawal
symptoms as alcoholics
or heroin addicts, when
the devices were taken
away.
…young technology
addicts experienced the
same withdrawal
symptoms as alcoholics
or heroin addicts, when
the devices were taken
away.

- from todayonline.com
…part of the
problem lies with
people…holding
their phones all
the time.
Online gambling is
always available,
easily accessible,
has no age-limit and
is hard to detect
Online gambling is
always available,
easily accessible,
has no age-limit and
is hard to detect

What dangers?
–Spiritual
•Addictions
•Erosion of values

You make me feel like I'm living a teenage dream
The way you turn me on, I can't sleep
Let's runaway and don't ever look back
Don't ever look back
We drove to Cali and got drunk on the beach
Got a motel and built a fort out of sheets
Let's go all the way tonight
No regrets, just love
I'ma get your heart racing in my
skin-tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight
Let you put your hands on me
in my skin-tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight
TEENAGE DREAM – Katy PerryTEENAGE DREAM – Katy Perry
Katy is our daughter and
we love her but we
strongly disagree with
how she is conducting
herself at the moment.
Katy is our daughter and
we love her but we
strongly disagree with
how she is conducting
herself at the moment.Some [outifts] are too
revealing and her father has
had words with her about it.
Like any child she is going
through a period of rebellion.
Some [outifts] are too
revealing and her father has
had words with her about it.
Like any child she is going
through a period of rebellion.

Your head, waist, legs, calvesYour head, waist, legs, calves
Good! Feeling feeling? Good!Good! Feeling feeling? Good!
It's softIt's soft
I'll make you gasp and I'll makeI'll make you gasp and I'll make
you screamyou scream
What you wanna hear, whatWhat you wanna hear, what
you wanna do is meyou wanna do is me
Damn! Girl! You so freakin’Damn! Girl! You so freakin’
sexy!sexy!
GENTLEMAN - PSYGENTLEMAN - PSYGENTLEMAN - PSYGENTLEMAN - PSY

What dangers?
–Spiritual
•Addictions
•Erosion of values
•Extremism, false teaching

Harlem Shake – Baauer
Hey Shake
Hey Shake
Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey
Shake, Ta. Ta
And do the Harlem Shake
Shake Hey, Hey
Shake, Shake
Hey
Shake, Shake, Shake
With the terrorists
Hey, with terrorists
Hey, Hey

What dangers?
–Spiritual
•Consumerism vs character
development
•Instant gratification vs long-term
goals

Our sons areOur sons are at risk of losingat risk of losing
their sense of responsibility intheir sense of responsibility in
the real worldthe real world as they find a falseas they find a false
sense of purpose in the malesense of purpose in the male
gaming culture…gaming culture…
……a boy with too much screen timea boy with too much screen time
can gain acan gain a false sense offalse sense of
purposepurpose……
It makes his male-craving-a-life-It makes his male-craving-a-life-
mission brain feel like it’smission brain feel like it’s
accomplished something. It hasn’t.accomplished something. It hasn’t.
In the real world he’sIn the real world he’s
accomplished almost nothingaccomplished almost nothing..
- from Six Ways to Keep the “Good” in Your Boy by Dannah Gresh

What dangers?
–Spiritual
•Consumerism vs character
development
•Instant gratification vs long-term
goals
•Occult

What can we do?
–Set the tone
•Start from young or ASAP and
keep at it

STAGES OF MORAL DEVELOPMENTSTAGES OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT
Copycat Phase Counselling
Phase
Coaching
Phase
Age 2 to 5 Age 6 to 11 Age 12 to adult
Consequential
copying
Considering
beliefs
Adjusting beliefs
- from Six Ways to Keep the “Good” in Your Boy by Dannah Gresh

What can we do?
–Set the tone
keep at it
•Set good example

‘The Phone Stack’‘The Phone Stack’
“Basic
premise is to
just get
people open
to the idea
of staying
active and
attentive to
one
another.”
"Is that text
message
worth the
cost of
everyone
else’s
dinner?"
- from The Week website

What can we do?
–Set the tone
keep at it
•Set good example
•Only what is needed & when
needed

https://www.facebook.com/safety

What can we do?
–Set the tone
•Work first then play
•Accountability & checking

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-sg/windows-vista/protecting-your-kids-with-family-safety

http://www.internetsafety.com/safe-eyes-parental-control-software.php

……including your laptopincluding your laptop
……your handphone,your handphone,
……and all your passwordand all your password
What’s mine is mineWhat’s mine is mine
But what’s yours is mineBut what’s yours is mine
A MOTHER’S CREED

