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Electronics Are Needed

By Rusty K.

80% of people in America have electronics. Every child should have an electronic device. Studies have shown that electronics can help people with their homework. They can help people be safe and they can even help people be more social.

Electronics are needed, they can help us stay safe. Electronics can help us stay safe because they give us the ability to make long distance calls and we can call people if we need help. They can also give us the weather report, like the tempterature on a certain day, or if there are flash flood alerts, storm, or tsunami. “With electronics you will know what is going on and then you can further prepare yourself” (American academy of pedestrian).

Devices are important. they can help us in our homework. “We think children benefit from electronics because they get instant responses” (Jim Sears). If you have questions about homework you can email your teacher or classmate. If you need more help, you can search it up online. There are many different ways to use apps to get homework and learn. For example, there is Edmodo, Google Drive, email and google Classroom.

Children need electronics because it can help them be more social. This is because there are sites that you can access that can let you communicate with people. Some examples include Twitter, Snap Chat and Facebook. Kids just need to remember to use their devices wisely. Devices can help people be more social because they can easily find others with similar interests.

Some people claim that electronics rot your brain, but “technology can only rot your brain when your consistently on it 24/7” (American Academy of Pediatricians). That is why it's important to learn to balance time on electronics with outside time. So, electronics won’t really turn us into mindless zombies.

If people don’t take action, we won’t be able to keep in touch with friends and family.  Electronics can strengthen your social life. improve your life skills like: communication, focus, and writing. Electronics can keep you safe. Every child needs an electronic device. Grown-ups have so many devices, and they’re the ones crashing because of them. So, why can't we have one?   

Trinity K.

Family Bonding Time

Trinity K.

Period 5

 

Carol is getting bullied. Each day, a classmate of hers, slaps her and threatens her for her lunch money. Carol does not have have a good relationship with her family so she cannot get help from anyone. People need to spend quality time with their families. When people spend quality time with their families, their children will excel academically, their children will tell them what happened in their day, and their children will learn how to set aside time for the things they value.

It’s nice to share what has happened in your day. However, if people don’t have a strong relationship with their families, they may not feel comfortable doing this. This is why family bonding time is important. If something bad is happening in one of a family member’s life, the other people in that family won’t know and they can’t do anything to help their family member. Families must build trust so that they can help one another out (Paolicchi).

Who wouldn’t want his or her family to excel academically? When families spend time helping young family members with homework, it prepares children for school so they are more likely to have a better future in school (Paolicchi).

Parents are role models! “Children learn to bring balance to their lives when they see their parents setting aside time for what they value”(Pish). This can help them in their lives now and even in the future when they are adults. An example of when parents do this is when they participate in something others want to do. This sends a strong message of love (Pish). When children don’t have a parent as a role model, they may see things on TV or on the internet that can lead them to build “fake values” (“3 Reasons to Spend Quality Time With Your Family’’) because the internet can be a bad influence.

Some may say they don’t have time to speak with their family members. However, they could think of times that all of their family members have time off, and they could go on a family vacation! That is the perfect opportunity to spend time with your family. Most likely, children will say that they just think their family members are annoying or they don’t understand. In that case, parents can do things that seem fun like play a board game. Taking time off or playing a board game is a low price for building trust and relationships with your family members.

Laʻakea K-T

Play Games More

By La'akea K-T.

"I make funny videos of me playing video games, and I share those moments" (PewDiePie). As reported by the Washington Post, a study of video games at the National Academy of Sciences by Vikranth Bejjanki and colleagues showed that playing video games improved performance perception, attention and cognition (Griffiths). Gaming improves your mood, helps you make friends with others around the world, and helps share fun moments with family and friends. To sum it up, gaming is good for you.

Playing video games can relieve your stress, reduce your depression, and and make you feel better. A 2010 study at Texas A&M conducted by associate Professor Dr. Christopher J. Ferguson showed that both men and women who played violent video games long-term seemed to be able to handle stress better, become less depressed and get less hostile during stressful work.

A report from the Pew Research Center (PRC) found that 57 percent of teens have met a new friend online, and nearly 29 percent said they've made more than five friends.

"When Will Nickleson and his daughter want to spend time together, they fire up Nintendo's Wii and play a few rounds of 'Wii Sports' or 'Mario Party 8'. 'It's kind of difficult picking a game for a 7 year-old girl, but she really likes to beat her dad at bowling'" says Nickleson, who is a stay at home dad (PewDiePie).

Some disagree and claim that video games "rot" your brain, you lose concentration, and video games make you dull. However, if we don't play games, we might have much more stressful lives. Remember, video games gives you less stress, and help you to make friends. Now that you have all this information, Play Games More!

MoaniG

Use Your Time Wisely!

By:Moanikeʻalaokamaile G

Haylyn lives in her house with her little sister. Their mom doesn't spend enough time with them. This may mess up their chances to become better people. “Mom, can we go out ad do something together today?” Haylyn bursted. All parents need to spend quality time with their children each day. That time that you will be spending with your children will have benefits on your child's self confidence, social skills and their ability to have a good life with their own children someday. These benefits aren't even all that can be gained from increasing family time.

Who wants his/her child to feel unwanted? When mothers spend a minimum amount of time with their children, their children begin to feel unwanted and uninvolved in their mother's life (Schulte). Spending time with your child is super important because it makes your child feel wanted and loved.

Not only is not spending time with your child harsh on your child's parental experiences but it also causes your child to have self-esteem problems and get bullied more often (Fernandez). Spending time with your child is also important for your child's self-esteem and confidence.

