Week 5: 1 in 3 Parents Say Kids Are Online Too Much

In a recent survey, one in three parents have reported that they feel their children are spending far too much time on the Internet.As obesity and overweight rates continue to climb the charts over the years, parents are worried. Children becoming more addicted to the Internet are more likely to decrease physical activity, like playing outside, engaging in sports, or even riding your bike. It will be interesting to see the correlation between children, the Internet, and inactivity come twenty or thirty years from now, also. The article discussed that nearly 75% of parents admit that they have "issues" with what, exactly, their children are looking at when they are browsing the Internet.

This article parallels what we talk about in class, because it looks at how technological advancement will affect future generations. Although many critics and tech-gurus are avid believers in using the Internet to broaden one's mind, should we be worried about how online activity could lead us to becoming couch potatoes?