1. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. Suffer the Children Is the sustainability of children in peril?

2. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. Pediatricians recommend no more than 1-2 hours per day of technology for children, and NO technology for 0-2 year olds AAP 2004

3. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. France recently banned baby TV due to associated delays in child development CBC August 20, 2008 Disney is now offering refunds for Baby Einstein DVD’s CBC September 8, 2009

4. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. Yet - children use an average of 8 hours per day of combined technology... Active Healthy Kids Canada 2008, Rideout et al 2003

5. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc....and 75% of children have TV’s in their bedrooms, increasing risk of obesity by 30% Rideout et al 2003, Canadian Institute of Health Research 2004

6. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. 30% of children entering school are developmentally delayed Kershaw P 2009

7. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. Overuse of TV and video games causes sleep disorders Paavonen E 2006

8. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. TV watching increases depression by 30% Robinson J et al 2008

9. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. Where are parents? Adult internet addiction is now the fastest growing mental illness Block J 2008

10. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. Connection to technology is causing a disconnection from self, others, nature and spirit Rowan C 2008

11. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. Result? 14.3% of children have a diagnosed mental illness Waddell C 2007

12. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. 15% of children are on some form of psychotropic medication Zito J 2003 Are we medicating technology addictions?

13. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. Psychotropic medication has increased three fold for the 2-4 year old population Zito J et al 2003 When did we decide toddlers shouldn’t move?

14. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. Young children do not know that what they watch is not real Anderson C et al 2007

15. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. To what extent is the rise of child anxiety and aggression related to media violence? Child playing video games - image reproduced with permission from Robbie Cooper www.robbiecooper.org

16. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. Overuse of TV and video games results in poor academic performance Christakis D et al 2006

17. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. National Association for Sport and Physical Education recommends at least 3-4 hours per day of vigorous, unstructured play NASPE 2002

18. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. Exercise has been shown to significantly improve academic performance Ratey J 2008

19. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. Yet – schools continue to divert funds away from playgrounds to buy more computers Workshop participant comments 2009

20. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. But - screen reading actually results in poorer memory and comprehension than book reading! Mangen A 2008

21. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. TV watching increases ADHD by 10% for each hour watched per day Christakis D et al 2004

22. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. “Green space” reduces ADHD Kuo F 2004

23. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. Access to nature improves depression, anxiety, sleep, ADHD, academic performance, obesity, development... Louv R 2007

24. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. Yet - parents believe the safest place for their children is indoors Burdette H 2005

25. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. US medical profession has classified media violence as a public health risk Anderson C et al 2003

26. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. Media violence causes child aggression Anderson C 2007

27. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. 25% of children have been cyberbullied, increasing their risk of bringing a weapon to school by 8 times Ybarra M et al 2008

28. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. Children are our future - but there is no future in virtual reality!

29. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. Unplug – Don’t Drug! Use the TECHS-NO Rx prior to psychotropic medication

30. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. Don’t go cold turkey - help build skills in alternate activities with the game!.

31. © 2009 Zone'in Programs Inc. Practice Balanced Technology Management in schools and at home with one hour “in” = one hour “out”. Use the

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