The Internet is a good tool for people to improve themselves, but if the dosage of this use increases too much and begins to have negative effects on our lives, it means that technology addiction has occurred. We can understand a person's abuse of the Internet as follows;
*If his daily life is disrupted by the internet, games or technology
*He prefers the internet or playing games instead of his favorite activities.
*If the time spent on the internet increases day by day
If these items are present, be sure to consult a professional It is necessary to get support. Let's not forget that internet addiction is the result, not the cause.
So what are the reasons?
If a person has internet addiction or game addiction, that person There may be problems in his/her infrastructure and circle of friends. It is necessary to observe the person's social area. If the person cannot express himself correctly in his environment, if he has an introvert personality pattern, if he experiences disharmony in his social areas and cannot cope with these, the person pushes himself into loneliness and his only friends are games or the internet. He starts to feel successful there, and his use of games increases with the pleasure he gets from the games he plays. Pleasure and internet use are directly proportional. As the pleasure it receives increases, its usage also increases.
Another reason is that we are currently in a time where technology is used very intensively. This is one of the reasons why internet use has increased or game addictions have increased in recent years. While computer use in older generations only started at university age, in the current education system, even the alphabet is taught to children via tablets. There are many games on these tablets. And since the games are established with a psychologically based reward and punishment system, the possibility of children becoming addicted increases even more. They carry the points or results they earn from the games to the competitive environment in the virtual world. Thus, the usage rate among children increases much more. Because outside, these children play games on those tablets instead of games such as blindfold and hide and seek. They talk and debate about the race of points they got from the games they play. A child who does not use the Internet regularly or does not use games feels lonely because he does not use the Internet, and that child also starts playing games in order to be included in the group of children playing games. This cycle progresses in this way.
And of course, as in everything else, family life is also very important. If there is a situation such as excessive internet use, i.e. misuse of the internet, in the family, the child observes the behavior of his family and starts to apply it himself. It starts.
What is the role of parents in children's internet misuse? What can be done?
First of all, it is very important for parents to use a common language. They need to reach a common decision and maintain this decision consistently.
Secondly, they should have at least as much knowledge about the internet and games as they do, so that instead of using abstract language such as "This is a very bad game to play", it will be more effective to talk like "This game has this feature and its danger is this and that". Tell your child, “You spend too much time on the internet!” Instead of saying, observe your child, take notes on the time he/she spends on the internet, and then share this note with your child. This attitude will develop awareness in your child.
Setting limits and quotas is as important as these items. It will not be possible to stop using the internet suddenly, and it is not right. Because during this time, we can access all the information we need by using the internet. For this reason, it is necessary to ensure controlled internet use rather than preventing internet use. Controlled internet use starts with setting quotas. Daily or weekly quotas can be set.
There may also be psychological reasons behind concentrating too much on the internet or gaming. At this point, the family should question themselves a little and observe their own attitudes and behaviors. What kind of parents are we? Do we care enough about our children? When was the last time we watched a movie together? When was the last time we all had a meal together? Do we spend quality time with our child? When was the last time we asked our child how are you? we said ? Questions like these will raise awareness among families.
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