Playing with old phones teaches children good habits, and reflects our bad ones back at us

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Title:	Playing with old phones teaches children good habits, and reflects our bad ones back at us
Contributor(s):	Bird, Jo (author)
Publication Date:	2019-12-27
Open Access:	Yes
Handle Link:	https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/27965
Open Access Link:	https://theconversation.com/playing-with-old-phones-teaches-children-good-habits-and-reflects-our-bad-ones-back-at-us-127727
Abstract:	Screens are everywhere, including in the palms of our hands. Children see how much time we adults spend on our smartphones, and therefore how much we seem to value these devices – and they want to be a part of it. Children see us constantly looking up information we need to know, and being continuously connected. It's only natural that they should want to copy this behaviour in their play, and "practise being an adult".
Publication Type:	Journal Article
Source of Publication:	The Conversation (Science + Technology)
Publisher:	The Conversation Media Group Ltd
Place of Publication:	Australia
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008:	130102 Early Childhood Education (excl. Maori) 100599 Communications Technologies not elsewhere classified
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020:	390302 Early childhood education
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008:	970110 Expanding Knowledge in Technology
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020:	280102 Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences
HERDC Category Description:	C3 Non-Refereed Article in a Professional Journal
Appears in Collections:	Journal Article School of Education