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Three-year-old Star is a very well-behaved boy, but what bothers his parents is that Star's favorite thing is not to play with children, but to stay at home and watch TV.
Every day after kindergarten, the first thing he did was sit in front of the TV, concentrate, motionless, and sometimes shout excitedly: "Every day is too powerful."
If you ask what the kindergarten teacher taught today, what delicious food he ate, what he did today, he always said nothing, but if you ask about the content of the cartoon, he can always talk about it.
If you encounter dinner when the cartoon has not been finished, no matter how the mother calls, he is not willing to come over, sometimes the father is anxious to turn off the TV, see the favorite cartoon is gone, he will cry and make a fuss, would rather not eat dinner to finish watching.
In the era of rapid information development, various film and television equipment has become an indispensable appliance for every family, and children like stars are not in the minority.
Some parents will think that electronic media is also good for children, such as broadening their children's knowledge, exposing them to fresher and richer things, broadening their children's horizons and increasing their knowledge. It can also help children relieve stress. It is true that watching TV in moderation has its own benefits, but if a child is too addicted to the world of television to extricate themselves, it is more harmful than beneficial.
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You have to know the dangers of watching TV
The most direct effect of watching too much TV is the loss of vision.
Scientists at the Australian National University have obtained the results of a study showing that in some major Asian cities, the proportion of young students with myopia has reached 80%-90%, while in south Africa, children rarely develop myopia. Preventing and controlling myopia has become a top priority for young people on the mainland.
Indulging in television for a long time, leaving the eyeballs at rest, reduces the chance of eye movement, which leads to the occurrence of myopia.
Watching TV can hinder the development of children's language ability, because watching TV is a one-way learning language and requires communication to achieve it. There is a lot of evidence that starting to watch TV before 18 months will affect your baby's language development, reading ability, short-term memory, and also affect your baby's sleep and concentration.
Children have been accompanied by television for a long time, and there is too little time to interact with the outside world, which is easy for children to develop a lonely personality.
Most of the children who are addicted to watching TV are silent, and every day they think about the plot of cartoons, they do not pay attention to what happens to the children around them every day, and they are unwilling to share their lives with the children Over time, there are fewer and fewer friends, and interpersonal skills will gradually decline.
Watching TV will limit the experience of children's five senses, and rich experience can make children get better development.
Watching TV will hinder the development of children's imagination, because watching electronic products is passive indoctrination, and there is no need to use their imagination, which will constrain children's thinking and lack children's own thinking.
Tv is too long, so that children exercise a lot less, energy consumption is less than outdoor activities. Some children also like to eat some junk food when watching TV, such as potato chips, candy, etc., resulting in excess calories and easy to gain weight.
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Let the baby watch TV before the age of 5, you must understand the things
Since there are many disadvantages to indulging in television, can children still watch tv, computers, mobile phones, tablets and other electronic products? How big is more appropriate, how long can you watch it?
The American Academy of Pediatrics APP has released two official documents, namely "Media and Infant Thinking" and "Electronic Product Use for School-Age Children and Teenagers". It makes clear recommendations for when children watch TV.
0-18 months: It is not recommended to look at electronic products.
Studies have shown that children before the age of two must explore the world themselves and socially communicate with their dependent guardians in order to truly develop their cognitive abilities, language, behavior, and social emotional intelligence.
0-3 years old is the most critical period in growth, and children need to develop and build themselves in the real world. Need to be exposed to the real world, need the directness of each sense, and indulge in electronic products, the five senses can not be developed, imagination and attention development will be limited.
18-24 months: the earliest recommended age of initiation.
Parents need to screen and control the quality of the program in advance, watch it with their children, and tell their children about the content of the video.
Babies under the age of two are not yet able to apply things on print digital media to the real world in 3D, that is, they cannot connect the content on the screen with the real world, so they need parents to help guide them.
2-5 years old: Limit screen time to one hour per day.
High-quality programs should be watched, with a 20-minute break at a time.
For children over the age of 5, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents allow their children to control their own time, but make sure they have plenty of time for sleep and outdoor activities.
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How to reduce children's viewing of electronic products, what are the good ways
Lead by example and parents set an example
Usually, do not use watching TV to pass, do not turn on TV when eating, do not use TV as the background sound of the home, and cultivate a good family atmosphere.
Have time to spend more time with your children, read books together, exercise together, take your children to know the outside world, feel the things around you, and communicate with the real world.
Limit the length of time your child spends watching
Babies under two years of age are best not to let them watch TV. If you want to watch TV and cut the time to watch TV into 10 to 15 minutes, you can extend the time to half an hour if you are more than two years old, but every 20 minutes you have to take a break and look into the distance.
When watching TV, the light should be soft, not too bright, it is better to see the brightness of the writing words. Remind your child that they can blink their eyes frequently to help with eye movement.
If the child is already fascinated by television, then you must find a way to reduce the time the baby spends watching TV, and when the baby wants to watch TV, he can arrange other things for the baby to do. If the adults are busy, you can prepare some things for the children to play with, such as flour, such as a spatula, or objects that can make sounds at home and can be beaten.
Don't use electronics as a reward or a means of sending off your child
Some families' children like to watch TV, which is completely the connivance of parents, in order to let children not disturb themselves, play by themselves, they will throw a mobile phone or TV on for a long time. Until the child's eyes are broken, he will regret it when he is addicted to television.
In addition, reward children with more practical incentives or verbal praise, and less use rewards that they do not recognize.
Take your kids outdoors often
Some researchers believe that receiving natural light for two to three hours a day can relieve the pressure on the eyes and effectively reduce the probability of myopia.
Even on a cloudy day, it is better for the eyes than staying at home for a long time. Outdoor activities can not only regulate children's daily life, but also help protect the eyes. It can also allow the baby to broaden his horizons, contact the real world, let the child develop good interpersonal skills and habits, it is recommended that the child's outdoor activity time is not less than 2-3 hours a day.
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