Zone’in Workshops

Harnessing Energy
Sensory Processing

Sensory tools and techniques for responsible learning. Harnessing Energy profiles the Zone’in Concept to improve self-regulation, and offers strategies to enhance sensory processing, attention and learning.
Back to Basics
Motor Development

Printing – The forgotten foundation for literacy. Back to Basics raises awareness about declining literacy, and provides recommendations to ease the job of printing and reading for all children.
A Cracked Foundation
Attachment and Addictions

How virtual parenting is destroying children. A Cracked Foundation profiles how attachment formation is an underlying causal factor for the recent rise in child mental illness and addiction.
Mixed Signals
Technology Balance

Connection to technology is disconnecting child development. Mixed Signals covers research related to the impact of technology in child physical, mental, social, and academic domains.
Why Can’t Children Sit Still?
Attention and Learning

The importance of movement and nature for attention and learning. Why Can’t Children Sit Still? promotes increased access to age appropriate play structures, nature trails, and recreational spaces.
Diminishing Returns
Successful Schools

Increasing profits in the classroom.Diminishing Returns addresses student diversity, and offers solutions for classroom, gym and playgrounds to improve productivity.
Healthy Interactions
Early Intervention

Critical factors for early child development. Healthy Interactions raises awareness regarding the early need for adequate movement, touch, human connection, and nature.
Generational Healing
First Nations

Recognizing and respecting past ancestry. Generational Healing profiles attachment formation in First Nations communities, and offers strategies to repair primary relationships.
Educational Programs
Teacher Training

For Programs Zone’in, Move’in, Unplug’in, and Live’in. Teacher Training Programprovides participants will essential tools and techniques to implement Zone’in, Move’in, Unplug’in and Live’in Products.
Balanced Technology Management
Human Productivity

Powerful strategies to increase workplace productivity.Balanced Technology Management raises awareness regarding the impact of technology on human productivity, and offers tools and techniques to optimize worker performance.
Disconnect to Reconnect
Parent Workshop

Connection to technology is disconnecting child development and learning.Disconnect to Reconnect enables parents to manage healthy balance between activities children need for growth and success, with technology use.

Women and violence

Hi Patrick,

I’m an occupational therapist and sensory specialist with expertise on the impact of media violence on aggression, and would like to comment on your questions regarding women and violence.

Media violence found in movies, internet and video games is statistically the most salient determinant for aggression, although you are unlikely to hear much about that in the “news”. Surprisingly, it isn’t the intensity of violence, but rather the overall number of viewed violent episodes that is causally linked to aggression. Violence is termed “intentional harm” and is found in 60% of TV and movies, and 95% of video games.

While men used to lead women in acts of violence statistics, with the rise in technology use by women, they are rapidly catching up!

I’ve included a except from my Fact Sheet below for your review. Let me know if you’d like any additional information.

Have a GREAT day!

Sincerely,

Cris Rowan, BScOT, BScBi, SIPT, Approved Provider AOTA
CEO Zone’in Programs Inc.
6840 Seaview Rd.
Sechelt, BC V0N3A4
604-885-0986 office, 604-885-0389 fax
email crowan@zonein.ca
website www.zonein.ca

Media Violence

Violent media is a public health threat. A review of 50 years of research on the impact of violence in TV, movies, videogames and internet concludes that watching media violence significantly increases the risk that a viewer or videogame player will behave aggressively in both the short and the long term. 60% of TV programs contain violence and 40% contain heavy violence. Most videogames contain violence. Authors state the impact of violent electronic media on public health is second only to the impact of cigarette smoking on lung cancer (1).
In the short term, media violence can increase aggression by priming aggressive thoughts and decision processes increasing physiological arousal, and triggering a tendency to imitate observed behaviors. In the long-term, repeated exposure can produce lasting increases in aggressive thought patterns and aggression-supporting beliefs about social behaviors, and can reduce individuals normal negative emotional responses to violence (2)
Studied effects of violent video games and found even violent cartoons increased aggression in 9-12 year old children. Violent is defined as doing intentional harm to another, not how graphic or gory the game is. Increased exposure to violent videogames results in more pro-violent attitudes, hostile personalities, less forgiveness, belief that violence is typical, behave more aggressively in every day life (3)
Young children most vulnerable to media violence due to are more impressionable, can’t distinguish between fantasy and reality, cannot discern motives for violence, and learn by observing and imitating (4).

