Screen Time

                    “Screen Time Higher than Ever for Children” by Tamar Lewin is about more and more children having access to different types of technology, at such a young age. The percent of children under eight spending more time in front of television screens have increased. The parents are downloading apps to keep the kids occupied. A study by Common Sense Media found that half of the households with incomes above $75,000 had downloaded apps for their small children, compared to the one in eight families who earned less than $30,000. The study also found that almost a third of kids under the age of two have televisions in their bedrooms which is a great increase from 2005. Although a report found that screen time gives no benefits for children under the age of two.   

                 Children are spending more time in front of screens and exposed to more technology than ever before.
               An increase in technology has brought young children to stay in front of screens. “… almost a third of children under two have televisions in their bedrooms, a substantial increase from 2005,” found by the Kaiser Foundation (Lewin 1). As technology progresses and gets better, more and more children are getting exposed to it and they enjoy using it. They find it better than reading a book or playing outside. “The study found that fully half of children under eight had access to a mobile device like a smartphone, a video iPod, or other tablet,” studied by Common Sense Media (Lewin 1). Most families have some kind of technology; either it’s a cellphone or a computer. Eventually, if you have young children, at some point they will get their hands on some king of device and will gradually get attached to it. The percent of children under eight spending more time in front of screens has increased.

"The Myth of the Slippery Bachelor"

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"The Myth of the Slippery Bachelor" by Belinda Luscombe is about a new study that explains how men aren't as afraid of commitment than women are. The study says, women want to be on their own and want to be independent, men are usually rushing into things like marriage and family. In mens choices of women, different races/religions are not a main factor. But further findings tell a different story, saying the attachment for men and women are the same.

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Belinda Luscombe, author of "The Myth of the Slippery Bachelor", quotes, "the mechanisms for attachment for men and women are exactly the same. Just as many men want to get married as women do." (Fisher 52) It's saying that on the topic of marriage and starting a family, men and women are on the same level. It really just depends on the individual person/couple. For example, if you have different experiences with marriage and children, maybe your parents got a divorce. You might want to wait and make sure its the right one.

Saved By the Sell

"Saved by the Sell" by Andrea Ford is about how more and more schools are putting ads in everything the kids do. The arguement is if the ads are bad for the children. Most school boards agreed to change and cover the students locker with numerous amounts of ads. The parents disagree because they have been paying for different programs. By adding many ads, that means that many programs are getting cut. The parents can stop their children from watching television and seeing all the ads but they can't stop them from going to school.