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Today some parents are opposed to children being exposed to technology at a young age. However, some will argue that children exposed at a young age could prove to be beneficial.
In the words of Meghan Cortez of EdTech Magazine, one of her view’s main proponents, “technology has enabled engineering students more opportunities than ever before to create and innovate.” that being said, technology has given the children or students a tool to expand their creativity.

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In this Podcast is a fantastic discussion about the pros and cons of digital engagement for students and children.

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In this episode of the #maketechhuman podcast, host Matt Mira chats kids and tech with Molly Thornberg, founder of Digital Mom Blog (not to mention four kids); and Jeff Cole, director & CEO of the Center for the Digital Future at the University of Southern California, which has been studying Internet users around the world for 15 years.

A rich discussion of the pros and cons of digital engagement, it raises questions like: What does it mean when babies are learning to multi-task online at nine months? How much screen time is too much? How are people who grew up watching a lot of TV different from digital natives? What is the cost of not being online? What age is the right age to allow your kids to use social media? And is there a link between social media use and depression? If you have kids- or are even thinking about it- you won't want to miss the discussion. Listen, learn, and then let us know what you think...

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The #maketechhuman Podcast: Kids and Technology

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In this episode of the #maketechhuman podcast, host Matt Mira chats kids and tech with Molly Thornberg, founder of Digital Mom Blog (not to mention four kids); and Jeff Cole, director & CEO of the Center for the Digital Future at the University of Southern California, which has been studying Internet users around the world...

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Every parent wants their child to be safe and protected, even when online. Parents fear the dangers of online exposure. According to Norton, a cyber security company, an employee says, “children are more likely to fall for scams online than adults.” In addition cyber predators are also a threat, since they’re able to take advantage of children's trust easily. In other words, children have not yet learned to be wary of this risk, since they are easy target. The point is parents should be in control to an extent but first laying a foundation for children against dangers with technology. The best protection from this issue would be to communicate with your child about life and what’s going on.

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Anxiety In The 21st Century? Why is this now a thing...

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Anxiety In The 21st Century? Why is this now a thing...

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Anxiety has been around for so many years but why is it rising? What is making people more anxious than they were last year or even 20 years ago? Well with all these crisis and issues going on, it's fairly easy to connect the dots on why people are so anxious now a days.

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Yes us humans can get anxiety from technology. Many studies have proven this to be true. Technology allows people to avoid one another. Avoiding people with technology makes them more antisocial. The use of apps on someones phone is the used as a barrier.

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One of the biggest dilemma's in the 21st century is whether renting or buying a home is the best investment.
Buying a home will provide an investment for other opportunities. When it comes to renting or buying a home in today's market many would say renting is the best financial option, but with privacy, customization at check, and unstable rent. Nevertheless, buying a house will have similar expenses with freedom of living in your own home.

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While renting may seem like the better option in the market, but is it the best investment? People today will say that, “its normal to rent” since renting has some advantages over buying a home. According to a research stimulated by Ken Johnson and Eli Beracha, they concluded that, “in many cases, renters came out ahead, at least during the eight-year stretches.” Basically, Beracha and Johnson is saying that renting a home is better than buying but only for so long. Payments tend to be lower than a typical house payment, that’s because when owning a home, you're also paying for utilities and many other “throwing away money” expenses.

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Your privacy... HAHA don't make me laugh. -Landlord

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Your privacy... HAHA don't make me laugh. -Landlord

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Renting might provide you a home and shelter but it does limit you to privacy and customization. It may seem wrong but technically legal for the landlord to restrict the renter with personal touch and privacy with their rented property. Sylvia Presepio says, “in some cases pressure, of knowing your landlord has the right to inspect their property whenever they wish, with sufficient notice, potentially disturbing the renter's privacy." In making this comment, Presepio warns renters about this inconvenience while renting a home. Also, with the landlord's restrictions, a renter’s personal touch to the property is limited, meaning, they only would be limited with a certain amount of furniture, pets, and renovations, unless asked landlord but risking paying more for monthly rent.

