SIDE EFFECTS OF DIGITAL MEDIA ON CHILDREN

Considering that especially children in the developmental period up to the age of 2 gain experience by experiencing the world with the effect-reaction chain and develop their interpretations accordingly, the use of digital media causes the child to interact unilaterally rather than bilaterally since the use of digital media cannot respond to the child's feelings and behaviors. For the child who cannot get an answer to his own reaction, communication and development gradually deteriorate and the development process is negatively affected.

According to experts who recommend keeping children away from digital media in the first 2 years, care should be taken to ensure that the ideal age is after the age of 3 and not exceeding 30 minutes.

It has been proven by all researches that children are under the threat of addiction as much as adults. Considering the negative effects of mobile phones, computer tablets, and television on the development of the child, parents should be careful and consistent in keeping them away from them.

In many media, attention is drawn to the fact that it is extremely inconvenient for the health of their children for mothers to seek help from digital media in order to attract attention to other areas in early-stage children who cry or resist eating. Especially digital environments, which negatively affect language development, pull back the speech process of babies.

So when and how should your child be introduced to digital media?

According to child development experts, who state that they can watch programs suitable for their age in limited times under the control of their parents, this period should not exceed 1 hour per day.

Experts, who draw attention to the need to take precautions in the early period so that children do not become addicted to digital media, therefore recommend that parents keep their children away from digital environments, especially in the first 2 years, and pay attention to the content part in their later years.