When a child is fussy, giving a gadget can be an option. However, did you know that playing gadget too often can hamper children's development? Know what delays in child development can occur due to excessive use of gadgets.
Maybe Mother or Father once invited Little One to watch cartoons or just listen to children's songs from the cellphone. If it's like this, the use of gadgets by children is still safe.
In fact, children may use gadgets, such as cellphones, tablets or laptops. Gadgets can actually be useful for them, provided that their use is not excessive and monitored.
Is it true that Gadgets have a Bad Impact on Children?
Gadgets can indeed be educational media for children. Mother and Father can search a variety of educational content, such as how to color, dance, draw, or make crafts.
However, if used excessively, gadgets can have an adverse effect on children's development, including:
1. Too late to talk
One of the effects of frequently using gadgets is that children become late talking or have problems in speaking.
Generally, a 6-month-old child can begin to produce words that have no meaning, such as "Baba" or "Yaya", and as they age, their vocabulary will increase. Children can learn a lot of new vocabulary if they are often spoken to by their parents.
Then, how can your little one speak fluently if you give him a gadget every day and don't train him to talk? If this continues, do not be surprised if Little So much more silent and lazy to talk.
2. Can not socialize
Being in front of the gadget screen can make your child lazy to move everywhere. In the end, your baby cannot socialize with other children her age or the people around her. If left unchecked, he could grow into an antisocial person, because he is more cool with his gadgets.
3. Difficulty in focusing learning
Because of addiction to the use of gadgets, Little So lazy to learn. He also easily forgets because his memory is only focused on the content he used to see.
For example, Mother often gives Little One a cartoon movie that is not clear (not in the form of words), she may become more accustomed to saying the language than everyday language. In fact, Mother and Little also do not know what the meaning of these words.
In addition, Little will also be fussy if Mother forbids him from using gadgets, and Mother will find it difficult to teach new things to him because he is only fixated on the gadget.
4. His muscles become weak
Children under 5 years generally have great enthusiasm and curiosity, so they should move actively, run around, and not be quiet.
If Mother often let Little One play with gadgets, then he will be lazy to explore the surrounding environment and will satisfy his curiosity only through gadgets. The muscles of the Little One can weaken due to lack of training. Because everything can be accessed through the gadget, the Little One feels he does not need to move from the bed or a comfortable couch.
The duration of use of the gadget in children must be limited according to the child's age. Children under the age of 2 years are not recommended to use gadgets, while children aged 2-4 years just use gadgets for 1 hour a day. Children 5 years and older may use the gadget longer, but it should not be more than 2 hours per day.
So that the gadget does not inhibit the development of the Little One, Mother and Father are encouraged to always monitor and control their use. In addition, increase the time to do activities together without gadgets, such as drawing, coloring, or just joking with the Little One.
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