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Is anxiety increasing in the United States?

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Anxiety seems to be taking over society. In this article, we ask whether anxiety really is on the rise, and why it might be increasing in prevalence.

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For my English class, my professor gave the class four topics to write about throughout the semester based on the 21st century crisis and issues. The topics were on empathy, technology, relationships, and housing. For our final, our professor's crazy idea of making a guide using three topics we previously written including one new topic of our choosing. Main topics I want to focus on are housing, technology, social relationship (friendship) and anxiety. In some cases these issues may or may not concern to a percentage of people but I would like to share my research and opinions hoping that this would be a guide for some of the 21st century crisis or issues.

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Having a social relationship can promote healthy behaviors. Concerns for partner’s well-being can influence health behaviors to change. So, if a friend just been through a break up and they were to “let go” as in lose all hope in maybe, life or relationships. A friend, or a good friend could pull them out from that hole and influence one to make better heath decisions. Some of these health behaviors, such as exercise, consuming nutritionally balanced diets, and adherence to medical regimens tend to promote health and prevent illness, while other behaviors such as smoking, excessive weight gain, drug abuse, and heavy alcohol consumption tend to undermine health. Many studies provide evidence that social ties influence health behavior." Healthy behaviors among social relationships such as exercising, and dieting promote good health because of positive influence on peoples living habits.

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Reduction of stress can promote better mental health. Emotional support from a friend, partner, or family can enhance well-being and lead to less riskier behaviors. Supportive interactions provide benefits to immune, endocrine, and cardiovascular functions. In Kassel’s view, “26.2 percent of noninstitutionalized U.S. adults suffer from a mental disorder.” keeping this statistic in mind adults with greater support systems reduce psychological and physiological response to stress. Early emotional support provides healthy development of regulatory systems

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If you're feeling stressed, uncertain about what the future holds, or even physically unsafe, try not to panic - you're definitely not alone.

New survey results show Americans' anxiety levels experienced a sharp increase in the past year, with almost 40 percent of respondents saying they felt more anxious than they did a year ago.

That's a pretty big spike - following on the heels of a 36 percent jump between 2016 and 2017 - and it means this year's national, averaged ' anxiety score' has tipped over halfway on a 100-point scale: it's now sitting at 51, with a five-point increase since 2017.

"This poll shows US adults are increasingly anxious particularly about health, safety, and finances," says American Psychiatry Association president Anita Everett, whose organisation sponsored the survey.

"That increased stress and anxiety can significantly impact many aspects of people's lives, including their mental health, and it can affect families."

This year Americans reported feeling more anxious across the five key areas of the poll - health, safety, finances, politics, and relationships.

Anxiety over finances saw the greatest increase since 2017 levels, with people concerned about having enough money to pay bills and other expenses.

But that's not what worries Americans the most.

The two things causing the most anxiety to people are health (with 68 percent of respondents feeling extreme or somewhat anxious), and keeping themselves or their family safe (68 percent), with finance a close third at 67 percent.

While anxiety over politics and its impacts on daily life is less common, it's still a source of stress for more than half of Americans (56 percent of respondents).

Not that these anxieties can really be broken down into neat, isolated chambers.

Arguably, these fears are often tied to one another, thanks in no small part to today's 24/7 news cycle and the near-constant digital and social connectivity that frames modern life.

"They seem to parallel the different areas of tension that currently dominate political news and conversation," psychiatrist and stress researcher Eric Bui from Massachusetts General Hospital told the Boston Herald.

"It seems as if there may be a vicious cycle fuelled by these fears, which may drive rigid political stances and in turn fuel further fear."

The responses, collected from a nationally representative survey of more than 2,000 adults over March and April, didn't convey a lot of good news about people's mental states.

