Nzira Yokudzivirira Mhepo Nguva uye Kutora Kudzora kweMedia Use
Vana vari kupedza mavhareji emaawa anodarika 7 1/2 pazuva vachishandisa michina yemagetsi, iyo inosanganisira TV, Indaneti, mitambo yemavhidhiyo, uye mafaira efoni, maererano neshumo ra2010 raHenry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
Kuzviisa nenzira imwe, izvo zvinoreva kuti vana vanobatanidzwa kune imwe nzira yehudhiyuta yemapurisa kwemaawa anopfuura makumi mashanu pavhiki, iyo nguva yakawanda kupfuura vakawanda vakakura vanopedza kubasa, vanoti vatsvakurudzi vanoongorora.
Yikes. Uye kana vanhu vakawanda vachiona terevhizheni pavanenge vachitsvaga Internet vanofungidzirwa, nhamba inopinda maawa gumi nemaminitsi 45. Double yikes.
Kuongororwa kwemakore gumi nemasere kusvika kumakore gumi nemasere kwakawanawo kuti vana vanoremesa vashandisi vane simba vanowanzova nemakero maduku kupfuura vana vanovhenekera vashandisi. Uye vashoma kwehafu yevana (46 muzana) vakataura kuti vane mitemo pamusoro pezvinhu zvinoratidzwa neTV vanogona kutarisa. Vaya 30 muzana yevana vaiva nevabereki vanoisa mitemo pamusoro pemitambo yemavhidhiyo yavanogona kutamba uye 26 muzana bedzi vaiva nemitemo pamusoro pemimhanzi yavanogona kuteerera.
Izvi zvinonyanya kunyadzisa nekuti kana vabereki vakamisa chero mhando yemitemo yevhidhiyo, vana vakawanikwa vachipedza nguva shoma shoma pamusoro pavo. Vana vane vabereki vanoisa mitemo yemavhidhiyo vakapedza anenge maawa matatu vashoma pamagetsi ehurumende kupfuura vana vari mudzimba vasina mitemo yevhidhiyo.
Zvose izvi zvinoshandiswa zvemagetsi zvinofanira kuwedzerwa segorosi-kuchikoro vachikura uye vanotanga kurova makore avo emakore.
Chii chingave nevabereki vevana vaduku vanoita zvino kuti vave nechokwadi chekuti hatisi kurera chizvarwa chevana vanobatwa muzvigadzirwa uye vanotarirwa kuvanhu?
Kutanga, tinogona kutarisa kushandiswa kwedu pachedu. Ndinoziva kuti ndaifanira kuzviyeuchidza kupfuura nguva shomanana kubva pamakombiyuta kana foni uye kutaura nevana vangu chiso nechiso, kunyanya kana iri "nguva yemhuri" -maawa asati apfuura uye shure kwekudya kwemanheru kana tiri kuvhara basa rekuchikoro uye kugadzirira kudya kwemanheru kana kurara.
Uye isu tinogona kubvisa TV apo tisingatarisiri purogiramu chaiyo, kana kuti tivhare redhiyo pane imwe nguva yekuverenga yakanyarara. Muimba yedu, isu takamira kubhadhara makore emakore akapfuura, uye tishandise TV chete yeMii mitambo kana kutarisa maDVD. Handikwanisi kukuudza kuti yakaita sei kusiyana kwekusina zvekutengeserana uye "kuparadzanisa nyaya" nguva dzose inopinda munzvimbo yedu. (Pane kudaro, tinowana mashoko edu paInternet, kubva mumapepanhau nemagazini, uye kuwana mabhuku emashoko evana akadai se "Time for Kids.")
Ndezvipi matanho awatora mumba mako kuti udzivise zvigadzirwa zvemagetsi ? Ko vana vako 'vhidhiyo vanoshandiswa vanofananidza sei nenhamba yekuongorora yeKaiser?