Nothing can be done, we have entered the Internet, and our children are beginning to knock before taking the first steps on the keyboard. And if you're not attentive to her fidget, he could face a computer addiction.
We know at least 5 signs of dependence of our children from the gadgets. Now you will know when to sound the alarm, to help the fumes do not go to waste in the virtual world too long.
SYMPTOM 1
A child can not use the computer or tablet within the established boundaries. If you pre-arrange a time that a child can spend on the computer, and it still breaks this agreement, and in addition arranges hysterics. This is not a good sign.
SYMPTOM 2
Your child with "enviable" regularity does not fulfill its responsibilities. Whether it's cleaning the room, walk the dog or take out the trash, please. This, as you know, too bad bell.
TAG 3
Time spent at the computer, to a much more significant than chat with family and even friends. That is, the child does not go for a walk, do not play with your friends and even family holidays and trips to visit it is not interested.
SYMPTOM 4
Eating or visit the baths and toilets are also not pass without a phone or tablet.
SYMPTOM 5
The child did not do their homework - it it is not enough time because of computer games, he gets sloppy and distracted. If you leave it without a computer, it becomes very aggressive and irritable.
What to do?
Who is to blame, we have already realized. Now it is important to find a way out. For starters, try all the same to establish a certain number of hours per day that children have the right to spend at the computer. But make sure that this rule is clearly fulfilled.
Do not just say "NO" to your computer, try to offer the child alternative games.
For example, to do something as a family: in the kitchen to cook a pizza, go to the movies, to visit, to walk. In the end, sit down at the computer with your child, play or offer to replace the usual games with something more useful and no less interesting. Now there are a lot to develop the site, where the child will learn to cook, master, even to visit the museum, you can through the Internet.
And one more thing. If your child is so much passionate about the computer, give it to the relevant courses. Who knows, maybe you have a growing future super-programmer.