Stop Swiping And Get Kids To Writing

Technology strengthens our abilities or weakens them depending on how you use it. Nurse Bowick was right on the money when she said kids will lack hand strength, dexterity, and coordination with the use of phones and tablets.
Swiping instead of writing is creating a big problem for kids entering school. They do not know how to hold on to a pencil, pen, or even a crayon to color with versus children ten years ago. The reason is they are swiping and not using their hands like they should to write thus making it hard for them to hold writing utensils.
I wonder what would Nurse Bowick say on Health Beats??. I bet something like “they never should of taken cursive writing out of the school curriculum.”
Make sure you tune in into Health Beats Tuesday at 7:20am to find out.
Oh and experts say you should have your kids put the phones and tablets down then go “old school” and give them a coloring book, or some legos, building blocks, or give them chalk and let them go outside and write on the sidewalk.
Source: WHEC.com