Tablet And Mobile Phone Harmful To Child Health
Tablet And Mobile Phone Harmful To Child Health
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Some
parents may find it difficult to deal with their children, so they tend to hand
over tablets and phones to please their children, thinking the tablet are
simply distracting children , but what many parents do not know is that there are
a bunch of new recommendations Has been issued by health professionals on the
subject of allowing children under two years to use the phone and tablet.
The World
Health Organization warned against the use of children for different screens,
whether phone or tablet, noting that children under two years of age should not
use any of these devices.
The
children's use of these devices contributes to raising the rates of obesity
among children, because children spend most of their time in front of the
Tablet or phone, which makes the child in a state of idle, and the consumption
of the amount of food without movement increases the rate of obesity.
These devices also affect the children's brain growth negatively and reduce their mental health, because tablet devices make children in isolation, and this weakens the interaction of children socially as well as loneliness, and more than that it weakens confidence in the self.
“WHO “She pointed out that it is necessary for children of this age to undertake activities that contribute to the development of mental and cognitive abilities of their own, such as the use of games and toys that require some physical and intellectual efforts, such as that parents read some stories to them.
Among the new recommendations confirmed by the World Health Organization are:
For
children under the age of: They should not use electronic devices definitively,
and focus on improving physical and mental abilities.
Children
between 2-4 years: The time to use these devices should not exceed one hour per
day, while taking care to monitor the programs, videos and applications that
they examine while using the devices.
The dangers associated with the use of electronic devices for long hours are:
Inactivity
and consumption of a large amount of food leads to obesity at an early age.
Poor
physical and mental abilities lead to symptoms similar to attention deficit
disorder and hyperactivity, as well as can lead to autism and poor social
communication, distrust, fear and permanent anger, abnormal behavioral disorders.
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