These days, virtual every child has access to some sort of computer either at home or at school. Currently, in many schools, the goal is to expose children to computers as early as possible although some parents do not agree with this approach. Due to different socioeconomic and geopolitical structures in the home, it is difficult to make blanket assessment about what age a child should have his or her first exposure to computers. Concerns exist that young children who end up being exposed to tablets, iPhones, and computers and are not properly supervised might end up suffering from harm based on how they use the computer systems. Since no one can go back and time to correct problematic behavior, it is necessary to properly teach young ones how to use computers in the right way from the start. That said, young ones who know how to use computers gain many significant advantages. They learn more about the world, can stay up to date on current events, and are able to expand their learning horizons. There is one major drawback present and this would be the notion that young children end up becoming too reliant on computers and end up suffering in other areas of education such as math and literature. They also begin to falter with basic math and reading skills. The concern that arises is whether or not the computer skills gained automatically leads to a lack of interest in other areas of study the child deems tedious or overly time consuming. A selection of research notes that uncontrolled use of a computer by very younger children can be harmful, although computing is certainly becoming a major facet of the future since most of what we do is computer controlled, both children and adults must maintain working knowledge of computers and how to use them.
The key to enhancing the well being of the young one while also ensuring they understand the basics of computing while also realizing --if we are to take serious studies and statistics, a child must never be overexposed to computers and they should always be properly supervised in their use of computers are part of their education.
The responsibilities today are on the shoulders of both educators and parents to make sure a child who is learning with a computer is supervised well and all computer learning is also balanced with other forms of learning to make sure the child can be productive in other educational and life environments.
