John J. Medina, developmental molecular biologist, writes in
“Brain Rules” that the brain’s attention ability is not capable
of multitasking. When it comes to paying attention multitasking
is a myth. Our best way to get answers is to rely on credible
scientific studies. Even without controlled testing, we know
that here in America we live in a saturated media environment.
We know that constant social media distraction causes accidents.
Is it possible that on average children ages 8 to 18 spend 7
hours and 38 minutes a day using entertainment media (Time
magazine, Feb. 21). A recent public survey in Readers Digest
reported 43 percent of adults think they spend too much time
online; adults spend an average of five hours per day online; 64
percent of adults think kids spend too much time online; and 1
in 16 kids under the age of 5 has a Facebook page, most without
identity protection. Have computers, social networking and other
forms of electronic entertainment become the opiate of today’s
youth? If we add onlin