Children and electronic devices ... the complete guide to protecting time and health

With the distribution of electronic devices almost anywhere, it can be difficult to follow children’s use of electronic devices. It makes matters more complicated that some of the time that the use of electronic devices passes may be a time to teach children and support their social growth. And to help parents manage the time children spend in front of the screens and ensure the quality of watching time, it is an introductory guide to target the use of electronic devices and the media. Problems with handling screens The spending is related to a very long time before electronic devices and the ongoing viewing of low quality programs. The following: Obesity is a disturbance of sleeping periods and the lack of adequate behavioral problems is delayed in the development of linguistic and social skills, violence, problems with attention, the decline in the amount of time for learning, it must be taken into account that the value of free playing time is greater than the value of using electronic media in the growth of the small child’s brain. Children, who are less than two years old, are more likely to play and play with parents, siblings and other children and adults. Children at the age of two can benefit from certain types of electronic devices, such as music, movement and story programs. If the child participates in viewing, he can help him understand what he sees, and his application in real life, but the time of negative viewing should not be replaced by reading, playing or solving problems. Time development does not encourage the American Academy or Pediatrics to use media for children under the age of 18 months, except for video chat. If the parents between the ages of 18 and 24 months offer digital media, it must be ensured that they are of high quality, and avoid the use of the media on their own. For children aged two to 5 years, it is necessary to reduce the time of sitting in front of the screen to one hour a day of high quality programs. As the child grows, the one method of the curriculum that suits everyone will not work. The amount of media that the child may use daily and the appropriate means of the media must be determined. Think about applying the same rules to the realistic environment and the virtual environment for your child. Either way, your child played, taught him sympathy, shared him and got to know his friends and what they were doing together. Also in mind that the quality of the media to which your child is exposed is more important than the type of technology or the amount of time. To ensure a good time to look at the screens: Learn about programs, games and applications before allowing the child to watch or play with them. Organizations such as Commun Sense Media have categories and software reviews to help you determine the most suitable age of the child. Better, the child who looks, plays or uses. Look for interactive options to engage the child with it, instead of those who need payment, beat and need the screen. Use parental control system to block the internet content you want or nominate. Make sure your child is close to you during the screen time, so you oversee his activities. Ask your child regularly about the programs, games and applications you use throughout the day. Discuss with him what you see and stand on advertising and commercial ads if you view a program with your child. Also, avoid quick programs that find children difficult to understand, programs that include violent content and applications that include distilled materials. And get rid of advertising in applications because young children find it difficult to determine the difference between advertising and actual information. Restrictions on older children, place clear rules and reasonable boundaries for your child’s use of digital media. Try to apply these tips: Encourage him to play free that is not directed while staying away from the use of devices. Free some areas and times from any technical devices, such as meals or one night per week. Do not encourage the use of entertainment in the media while performing his school duties. Put strict restrictions on the time of daily or weekly sitting in front of the screen and implement it, and allocate times to ban it, such as an hour -long offer or screens. Think about using one of the applications that the time the child can use the device. Keep the devices equipped with screens outside your children’s bedrooms and remember that they need to send their devices outside their bedrooms at night. Get rid of playing the TV in the background. By encouraging digital knowledge at some point, your child will be exposed to the content you did not agree to, and for devices without internet candidates. Talk to your child about the situations you can be exposed to, and about the behavior you expect from it. Have encouraged children to think about what they see on their screens. Ask your child to think about if everything on the internet is accurate. Does your child know how to know if the site is worthy? Help your child understand that the media is made by people who have views. Explain to him that many types of technologies collect data to send ads to users and make money behind them. Teaching appropriate behavior The online relationships and the use of social media have become a great deal of the lives of adolescents. Experts point out that it is good for the teenager to become part of these worlds, as long as he realizes what appropriate behavior is. Explain what is allowed and what is not allowed, such as sexual messages, electronic bullying and online personal information. The child must be taught to send or share nothing through the internet that the whole world does not always see. It doesn’t matter how intelligent or maturity of the child is, but monitors his behavior on social media online. The child’s mistakes while using the media are a must. Therefore, you should talk to the child and help him learn from these mistakes. You must also set a good example for him. Take into account that your child is following you in search of what it seems to accept to use electronic devices and how they use them. You will probably need to continue advice and guidance for your child on the use of electronic devices and means of communication while he is old. But setting home bases and reviewing them parallel to the growth and development of the child can help ensure its safety during use. *This content of “Mayo Clinic” also reads: