Computers, software can harm emotional, social development
By Barbara F. Meltz, Globe Staff, 10/01/98
Short attention span. Needs instant gratification. Can't focus. Doesn't apply himself.
If this is what you're hearing from your child's first- or second-grade teacher, before you panic and think learning disabilities or attention deficit disorder, consider something external: your family computer.
Educators have long intuited that early exposure to computers doesn't give children an educational edge. Now researchers have data to show it can actually be harmful, potentially undercutting brain development, interfering --
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