While the time spent in front of the screen for children should be limited to one or two hours, the fact that children did not have the opportunity to go out of their homes and socialize during the pandemic period and the education continued online caused an increase in the time spent with technological devices such as televisions, tablets, mobile phones and computers.
>Medicana Samsun Hospital Kl. Psychologist Dila Soğancı; He gave suggestions to parents about intensive screen use;
While technology makes our daily lives easier, it also brings many problems. Due to uncontrolled screen time, attention and learning problems may be observed in children, less physical movement, obesity, vision problems, sleep problems, aggressive behavior may be observed, and it may also disrupt their mental, social and language development. Especially the 0-3 age period is the age when children's mental development is most important. During this period, the child learns by observing and imitating his environment. While the American Academy of Pediatrics does not recommend screen use for children under the age of 2, it recommends one hour of screen time a day for children aged 2-5 accompanied by their parents. For this reason, people who communicate with children in this age group should pay attention to their screen time.
What Should Parents Do?
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One should avoid exposure to screen light at least 1 hour before going to sleep and pay attention to sleep patterns.
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Eating in front of the screen should be prevented and exercise should be done.
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Care should be taken to stay away from the screen for at least 10 minutes every hour.
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Screen time should be kept under control.
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You should remind yourself to blink when you notice that the screen is being looked at carefully.
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Attention should be paid to the position of the screen relative to the sitting position.
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By keeping it in a position that prevents direct light from hitting the screen and reducing the screen brightness
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It should be used by dividing the screen permission outside of online education.
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Screen rules should be established together with the children.
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Parents should set an example (after the online meeting, another screen should be set).
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Screen time exposure should be reduced by doing family activities.
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