British experts remind you: children under 3 years old use iPad for a long time to influence their social skills.
source: City Evening News
original title [English expert: children under 3 years old should not watch TV]
long-term use of computer, iPad influence social ability cause psychological problems
now, many children will use computers and intelligence at their young and small age. Mobile phones are also skilled in switching TV. Eric Sigman, a British psychologist and child health expert, warned that long - term use of electronic devices could have a negative impact on children's physical and mental growth. Children under 3 should not watch TV at all.
"children should not watch TV at least by the age of 3; children aged 3 to 7 should watch TV and use various electronic devices between 0.5 hours and 1 hours a day; 7 to 12 years old can be extended to 1 hours; 12 to 15 years old, not more than 1.5 hours." -
"electronic nanny"
a lot of busy parents spend a lot of time taking care of children, so let their children watch TV, play computers or iPad, and use these electronic devices as "electronic babysitters". In their view, these devices are not only harmless, but also educational for their children.
the 9 day of the British Daily Mail, citing the words of center, said that electronic devices "seem to have created a 'three parent' family model."
Sigman said that the British children born in the modern age had spent more than 1 years in front of the TV and various electronic devices when they were 7 years old. They spent the entire teen years in front of electronic devices even longer than in schools.
the related research report on television, which often affects brain development
Sigman, is published by the latest issue of the literature of children's disease. He said in the report that the long-term use of electronic devices can cause children's attention and psychological problems, and affect their social skills. In addition, often watching the most fashionable 3D TV will also affect the development of children's sense of space.
he quoted some previous research findings that playing computer games regularly will increase the blood pressure of children. Other studies have shown that the longer children stay in front of the screen, the more likely they are to develop unhealthy eating habits. This is partly because of the effect of junk food advertising on TV, partly because eating while watching TV will let the child forget what he has eaten and keep eating.
a US study shows that long-term exposure to the screen of electronic devices can affect brain development in children. Children who watched TV frequently from 1 to 3 years old were significantly more likely to have attention problems when they were 7 years old.
less electronic equipment is good for health.
how should children watch TV? Sigman suggested: "it is good for their physical and mental health to reduce the time of children in front of the screen and to postpone the use of all kinds of electronic devices."
Sigman said, "more and more studies have shown that using a variety of electronic devices for more than 2 hours a day can affect the health of children. In fact, the average time for children to be exposed to electronic devices is three times that number per day. Shortening this time is important for children's health and growth.