9 out of 10 American children under the age of 2 years already use tablets, to such a stunning conclusion reached by researchers from Iowa.
scientists recommend limiting the time of use gadgets for kids. Despite the fact that educational games can actually help a child, there is much more reason to keep your smartphone away from him.
1. A negative impact on communication skillsIn the period from 0 to 2 years of a child's brain is increased by 50% and that parents' voices, their touch and play with adult helps the child to form. It is important to establish an emotional connection, which prevent gadgets, cartoons and games on the tablet. As a result, the child develops more slowly, the nervous system does not adapt.
2. The child may become addicted to the gadget
After all, children are much more confirmed the emergence of addiction than adults.
3. Smartphones and tablets provoke tantrums
Many parents use gadgets as a way to calm the child, but this is a double edged sword, with on the other hand a toddler tantrum associated with the inability to gain access to your favorite gadget instantly.
4. Games on a smartphone worsen sleep qualityIt is very desirable not to give the child a gadget in the afternoon, so as not to cause problems with sleep. The human nervous system is restored most intensive in the period from 21:00 to 00:00. But modern man is often at this time awake, that provokes the accumulation of fatigue and stress.
5. Passion for your smartphone or tablet harms learning
Smartphones themselves adversely affect children's abilities, they make them scattered and inattentive.
Plus, smartphones depriving children of their own need to perform a variety of activities, because it all makes computer itself.
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Another proven fact, not communicating via smartphone or tablet, for example, a person can monitor the reaction of a person on his words. If the baby is talking exclusively online, it does not feel a person's mood.
7. Excessive entrainment gadgets may contribute Mental Disorders
Kids, do not relinquish your tablet and smartphone are more vulnerable depressive states, may feel anxiety.
8. Electronic gadgets and smart phones replace physical activity
Sitting on the couch with the smartphone replaces the need for the child to go outside and play with their peers, physical activity is declining, which is directly connected with the threat of excess weight and other diseases.
9. Gadgets increase aggression
Lack of live communication affects the ability of children to develop empathy. And when you consider that the boys are addicted to games in which the killing and cruelty are humdrum things, kiberpokoloniya kids can grow cruel and evil, with the idea that killing is a way to solve problem.10. Gadgets can trigger social anxiety and inadequacy
The huge flow of information, sometimes unnecessary and harmful, even an adult can make a nervous and restless. Remember that social networks are related to the minimum responsibility for his words, other people can insult and humiliate the child, without thinking about his condition and did not answer for his words.
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