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Media Literacy: Use Of Technology In Family And Romantic Relationships

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Temuulen Batoyun
Millea
Media Literacy
11 November 2016
Technology in Family and Romantic Relationships
“One of my toddler daughter’s favorite things to do is run around the house with a toy cell phone pressed up to her ear. It is a cute sight, but every time I see it I cringe a little. Is she trying to tell me something? Do I use my phone too much around her? Is she going to grow up with a distorted view of the importance of gadgets – smartphones, iPads, and think I prefer these things over her?” (Huffington n.p) - A story from a concerned mother. Technology is creating a divide between families, and driving parents and teenagers further away from one another. The problem with today’s relationships is that parents feel left out of their teenagers’ …show more content…

Technology makes it easier for people to stay in touch, however, it also gives them an excuse to not go and visit their family and friends in person. Catching up online, having frequent video chats might be the easier way but it does not beat the old traditional way of making the effort to go see somebody in person, and being there physically to support them. The use of technology is tarnishing the relationship between couples, and preventing children from communicating with their parents, and letting kids feel left out because of the use of technology in their parents’ lives. If a person were to turn their phone off for just an hour, at the dinner table and engage in a conversation with their family member, it can drastically change their family bond, and their understanding of one another.
Technology in Family Relationships: Annotated Bibliography
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Brandt, Michelle. "How Technology Can Affect Parent-Child Relationships | Scope Blog". Scopeblog.stanford.edu. N. p., 2011. Web. 31 Oct. 2016.
1. The article states the other side of how technology has been ruining parent-children relationship. It talks about how the parents text while driving, while eating at the dinner table and how the children are clueless as to how to catch their attention.
2. The article is very credible because they website is very well known, and it is an ivy league university research

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