Has Childhood

Dissapeared?
Group members: Ashley Santos, Katherine
Paz, Maria Reyes
 Childhood
What is childhood? Childhood is also known as the
● Childhood is often characterized by time:
play, exploration, learning, and the 1. Time of support
gradual acquisition of skills necessary 2. Time of protection
for independent living. 3. Time of nurturing

● We have the different stages of life, like

infancy when we are born, toddler form
1-5, childhood from 3-12, and
adolescence from 12-18.
What is the main cause of the
“Dissapearing of Childhood”
Nowadays, children have and easy access to
different electronic devices such as telephones,
computers, tablets, etc. But how do they enter
this technological world?
 Has Childhood slowly dissapeared?

Today, many adults say that

childhood has disappeared and that
now children do not play. Nowadays
we have so much technology that it
is easy to distract a child. Instead of
playing with toys, they play with a
mobile phone or tablet.
 Reasons why it has dissapeared

01 Technology 02 Pressure to Grow

03 Child labor 04 Decline of green spaces

 Has social media
affected our way of
viewing childhood?
 Unreal Image Comparison

Social Media creates a more This comparison is not only of

dramatized version of what the children but also of the
childhood should be like, parents, when they start
creating expectations only comparing their lives with the
possible on social media. ones of the social media
influencers, creating stress.
 Autonomy vs Shame
Early Stages Doubt
This is when kids start If children are not given
doing things by their own, the chance to assert
they learn to assert themselves they start to
independence and a sense feel ashamed of their
of autonomy. abilities.
Parental Support
Supportive parents can
help children develop a
healthy balance of
autonomy.
 Reasons for its dissapearance

Academic
Child Awareness
Pressure

Interactive Online Risks

learning
 Conclusion
Childhood hasn’t disappeared entirely, but it has certainly
evolved. Modern childhood is influenced by various factors such
as technology, education systems, and social norms. While
some aspects of traditional childhood may seem less prevalent
today, like outdoor play and face-to-face interactions.
 Thanks for
your Attention