{"id":3338,"date":"2022-01-23T21:45:41","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T05:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movingtolearn.ca\/?page_id=3338"},"modified":"2022-02-14T15:37:37","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T23:37:37","slug":"book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/movingtolearn.ca\/book\/","title":{"rendered":"Book"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3338\" class=\"elementor elementor-3338\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27ce69d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27ce69d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d5fa76\" data-id=\"0d5fa76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1af125 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1af125\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Virtual Child \u2013 The terrifying truth about what technology is doing to children<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c06c8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c06c8c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c57ec6e\" data-id=\"c57ec6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2f5abc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2f5abc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Virtual-Child-terrifying-technology-children\/dp\/1453719520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/movingtolearn.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Virtual_Child_Cover.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3487\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/movingtolearn.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Virtual_Child_Cover.jpg 560w, https:\/\/movingtolearn.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Virtual_Child_Cover-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28feed8\" data-id=\"28feed8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26341a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26341a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>It is a widely held belief by society that technologies such as television, internet,<br \/>video games and cell phones are harmless, and children with dependencies can just be<br \/>\u201cunplugged\u201d whenever adults want, without long term or devastating consequences. It is now estimated that up to 10% of elementary children are addicted to video games, with some as young as two years of age. Underlying these addictions is a pervasive and endemic ailment of 21st century society \u2013 the preference of a device over human beings. As children are connecting more and more to technology, they are disconnecting from humanity. Children are spending long hours immersed in dark and lonely virtual worlds, disconnecting not only from themselves, but also from their family, friends, classmates and even their pets. While the family dog is ignored and chained in the back yard, children raise virtual avatar pets on Second Life. Streets and parks are empty and quiet now, as children move deeper and deeper into their virtual worlds. This \u201cdisconnection\u201d by children isn\u2019t just from themselves and others. They now fear nature and being in the Great Outdoors. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8a8fd1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8a8fd1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83d6d13\" data-id=\"83d6d13\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-911adf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"911adf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The worst disconnection though, one that will change the path of humanity forever is a disconnection of children from their sense of spirit. No longer do we hear the joys of laughter as children play games outside, nor do we see the spark in children\u2019s eyes as they learn to ride their bike or build imaginary cities in the dirt and people out of sticks and leaves. Everyone is obsessed with escaping from their present stressed existence, but to where, and why? In the history of humankind, there has never been such rapid change to systems and structures that used to govern our lives. The very fabric we used to build our home, school, work, and community systems is unravelling, leaving families and schools struggling to adapt. The intrusion of technology into home, school and work environments has hit us so fast and with such force, that there has been little time to plan how to accommodate the profound change technology has made to our lives.<\/p><p>The sustainability of our children\u2019s future is now in question. In the history of humankind, our children have never been sicker than they are right now. Technology may pose the largest threat ever to the health and well being of 21st century children, yet few people are willing to do something to counteract technology\u2019s pervasive presence in our children\u2019s lives. Developmentally delayed, learning disabled, obese, sleep deprived, mentally ill, isolated, aggressive, illiterate, and unable to pay attention, the new millennium child may be the first generation ever to not outlive their parents. In this book by a pediatric occupational therapist Cris Rowan, the disconnection of children from self, others, nature and spirit is profiled. The current status of child physical, mental, social and academic performance is revealed, and three critical milestones for achieving optimal child growth and success are reviewed. Research regarding the impact of technology overuse on child performance indicators is presented, and issues of concern for parents, health and education professionals regarding technology overuse by children are outlined. The future sustainability of children is analyzed. A variety of novel interventions and treatment approaches are recommended for private and public sectors to begin to manage balance between activities children need for growth and success with technology use.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Virtual-Child-terrifying-technology-children\/dp\/1453719520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virtual Child<\/a> offers parents, health and education professionals, innovative tools and techniques to enhance child development and academic performance, while managing balanced use of technology. 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