The Lootinent Aug 10, 2012 | Page 3

These technological changes have affected very much the way children today comprehend their environment compared with children 20 years ago. Today children grow up with remote controls and spend more time watching television and videos than reading. Toys are now filled with buttons and blinking lights, interacting with them, talking and listening to them the way the stuffed animals and hobbyhorses of the past did not. Computer-based information kiosks have become a common feature of shopping centres, museums and other public places. Children today are brought up with instant access to knowledge, a world where vivid images embody and supplement information formerly presented solely through text. They are used to an environment where they control information flow and access, whether through a video game controller, remote control, mouse, or touch-tone phone.