Cyberbullying

Survey of 3,767 grade 6, 7, 8 students who attended six schools in the US found 11% had been electronically bullied and 4% indicated they had bullied a victim in the past month. Half of the electronic bully victims reported not knowing the perpetrator’s identity (5).
Youth who reported being harasses online were 8 times more likely to carry a weapon to school in the past 30 days (6).
While online cyberbullying occurs off campus, resulting altercations happen on site (7).
Internet bullying is correlated with school behavior problems, and media literacy programs may mitigate the negative effects of electronic media on youth (8).

1. Huesmann LR. The Impact of Electronic Media Violence: Scientific Theory and Research. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2007; 41: S6-13.
2. Anderson CA, Berkowitz, L, Donnerstein E, Huesmann LR, Johnson JD, Linz D, Malamuth NM, Wartella E. The Influence of Media Violence on Youth. Psychological Science in the Public Interest. 2003; 4:81-110.
3. Anderson C, Gentile D. Violent Video Game effects on Children and Adolescents. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2007.
4. Buchanan AM, Gentile DA, Nelson DA, Walsh DA, Hensel J. What goes in must come out: Children’s Media Violence Consumption at Home and Aggressive Behaviours at School. Paper presented at the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Available online at: www.mediafamily.org/research/report_issbd_2002.shtml.
5. Kowalski RM, Limber SP. Electronic Bullying Among Middle School Students. Journal of Adolescent Jealth. 2007; 41:S22-30.
6. Ybarra ML, Diener-West M, Leaf PJ. Examining the Overlap in Internet Harassment and School Bullying: Implications for School Intervention. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2007; 41:S42-S50.
7. Willard NE. The Authority and Responsibility of School Officials in Responding to Cyberbullying. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2007; 41:S64-65.
8. Worthen MR. Education Policy Implications from the Expert Panel on Electronic Media and Youth Violence. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2007; 41:S61-63.

Harnessing EnergySensory Processing

Sensory tools and techniques for responsible learning. Harnessing Energy profiles the Zone’in Concept to improve self-regulation, and offers strategies to enhance sensory processing, attention and learning.

Back to BasicsMotor Development

Printing – The forgotten foundation for literacy. Back to Basics raises awareness about declining literacy, and provides recommendations to ease the job of printing and reading for all children.

A Cracked FoundationAttachment and Addictions

How virtual parenting is destroying children. A Cracked Foundation profiles how attachment formation is an underlying causal factor for the recent rise in child mental illness and addiction.

Mixed SignalsTechnology Balance

Connection to technology is disconnecting child development. Mixed Signals covers research related to the impact of technology in child physical, mental, social, and academic domains.

Why Can’t Children Sit Still?Attention and Learning

The importance of movement and nature for attention and learning. Why Can’t Children Sit Still? promotes increased access to age appropriate play structures, nature trails, and recreational spaces.

Diminishing ReturnsSuccessful Schools

Increasing profits in the classroom.Diminishing Returns addresses student diversity, and offers solutions for classroom, gym and playgrounds to improve productivity.

Healthy InteractionsEarly Intervention

Critical factors for early child development. Healthy Interactions raises awareness regarding the early need for adequate movement, touch, human connection, and nature.

Generational HealingFirst Nations

Recognizing and respecting past ancestry. Generational Healing profiles attachment formation in First Nations communities, and offers strategies to repair primary relationships.

Educational ProgramsTeacher Training

For Programs Zone’in, Move’in, Unplug’in, and Live’in. Teacher Training Programprovides participants will essential tools and techniques to implement Zone’in, Move’in, Unplug’in and Live’in Products.

Balanced Technology ManagementHuman Productivity

Powerful strategies to increase workplace productivity.Balanced Technology Management raises awareness regarding the impact of technology on human productivity, and offers tools and techniques to optimize worker performance.

Disconnect to ReconnectParent Workshop

Connection to technology is disconnecting child development and learning.Disconnect to Reconnect enables parents to manage healthy balance between activities children need for growth and success, with technology use.

Women and violence

Harnessing Energy
Sensory Processing

Back to Basics
Motor Development

A Cracked Foundation
Attachment and Addictions

Mixed Signals
Technology Balance

Why Can’t Children Sit Still?
Attention and Learning

Diminishing Returns
Successful Schools

Healthy Interactions
Early Intervention

Generational Healing
First Nations

Educational Programs
Teacher Training

Balanced Technology Management
Human Productivity

Disconnect to Reconnect
Parent Workshop