News Archive
Building on Shifting Sand - The Impact of Computer Use on Neural & Cognitive Development
Saturday 01. of January 2005By: Online Waldorf Library - Donna M. Chirico
An exploration of the effects of technology in general and computer use in specific is presented, as they pertain to neurological maturation and cognitive development The role of neural plasticity is examined as it relates to how...
Remotely Controlled - How television is damaging our lives - and what we can do about it
Tuesday 05. of July 2005By: The Independent - Dr Aric Sigman
The figures are frightening: Britons currently spend an average of four hours a day watching television – that’s more than a 24-hour day per week. Television has become our national obsession: it is our main source of common...
Why you should worry if your child watches TV for 8 hours a week
Friday 20. of May 2005By: The Guardian - Sarah Boseley
In a bid to check the expanding girth of the nation, health experts have come up with eight warning signs that can pinpoint the three-year-olds who are likely to run to serious flab before they have even left primary school. Some...
How computers hinder a child's ability to learn
Wednesday 23. of March 2005By: Daily Mail - SARAH HARRIS
Children's learning is hindered rather than helped by computers, a major research study has found.
TV violence 'makes children aggressive'
Friday 18. of February 2005By: The Independent - Nick Foley
Violent images on television and in computer games can increase aggressive behaviour among young children. Researchers have found that violent imagery in the media had a "substantial" short-term effect on children's arousal,...
Online, off course
Tuesday 05. of October 2004By: The Guardian - Peter Kingston
Computers and digital communication have so far failed to turn Britain into the learning society the government and educators have been predicting, according to a survey into use of new technology.
Limit child TV viewing to an hour each day, study urges
Friday 16. of July 2004By: The Guardian - James Meikle
Researchers last night suggested children should watch no more than an hour's television a day after finding that those who watched the box for long periods showed signs of poor health by their mid-20s.