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Susan McDonough

What is the forum for? - 7 views

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  • Susan McDonough
     
    Hi. Use this space to post comments. If applicable, enter one of the tags: Benefit, Risk, or Commentary. Thanks!
Susan McDonough

Is the Internet depriving the social skills of our kids? - ParentDish - 0 views

  • I can totally see how the Internet could dent a child's budding social skills. I don't have a whole lot of social skill to begin with, but what little I did have has been mostly eaten by my computer, I'm sure. I find myself sometimes yearning for voicemail over a person, an email over a face-to-face meeting. Why should it be any different for my kid?
Susan McDonough

Teens learn important social skills online - Business news, business advice and informa... - 0 views

  • The study found young people add media skills, knowledge and "learn basic social and technical skills that they need to fully participate in contemporary society".
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Internet Usage and Social Skills Correlation - Associated Content - 0 views

  • With the avoidance of face and verbal cues, social risk is largely averted, while communication (for the keyboard-literate) is enhanced and the internet may function as a venue for avoiding intimacy."
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Annals of General Psychiatry | Full text | A cross-sectional analysis of video games an... - 0 views

  • Adolescents who play more than one hour of console or Internet video games may have more or more intense symptoms of ADHD or inattention than those who do not. Given the possible negative effects these conditions may have on scholastic performance, the added consequences of more time spent on video games may also place these individuals at increased risk for problems in school.
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JSTOR: The Future of Children, Vol. 10, No. 2 (Autumn - Winter, 2000), pp. 123-144 - 0 views

  • The research findings are more mixed, however, regarding the effects on children's social development. Although little evidence indicates that the moderate use of computers to play games has a negative impact on children's friendships and family relationships, recent survey data show that increased use of the Internet may be linked to increases in loneliness and depression.
  • The authors conclude that more systematic research is needed in these areas to help parents and policymakers maximize the positive effects and to minimize the negative effects of home computers in children's lives.
    • Susan McDonough
       
      This article is from 2000 so probably more research since then. Still there are benefits as well as risks listed.
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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. - CyberPsychology & Behavior - 9(5):584 - 0 views

  • Positive feedback on the profiles enhanced adolescents' social self-esteem and well-being, whereas negative feedback decreased their selfesteem and well-being.
    • Susan McDonough
       
      This seems no different from f2f interaction. Positive feedback makes us happy; negative feedback makes us sad.
  • Positive feedback on the profiles enhanced adolescents' social self-esteem and well-being, whereas negative feedback decreased their selfesteem and well-being.
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Effect of the Internet On Social Skills - 0 views

  • "... when kids are online, they're reading, thinking, analyzing, criticizing and authenticating - composing their thoughts. Kids use computers for activities that go hand-in-hand with our understanding of what constitutes a traditional childhood. They use the technology to play, learn, communicate and form relationships as children always have. Development is enhanced in an interactive world
    • Susan McDonough
       
      This article is a little dated but I think the conclusion still holds true and is not really a modern problem. Parental neglect has never been a good thing - Internet or no Internet.
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