Is technology making our kids anxious?

I read an interesting post on The Tech Edvocate that outlined 5 ways technology is making students anxious. This is a snip from the post – ‘Psychological well-being as measured by self-esteem, life satisfaction, and happiness suddenly decreased amongst students after 2012. This decrease in psychological well-being and increase in anxiety levels are linked to the advent of smartphone technology and screen time.’

Technology is making our kids unhappy, but why? In short summary, here is the 5 ways…

1. Technology insulates us from small uncertainties, leaving us vulnerable to real-life situations.
2. Technology allows us to avoid people (and the negative emotions that go with people).
3. On-screen communication is not the same as face-to-face communication.
4. Social media is judgment in public.
5. The ‘compare and despair’ trap.

I’m sure we could add extras to this list … like cyberbullying.

Check out the post ‘5 Ways Technology is Making Students Anxious‘.