Effects Of Technology on Child Development w/ Tracy Cheney Speaking and Communicating Podcast
Here’s a transcript of the interview
“The Diminishing Role of Art in Young Children’s Lives”
How may screens affect your child’s brain development? Did you know that Steve Jobs never let his kids use an iPad?
MRIs shows screen time is linked to lower brain development.
INTRODUCTION
Tracy Cheney is a strong advocate for the importance of elementary art education for over three decades. She aims for total engagement of the heart, mind, and body. Through art, Tracy practices a key 21st century education tenet: Provide ample opportunities for students to make original, creative choices.
Tracy produced an award-winning public radio show on educational issues called ‘Making the Grade’. She is the author and illustrator of numerous books and articles, participated in numerous art shows, and created artwork on display in public and private spaces. The California Art Education Association named her Outstanding Elementary Visual Art Educator for 2013. She was a 2015 nominee for Teacher of the Year, Encino Chamber of Commerce, and received an Exemplary Visual Arts Program Award for Use of Gifted and Talented, Integration, and Sequential Programming in 2015.
Tracy’s passion is to find and unlock the creative thinking within every student while developing their skills to work with the visual language.
Listen as Tracy shares the following on this episode:
Key Points and Time-Stamps:
00:02:15 – Why crayons for little children determine success in school
00:02:39 – The best way to handle screen time on electronic devices for small children
00:03:42 – The importance of drawing in your child’s communication skills.
00:04:13 – How screen time negatively affects babies’ development
00:06:44 – How Art helps develop kids’ fine motor skills
00:09:27 – The impact of the decline of cursive. How handwriting is better than typing
00:10:11 – Why Art is important for future careers
00:11:03 – Why coding is gradually replacing Art programs in kindergarten
00:12:14 – How Art programs affect school children’s reading levels
00:15:43 – How a child’s learning evolves from scribbling stages
00:17:23 – Why parents need to actively get their children to draw
00:19:05 – How blocks demonstrate boys’ spatial intelligence in Kindergarten
00:21:30 – The impact of video games in problem-solving skills
00:23:44 – Should creativity be graded? How not to kill creativity in the classroom
00:29:42 – Why children should be encouraged to scribble and be creative
00:38:12 – How using crayons helps prepare children for writing sentences
00:40:18 – What to look for at each developmental stage of a child
Why you should listen to this podcast episode:
How scribbling will get your child into HarvardHow to manage time children spend on electronic devicesThe development stages that children miss out on when due to excessive screen timeThe many benefits of Art programs in a child’s development and future careers…and so much more!
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