The author's arguments

In this part of the study guide, we have analyzed the main article “How Much Technology Should You Let Your Child Use?” by Larry Rosen. …

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Outline

Larry Rosen begins his article by presenting different cases of children calming down by being placed in front of an iPad comparing it to the alarming case of a four-year-old girl, who is being treated for an actual iPad addiction.

These cases make Rosen pose an important question:

“Where do you draw the boundary between allowing your children to avail themselves of highly engaging technologies and excessive use or overuse of those very same highly engaging technologies?” (paragraph 1, ll. 16-18).

Rosen states that technology is “an interesting double-edged sword” (paragraph 3, l. 1):

He describes the way in which small children can benefit from the use of apps, because they can teach them “math, science, read…

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Style

The author of this article, Dr. Larry Rosen, has been studying the “psychology of technology” since 1984. He is used to speaking with students and parents about the influence of technology on their lives, and it is clear that in this presentation as well, he tries to present different aspects regarding the subject.

Examples

He considers technology to be “an interest…