When is the Right Time Introducing Gadgets In Children?
Gadget, has a great influence on the development of children today. For those of you who apply the rules of wisdom in children can positively influence as a fun learning media while on the other hand the use of too often and make your child dependence so just want to play with gadgets alone will make it a child who is social, tend to be closed and not able to adapt with its environment.
In addressing the current technological developments including gadgets is a good idea you know the right time in giving gadgets to your child. In the provision of gadgets can be tailored to the development of your child's age, at the age of 5 years you can introduce color, shape and sound. Of course at this age you also must be able to limit the use of gadgets so that its function can still help you to educate your child.
In addition, further consideration at the age of 5 years of child's brain development is optimal when given direct sensory stimulation is different from children under 5 years of age given gadgets will have sustainable impact especially if not accompanied by parents so that will have an impact on the lack of interaction with the environment. In the front of the brain has a function to give commands to move the body while on the back there is a propulsion so that if it can stimulate the hormone endorphins is the center of fun and comfort it will make your child addicted to play with gadgets that patterned since the beginning of your child's development.
Similarly, for those of you who have children aged less than 2 years is advised not to introduce the first game of a kind of screen monitors such as laptops, tablet computers or PCs. This is in accordance with research conducted by The American Acedemy of Pediatrics that can be used as a reference that ideally children under the age of 2 years should be free with a game that involves the monitor screen. Due to the negative impact of giving the gadget is an eye health condition in addition to the radiation from some phones or tablet PC will disrupt your child's brain development.
In addition to introducing gadgets, sometimes you also ask the right time to give ownership of gadgets in your child. Granting the right to have a personal gadget on a child should you consider the age of your child. The results of research reported in the site Cashinyourgadgets.co.uk found 13% of parents give gadgets to children aged 10 years while the highest percentage is at the age of 13 years and over about 45%. This can be a reference to parents that the ownership of gadgets should not be in a hurry but consider your child's readiness to follow the rules of the game in the use of these gadgets.
In children who have been introduced and have gadgets should have a time limit in using the gadget. Make rules using gadgets no more than two hours a day for 5-year-olds. Provide understanding and also supervision in the use of gadgets especially at the age of your child 5 years. After the age of your pre-teen child you can provide supervision once a week and give understanding of the dangers of excessive use of gadgets that result in alienation with the social environment.
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