Daily News Article - March 18, 2010
1. What has the Capio Nightingale Hospital in London launched in response to phone calls from concerned parents?
2. a) How did these concerned parents say their kids reacted when told to turn off their computers?
b) Have you or anyone you know had this type of reaction?
3. What does Capio Nightingale attempt to do for kids who enter the program?
4. a) What age group will the program target?
b) Do you think younger kids who play video games etc. excessively should be included in this program, or should the isssue be handled in a different way? Explain your answer.
5. A spokeswoman for Capio Nightingale Hospital said the service did not aim to make children give up technology use completely, instead they are encouraged to cut out any problem use - like computer games - and restrict the time spent using their phone or computer. Most kids can only use technology that is bought for them by their parents. What responsibility do parents have to teach their kids technology boundaries? What responsibility do parents have to restrict their kids' use of technology?
6. What rules have your parents made for your technology use? (computer games, internet, cell phone, texting, etc.)
7. What do you think of the following comments made by readers that were posted at the end of the article at the Daily Mail website?
"...actually, the parents are the ones that need re-hab for being such wimps! These parents need a BACKBONE! Rehab for using a computer. What a joke!"
"There's a simple solution to this parents, learn to discipline your children better and cut the net time down rather than spoiling them...its the parents to blame not the internet."