Does your Growing Child stick to TVs, mobile phones and laptops? Do you know how many negative effects it can have and how? Find out what scientists and experts have found in research so far, how much screen time is correct.
Issues of physical, mental, emotional, practical and cognitive development are directly related to the question of how much time children spend in front of the screen and how. In general, children learn from the environment around them and from the behavior of adults, especially parents (Parents Sets Example). First of all, the disadvantage of screen time is that children are cut off from their surroundings and their activities and behaviors are inspired by the virtual content seen on the screen, not by real life. Science has studied this in many ways.
Generally speaking, if a child spends a lot of time in front of the virtual world i.e. the screen, then he spends less time on sports, exercise, meeting people, interacting and learning skills that are useful in life, which helps in his overall development is affected. You will also know scientific studies, but first let’s see how development is affected.
Impact on language: Language is something to be gained from family and society, including knowledge and knowledge of manners. But screen time affects language comprehension and the way language is used. When using language, facial expressions and body language are also affected by screen acting. Studies have also shown that children with more screen time have less desire to read and less attention span.
Effect on sleep: Radiation from the screen and especially blue light causes sleep problems as it interferes with the leakage of sleep hormone melatonin. Gradually this habit or problem hinders cognitive development. This problem has been observed from infants to growing children.
Effect on Emotions: Emotional behavior of a child is affected in many ways. Digital media affects a child's imagination and motivation level. Irritation, frustration, anxiety and impulsive disorders in children have also been observed as a result of screen time. It also happens that children do not understand the normal fluctuations of speech and real expressions and in the real world they fail to communicate properly and understand the person.
Why does it have negative effects ?
The pictures run very fast in the video as well as the colors leave their mark. Over time, the eyes and the brain become accustomed in one way and blunt in another sense. Researchers from health institutions noted two important points in the ABCD i.e. Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study:
In children whose smartphone, tablet and video games time was seven hours or more a day, MRI scans showed that some parts of the brain differed significantly from the normal brain.
Children with screen time of more than two hours a day scored lower in the language and thinking tests that researchers gave them, than children with less screen time.
So what is the solution?
Parents should limit their children's screen time as well as keep in mind what kind of content the children are exposed to on the screen. If possible, be involved during the child's screen time and keep talking about giving a good understanding of the content.
Experts say that for growing children, it is best if you can combine screen time with an educational program. Experts recommend quality screen time of up to two hours for teenagers. Also make sure to balance offline time with screen time. Experts recommend that children stay away from the screen during family time, bedtime and meals, so parents should not look at the screen at this time.
This is nice. Its true that children learn from seeing