Regina Fleck has an iPhone 7 and admits: “I no longer feel frustrated or impatient. That emotion now manifests in me as the desire to check my email." (Tran). Around the world, technology has taken over the lives of many, especially children. Every year younger children are introduced to new technologies to help them learn and grow, but the effects may be different than expected. Instead of seeing growth, the excessive use of technology is leading to many problems, including a decline in creativity, less active lifestyles and. difficulty falling asleep overdependence and excessive use of technology are affecting children both mentally and physically. Throughout the world, but especially in America, obesity has increased rapidly in recent years increase and children are the main group that has seen an increase in this type of lifestyle due to the desire to stay indoors and spend their time playing video games and watching TV while enjoying their favorite snacks. The more overweight this generation becomes, the more health problems arise, such as diabetes, depression, anxiety, etc. and hypertension (Delhi). These children not only enjoy the Internet and technology, but are addicted to it, which is why it is so difficult for them to turn down the opportunity to use technology rather than go outside and play. Advertisements on TV and websites also promote toys, other technologies, and food, causing children to crave these products and perhaps cause them to become overweight, exacerbated by their sedentary nature. In fact, Dr. Peter Nieman noted that the biggest competitors for physical activity are television and the Internet. Some believe it is not the ch...... middle of paper......General OneFile. Network. 8 January 2014Tran, Diep. “Man and/against machine.” American Theater December 2013: 24. General OneFile. Network. January 8, 2014.Browning, Sierra. "Overreliance on technology; the effect on children." Elevenproject4. Np, April 24, 2013. Web. January 10, 2014. Fisher, Arthur. "High technology, high grades? Computers and the Internet are changing the way we teach science and math. Are the results worth it?" Popular Science January 1999: 64+. General OneFile. Network. January 13, 2014. Rideout, Victoria J., MA, Ulla G. Foehr, Ph.D., and Donald F. Roberts, Ph.D.."Generation M2 Media in the Lives of Kids Ages 8 to 18 ." The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, January 2010. Web. January 12, 2014. Gray, Lucinda, Nina Thomas, and Laurie Lewis. “Teachers' Use of Educational Technology in U.S. Public Schools: 2009.” U.S. Department of Education, May 2010. Web. Jan. 12. 2014.