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Benefits of the Internet to Children

admin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:15:17 +0000

With the increasing number of children interested in the Internet be it for amusement or e-learning, parents must be concerned about any relevant effects the computer will have on your children. Nowadays, education has transformed from the traditional styles to those of e-learning or online education and with popular softwares such as the Internet TV softwareï»¿, which permits children educational programs to be watched on the computer, parents may be worried about the domineering usage of the computer by their child or children.

This article will examine the benefits of using the Internet by your children and presupposes that parents invoke certain measure of parental guidance and supervision.

Some apparent benefits of the Internet for children:-

1. Improved Intellectual and Cognitive Abilites

Computers are an significant (and virtually unavoidable) part of your child’s life and education. As Disney points out, computers can assist learning in ways that would otherwise be impossible. “I am still extremely excited about what computers will be able to do for us, but you must have an adult structuring and interpreting the results.” http://www.independent.co.uk A study conducted at Wellesley College shows that children who use computers are academically ahead of their peers who do not. Computers have great potential as educational tools capable of facilitating deeper comprehension of subject matter, increasing proficiency in handling information, and mainstreaming students with special needs http://www.mccpta.com/technology_dir/ChildrenandComputerTechnology; http://www7.nationalacademies.org. Computers intrigue the children and can draw their full attention, which often results in a deeper focus and concentration. Many toddlers as young as 1 or 2 begin learning basic computer skills. When these children progess and are in elementary school they have the skills to operate a computer and are hungry to learn more. Further, computers have made homework much easier for children. Computers in school are good because kids can take what the instructor talks about a step further and learn more about the subject. Computers are also helpful when teachers assign essays and the students need to do a lot of research http://www.highbeam.com.The children who worked on a computer performed better on measures of school readiness and cognitive development than the children without computers.

2. Decreased Time spent in front of the TV

Studies have also proven that kids who use computers are spending less time watching TV. Even in the exceptional cases where they still love watching TV, there are now gripping softwares such as the Internet TV softwares that permits tons of children educational TV programs to be streamed onto the computer for fun and enjoyable yet educational TV time!

3. Promotes the Right Brain Development

There are currently many fun and exciting online softwares that are invented to stimulate the right brain of your child. Your child can now learn how to draw and design things on a computer in a fun and exciting way. Computers enable children to learn through creating, just as they gain hands-on cognition and understanding when they build forts, make up stories, and paint, increase their skills. This will definitely promote the development of the right brain and thus his/her creativity and flair.

4. Boost self-confidence and image

Very young children have shown comfort and confidence in using computers. Besides enhancing their mobility and sense of control, computers can help improve self-esteem.

5. Reduced fury

Contrary to conventional beliefs, computers do not result in increased violence amongst children, if used properly with adult supervision. In fact, it was found that in classrooms with proportionally fewer computers, pushy behavior may be increased (Clements and Nastasi 1993; Coley, Cradler, and Engel 1997 http://investigations.terc.edu.

From the above, it can be summarised that computers offer many wodnerful advantages to young children and their development, and to families as a whole http://www.cyberessays.com, http://www.indianchild.com. Computers can be a great tool and babysitter, if parents know how to use them effectively. That said, computers should be in open parts of the house where they are visible, with adults nearby to provide guidance and support. So computers are increasingly becoming a part of our children’s world and are certainly here to stay with software titles targeting young children continuing to increase.

Raymond Michael is an internet savvy person and software expert. He is also a consumer watchdog who likes to value add to consumers in making the right software purchasing decisions. He has done many reviews of various types of computer softwares in the market. If you are looking for some wonderful softwares, then please feel free to surf some of his sites at http://tvworldchannel.com

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