There is a common topic that parents who are in their 30s and have children always talk about; When we were little, we spent time outside with our friends, playing ball and riding bicycles.
We could not understand how time passed. In fact, we would get a harsh reprimand from our mother or father for not wanting to enter the house from outside, but in the next and following days, we would still do our own
thing. Those days were fun, those days were full of joy, the taste of sharing and being friends was different in those
days...
Again, the same mothers and fathers may also have a complaint about their own children
and rightly so; My child does not go out, my child is reluctant to make friends
, he wants to be with us all the time, and in the meantime, he has either a mobile phone, a tablet or another technological device with which he can play games...
Do you remember that we, the generation now in their 30s, had only a few technological devices during their childhood? Touching, tampering with and
using these devices may have meant that, for many of us, we had to get permission from our parents.
Cameras that take 36 exposures, virtual babies whose images on the screen grow as you feed them,
even the head of our house. Those huge
computers, perhaps covered with lace covers, have just begun to grace their corners. You remember, right, those computers where we used to dial 146 to connect to the internet.
Why was it far or difficult to reach these opportunities in those days? There may be many reasons: financial
conditions, perhaps the fact that our needs have not yet shifted towards the field of technology, perhaps our point of view, knowing that the time we can spend outside in the personal or social field is valuable
for us, and The existing conditions regarding the products imported to our country...
It seems almost impossible to talk about the existence of a child who has not been introduced to a smartphone or tablet recently
. Moreover, unfortunately, the time to get acquainted with these vehicles has decreased to the age of 2-3
. This inevitably worries parents.
So what causes this? Why are children no longer used to Instead of playing outside, prefers to be alone at home and spends time on mobile phones or tablets? There may be many reasons for this
that we can and cannot control. I would like to focus more on the reasons we can
control. First of all, we can say that there is a mother and father who spend time with a smartphone or tablet at home. In addition, sometimes one of the parents gives the child a smartphone so that the child can "keep busy and behave" for a while in the presence of adults.
br /> Unfortunately, smartphones and the games they contain have now become a means of socialization among children.
Children who come together at school often engage in dialogue on this subject.
A person who sees that one of his friends has easy access to these devices. After the child asks why
I don't have one, maybe he/she competes with his/her environment on this issue, and then the Mother and Father
unintentionally become instruments for this... Apart from this, many different reasons that we cannot finish writing here
also contribute to the formation of this habit.
So how does this habit or addiction affect our children?
Exposure to the negative effects of magnetic waves emitted by smartphones
arises,
Focus and attention problems. It turns out that the child interacts with so many colorful and diverse stimuli in the virtual world that the real world begins to become monotonous over time and he may lose interest. It distracts him from his lessons,
It causes the power to evaluate reality and make judgments to weaken,
When restrictions are imposed on an addicted child, it creates the basis for the deterioration of the relationship between parent and child
,
There is a risk that bullying elements in games will be carried over to the real world.
The child begins to have a rude attitude towards his/her friends.
It causes alienation from the circle of friends and social environments.
It prevents the fulfillment of responsibilities. /> It causes insomnia, headaches, vision defects, prevents regular nutrition,
constantly in the same position. Doing an activity negatively affects the musculoskeletal system over time,
The possibility of using the Internet and smartphones as cheating tools in exams
arises,
The Internet environment is not only an environment where children are present, Adults with intentions are also in this
environment, so the possibility of these people contacting children increases.
What can be done?
Of course, approaching children with pressure and threats will not work. You should support them in daily life
in taking on responsibilities appropriate to their age. It will be good for them to praise their achievements
as they fulfill their responsibilities. You should definitely explain to them that they can play the games you allow and within the time period you allow within a schedule. It will be useful to use parental filtering. I can recommend that you do not leave the Internet on all the time and change your password from time to time. They must absolutely understand that you are the decision-making mechanism in such matters. But the most important thing is that you spend time with your child and have an idea about how you will spend your time. Mothers
and Fathers who are positive role models will undoubtedly make the most accurate and necessary contribution
to the Physical and Psychological development of their children.
It is undeniable that technology makes our lives easier, but it also causes
the problems I just mentioned. apparent. Here the question of how we use technology arises. What do you think?
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