What can we do?
–Set the tone
•Work first then play
•Accountability & checking
•Withdraw privileges when abused

What can we do?
–Teach discernment
•Discuss implications & dangers
•Set boundaries together

It is my job to raise you into a
well rounded, healthy young
man that can function in the
world and coexist with
technology, not be ruled by it.
It is my job to raise you into a
well rounded, healthy young
man that can function in the
world and coexist with
technology, not be ruled by it.
If it rings, answer it. It is a
phone. Say hello, use your
manners. Do not ever ignore a
phone call if the screen reads
"Mom" or "Dad." Not ever.
If it rings, answer it. It is a
phone. Say hello, use your
manners. Do not ever ignore a
phone call if the screen reads
"Mom" or "Dad." Not ever.It does not go to school with
you. Have a conversation with
the people you text in person.
It's a life skill.
It does not go to school with
you. Have a conversation with
the people you text in person.
It's a life skill.
Do not use this technology to
lie, fool, or deceive another
human being. Do not involve
yourself in conversations that
are hurtful to others.Do not text, email, or say
anything to someone that you
would not say out loud with
their parents in the room.
Censor yourself.
Do not text, email, or say
anything to someone that you
would not say out loud with
their parents in the room.
Censor yourself.
Turn it off, silence it, put it away in
public. Especially in a restaurant,
at the movies, or while speaking
with another human being. You
are not a rude person; do not
allow the iPhone to change that.
Turn it off, silence it, put it away in
public. Especially in a restaurant,
at the movies, or while speaking
with another human being. You
are not a rude person; do not
allow the iPhone to change that.Leave your phone home
sometimes and feel safe and
secure in that decision. It is
not alive or an extension of
you. Learn to live without it.
Leave your phone home
sometimes and feel safe and
secure in that decision. It is
not alive or an extension of
you. Learn to live without it.
You will mess up. I will take
away your phone. We will sit
down and talk about it. We will
start over again. You and I, we
are always learning. I am on
your team. We are in this
together.
- from huffingtonpost.com

Some other things
to consider:
• Attire/behaviour in
uploaded
photos/videos
• Choice and use of
language
• Personal/private
info
• Real-life friends vs
online ones
- from SST website

Cyber Wellness ResourcesCyber Wellness Resources
• Just 1 Click Away (stats/resources on porn)
just1clickaway.org
• Cyber Wellness @ SG
www.cyberwellness.org.sg
• PlanetCRuSH – TOUCH Cyber Wellness
www.planetcrush.org
• Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)
www.esrb.org
• Media Development Authority
www.mda.gov.sg/Policies/MediaClassification/Pages/Vide

What can we do?
•Discuss implications & dangers
•Set boundaries together
•Preview movies, discuss age-
appropriate issues

http://www.pluggedin.com/http://www.pluggedin.com/

What can we do?
•Check song lyrics, discuss
•Choose educational games and
sites

http://always-icecream.com
http://clever-dragons.com

http://readingeggs.com.au/
http://sg.ixl.com/

http://www.onlinegamesbazar.com/game/wordfeud_online
http://www.onlinegamesbazar.com/game/brick_breaker
http://entanglement.gopherwoodstudios.com/

Other useful sites:
• Science Hack (science experiments,
science projects, science movies and
science news) -
http://sciencehack.com/videos/index
• Daily Grammar (consists of 440 lessons
and 88 quizzes) -
http://www.dailygrammar.com/
• Podiobooks (free audio books) -
http://podiobooks.com/
• Games for the Brain (IQ games) -
http://www.gamesforthebrain.com/

What can we do?
•Check song lyrics, discuss
•Choose educational games and
sites
•Use internet to do good

http://www.justgiving.com/neverseconds

What can we do?
–Establish rules
•Time limits, time block

What can we do?
–Establish rules
•Time limits, time block
•Place in common area
•Check-in mobile devices

What can we do?
–Build relationships, develop social
and other skills
•Family bonding activities

What can we do?
and other skills
•Learn from them
•One-to-one activities

What can we do?
and other skills
•Learn from them
•One-to-one activities
•Individual activities

Generations of Virtue Singapore (FB)
Anne Soh (FB)
anne.soh@live.com.sg
http://www.generationsofvirtue.org/

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