Child Psychology
How does technology/media (e.g., social media, screentime, television, etc.) affect children’s cognitive, emotional, and/or physical development?
Write a letter to a congressperson, educator, parent, or practitioner addressing a topic in child psychology covered in the course. You will identify one topic that we have discussed in lecture or in the textbook and discuss its implications for healthy child development. You will use research from lecture and the textbook to support your assertions or suggestions.
Textbook is
Child Development A Cultural Approach second edition Pearson Arnett Maynard
You may choose from the following topics or develop your own:
1) How does technology/media (e.g., social media, screentime, television, etc.) affect children’s cognitive, emotional, and/or physical development?
Your paper should follow this format:
1) First, introduce what the issue is and discuss why it is important in today’s society. 2) Then, describe how it affects children in society.
3) Finally, offer suggestions and recommendations based on the material we have covered in the lecture or the textbook for what can be done to improve the issue.
Organization
Use paragraphs to separate your main ideas and organize your paper. Your paper should not be one long paragraph.
Use APA style to cite any research you include. Refer to the APA style handout on Blackboard for help with this.