It is the "digital heroine": how screens turn children into psychotic addicts
By Dr. Nicholas Kardaras August 27, 2016 | 7:54 pm
Susan * bought her six year old son John iPad when he was in first grade. "I thought," Why not let him make a jump on things? "She said to me at a therapy session. John's school had begun to use the devices with younger and younger grades - and his technology teacher had delighted with their educational benefits - then Susan wanted to do what was best for her short-haired boy who liked to read and play baseball.
She started letting John play different educational games on her iPad. Finally, he discovered that Minecraft, as the technology professor assured it, was "just like the electronic Lego". Recalling how much she had amused as a child building and played with the intertwined plastic blocks, Susan left her son Minecraft her afternoon.
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First, Susan was very satisfied. John seemed engaged in a creative play as he explored the cube world of the game. She noticed that the game was not quite the Legos she remembered - after all she did not have to kill animals And find rare minerals to survive and move on to the next level with his beloved old game. But John really seemed to like playing and the school even had a Minecraft club, so how bad could it be?
Still, Susan could not deny that she saw changes to John. He began to concentrate more and more on his game and lose interest in baseball and reading while refusing to do his chores. A few mornings he woke up and told him he could see the cubic shapes in his dreams.
Although this worried her, she thought her son could just show off an active imagination. As her behavior continued to deteriorate, she tried to fend for herself, but John threw stiffness. Her explosions were so severe that she yielded, always raking repeatedly that "it's educational."
Then one night she realized something was seriously wrong.
By Dr. Nicholas Kardaras August 27, 2016 | 7:54 pm
Susan * bought her six year old son John iPad when he was in first grade. "I thought," Why not let him make a jump on things? "She said to me at a therapy session. John's school had begun to use the devices with younger and younger grades - and his technology teacher had delighted with their educational benefits - then Susan wanted to do what was best for her short-haired boy who liked to read and play baseball.
She started letting John play different educational games on her iPad. Finally, he discovered that Minecraft, as the technology professor assured it, was "just like the electronic Lego". Recalling how much she had amused as a child building and played with the intertwined plastic blocks, Susan left her son Minecraft her afternoon.
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AFP / Getty Images
First, Susan was very satisfied. John seemed engaged in a creative play as he explored the cube world of the game. She noticed that the game was not quite the Legos she remembered - after all she did not have to kill animals And find rare minerals to survive and move on to the next level with his beloved old game. But John really seemed to like playing and the school even had a Minecraft club, so how bad could it be?
Still, Susan could not deny that she saw changes to John. He began to concentrate more and more on his game and lose interest in baseball and reading while refusing to do his chores. A few mornings he woke up and told him he could see the cubic shapes in his dreams.
Although this worried her, she thought her son could just show off an active imagination. As her behavior continued to deteriorate, she tried to fend for herself, but John threw stiffness. Her explosions were so severe that she yielded, always raking repeatedly that "it's educational."
Then one night she realized something was seriously wrong.
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