國外網絡製造"土豆"兒童 從小開始宅

Childhoods dominated by computer games, TV and Facebook have resulted in a generation of ten-year-old weaklings, research suggests. Modern primary school children are less fit and less muscular than they were a decade ago, leaving them unable to carry out simple physical exercises that youngsters once took in their stride. Today’s ten-year-olds can do fewer sit-ups than children managed in the late 1990s, and are less able to hang from wall bars in a school gym. Their arms are weaker and their ability to grip objects tightly has declined, researchers say.

“沙發土豆”顧名思義--------指的是那些拿着搖控器，蜷在沙發上，跟着電視節目轉的人，同時也形容有些天天抱着電腦，沉迷網絡的年輕人。這些人整天什麼事都不幹，只會在沙發上看電視玩電腦，描述了電視以及網絡對人們生活方式的影響，這個詞最早誕生在美國。指將大部分業餘時間用來躺在牀上睡覺、或者抱着電腦守上十來個小時的人。換句話說就是，一個人長時間坐在沙發上，就如土豆一樣一動不動，時間長了，人就像土豆一樣胖胖圓圓的。最近的一則調查顯示，所謂“00後”兒童們的體質因沉溺電腦遊戲、社交網絡等電子娛樂正在慢慢變差，成爲“沙發土豆的一代”。據悉，與十年前的孩子們相比，當今的孩子們體型偏胖、男孩子們沒有肌肉、而女孩子們也不再苗條，除了體型上的區別之外，他們在體力上也十分欠缺，與在90年代成長的孩子們相比，他們在一定時間內做的仰臥起坐的次數在逐年降低。

The findings, based on a study of more than 300 Essex primary school children, highlight the damage that a couch potato lifestyle is having on young people. Experts say computer games and social networking have replaced outdoor play, den-making and tree-climbing for millions of -anxious parenting, where children are not allowed out of sight for fear of traffic dangers and paedophiles, has also contributed to the decline in children’s fitness.

據悉，這項針對 300名小學生的調查在一定程度上證實了“沙發土豆”生活方式的隱藏的危害性，這種不健康的生活方式正在毀壞着祖國的花朵們。專家稱，電腦遊戲以及社交網絡等電子產品正在逐漸“吞噬”兒童在室外活動的興趣以及享受陽光的權利。此外，與日增多的車禍事故以及戀童癖案件的增長也讓家長焦慮不安，更願意自己的孩子從小開始當“宅男”“宅女”。