Increases in anxiety were common to both men and women, and were seen across people of different race/ethnicity and of different ages. While millennials are more anxious than older people, baby boomers saw the biggest age-related spike in anxiety, with a seven-point jump over 2017 figures.

And it seems we can't even find solace in family, friends and co-workers - almost half (48 percent) of those surveyed reported feeling anxiety about their relationships.

Sadly, there's no quick fix for any of this, of course. And while Everett counsels the importance of attempts to reduce stress - such as regular exercise, relaxation, healthy eating, and time with friends and family - it's clear that external factors outside people's control are a big contributor to this surge in negative feeling.

Whether it's political upheaval, physical vulnerability, or the ever-clearer prospects of a looming environmental catastrophe, there are just so many factors that can induce our apprehension, and there's no easy off switch we can reach for.

"We are wired to sense and react to threat," psychiatrist John Sargent from Tufts Medical Centre told the Boston Herald.

"These are things that, in fact, you can't control by an immediate action."

But what is most striking is the single highest source of extreme anxiety in the 2018 results.

A stunning 36 percent of respondents reported that they felt extremely anxious about keeping themselves or their family safe.

When more than one in three people say they feel that way, you know there's a lot of work to do.

The survey results are available at the APA's website.

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America Really Is in The Midst of a Rising Anxiety Epidemic

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If you're feeling stressed, uncertain about what the future holds, or even physically unsafe, try not to panic - you're definitely not alone. New survey results show Americans' anxiety levels experienced a sharp increase in the past year, with almost 40 percent of respondents saying they felt more anxious than they did a year ago.

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I'm buying a home.. where do I insert my money?

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I'm buying a home.. where do I insert my money?

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As for buying a home, it is the bigger commitment than marriage, some might say. Simple as its sounds buying a home is expensive and tedious. As Joanne Parkes, a mortgage associate says, “Chances are, your monthly payments will be more than what you are currently paying in rent when you factor in such things as your mortgage, property taxes, repairs and general maintenance.” In making this comment Parkes urges us to be aware of the other expenses when buying a house. It seems that buying a home give you a sense of pride but does tie up your cash flow which makes owning a home expensive.

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Many people today would say that renting is better than buying because of the flexibility renting has to offer, but with privacy and your own feng shui at stake along with unstable monthly rent from Landlords. People would choose buying a home since buying would give one pride, freedom, but does tie up cash flow. With that being said, I believe that renting is the better option if you’re still building a career. However, with buying you’re investing your life into the house. It all really depends where you stand in life whether it's long term or short.

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My name is Matthew Jude Guterres, named after Saints but I'm no Saint. 25 years young, part-time student and employee also a care taker for my mother. I feel that I have some sort of connection with the topics I've chosen. I am at the age when these issues and information could be vital to me or anyone on same boat as me.

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With the information of thousands of people at their fingertips, technology enables kids to research and develop better technology for the future. Children all around the world are growing up in a social media and technology-based society. These online means of communication are a major source of learning. Technology is becoming an important tool for education in developing countries. In words of Charles Kenny, personnel at the Centre for Global Development says, “This ‘technology’ wasn’t developed as a developmental tool yet, has become one of the greatest vehicles for change.” With this exposure to technology, children are being placed in spheres where they can learn about and engage in social, economic, and political spheres.

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Although there are some risk children might come across in the tech world whether if it’s from cyber predators or those irresistible scams. Parents should inform their children about the dangers of technology and the online world. Technology is the key and tool to children’s future of innovating and creation. With schools and companies support for technology, it is hard to believe that technology affects child development negatively.

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Relationships in the 21st century plays an important role in our everyday lives. We always need that someone that could support us mentally and emotionally. Otherwise we’d turn to bad habits that will affect our health in the long run. But having someone to support you isn’t always the case. Sometimes you would need alone time when your friend, significant other, or family is putting stress on you and that’s okay there are somethings you must figure out on your own.