Also, your child can pick up your parenting habits, such as not spending enough time together. Parents need to be good role models!  If you are a distant parent your child will become a distant parent (Pish).

If you donʻt start spending quality time with your children they might feel unwanted, have messed up self-esteem and become bad parents. So go outside and do something with your children!

Apoleihikiula C

Everyone Needs to Help

By: Apoleihikiula C.

    The second oldest asked her brother to calm down.  Just as she finishes her sentence, he takes off running and screaming down the hallway.  Then, something goes zooming past her head.  Her brother flew a toy at her head.  It's better to have more than one person watching children.  When there are more people watching kids, it's easier to watch them.  Having to watch kids by yourself is hard.  Kids will enjoy each other more if there are more kids helping.

    It's easier to watch kids when there are more people helping to watch.  For example, little kids don't like to listen.  It's hard to watch rotten kids by yourself.  When you watch one kid, and then someone else is watching the other kid, they tend to listen because they get more attention.  And little kids love attention (Hartwell-Walker).

    When you watch kids by yourself it gets hard and stressful.  Sometimes you might even picture yourself throwing something across the room like a football.  Trying to keep your eyes on all of the kids you are watching is hard, and kids get into everything.  For example, you might need to take one to the bathroom and the other one wants to play outside.  This is why it's important to have more than one person watching children.  According to Family and Children Services, younger kids should always be watched (“Guidelines for Supervising Children”).  One person can't do this without losing control.

    It's more fun when there are more people helping to watch kids because then you can play outside with the kids, and then they won't be so bored and want to make trouble. It's also more fun and easier when there are more people watching because you can spend time with them and not want to throw them like a football. That's why it's easier and more fun to have more people helping to watch kids.

People claim that it's better to watch kids by yourself because you spend more time with them. However, watching kids with other people is better because it's easier and less stressful.

When people are overwhelmed it's important that we listen. Watching several children without help can be dangerous, difficult, and stressful. That's why it's better to have more people watching children.

Elise A.

Less Arguments with Siblings

By Elise A.

Most arguments that occur happen between siblings, mostly the arguments are between brothers and sisters (Boyse).  Children should learn how to have less arguments with their siblings. The siblings closer in age can also be closer than the sibling farther away from one another in age. It is not like siblings have fights all the time sometimes they do have fun together. However, less arguments are what parents would like to happen.   In order for this to happen, siblings need to learn how to resolve conflicts on their own.  After all, siblings who argue are accountable for their arguments (Boyse).

Unfortunately, most siblings don’t solve their problems on their own.  They try to bring their parents into the argument to solve it.  An example is that Jake might not agree with Ethan because they have opposite opinions from one another. They both try and back up what they think is right, but it just turns into a mess.  It might not happen easily, but these two boys might try and resolve their problem if they learn how to.

If there is an argument between 2 or more siblings all are responsible for being in the argument.  “It does not matter who started it, because it takes two to start a quarrel” (Boyse). It only takes two people to start an argument and it only takes one to end it.   It takes someone to try to stop a fight between siblings and it can’t be the parents all the time (Boyse).

       

Some disagree and say that it is good for siblings to have sibling arguments because it helps them develop skills like problem solving, self-control, listening, and empathy. However, siblings should have less arguments because it will be quieter around the house. This will also make it  easier to have conversations with each other. Children can learn to solve their problems by trying to find an agreement with each other’s point of view. They can also learn a new point of view and see where their sibling(s) is/are come from.

       

If people don’t learn how to solve conflict between siblings, there will be more ruckus around the house. What are you waiting for? Go on teach everybody about how to teach children how to resolve their own conflicts between their siblings.

Anonymous

Arguments

    “Arguments only confirm people in their own opinion.” In other words, arguing is totally pointless. People should stop arguing because arguments can lead you to health problems, they can ruin your treasured relationships, and arguments can hurt children that are listening. This is not even half of what can happen when an argument is in action.

    Arguments are the way to bad relationships with your treasured ones. When arguments happen, they stay in your mind as a memory and make you hold a grudge against the person you argued with. This makes people stop talking to each other and this might lead to a breakup or a divorce. “Arguments break the bridge between people”(Cortes). This is one reason why people should stop arguing.

    Adults aren't the only ones affected by arguments, children are impacted too. When a child listens, he or she gets sadder and sadder. Whenever they think about it, it brings them down so they stop getting good grades and being the good kid in class. This is also a good target for bullies. They start picking on the child because they know that he or she wonʻt tell their parents because they are mad at each other.  “Observing parental discord has been shown to create cognitive, emotional, and health issues in children” (Davisson). This is why arguing is not really good for the people around you.

    Arguments can give you health problems such as headaches, abdominal pain, and many more symptoms. This is because when you argue, your  anger gets out of control and you might say things you would never say or do when you are not upset. While this happens you try to fight it, and you hurt yourself in some way. In an article, it states that “Arguments always lead to bad things” (Twana Davisson).

    Some claim that arguments can help get something through to your family members, to get them to do something or not do something. However, it may get out of hand. Imagine this: Your father is having an argument with your big brother. Then, they start fighting. Your father could overpower your brother and he might hurt him badly. Your little brother brother is watching and suddenly his grades start to fail. This is all thanks to arguments. Arguments are way more dangerous than other people might think.

    In conclusion, people need to quit arguing or else arguments will lead to fights or other violent ways. Arguments split you and your loved ones apart, they put you in the doctor's office, and they can lead to your child failing at school. We can stop all of this if we put a little effort into it. Let's manage our anger and keep calm. Arguments stop here.