Nowadays, electronic products have penetrated into every corner of our lives, and in public places, both young and old, are bowing their heads and playing with their mobile phones.
They are like boxes with powerful powers, filled with colorful worlds that catch our eyes and make us want to stop.
According to CNNIC's survey report, the number of short video users in mainland China has reached more than 900 million.
Among them, the number of teenage users should not be underestimated!
However, do these electronics really have no effect on our children?
We can't help but ask: does watching short videos really make children stupid?
What are the dangers of short videos to children's brains?
Inattentiveness, memory loss
Have you ever noticed that children become more and more easily distracted after watching short videos for a period of time?
This is because the fast-switching pictures and sounds in the short video, like countless "woodpeckers", are constantly "pecking" in the children's brains, making them unable to concentrate, and their memory is like a "wet" paper, gradually losing its original clarity and clarity.
Imagination can also be limited
When he was captivated by the elaborate virtual scenes in the short videos, his imagination was imprisoned in a small "digital cage". He began to be content with passively accepting these pre-designed contents, and was no longer willing to actively think and create.
Lack of awareness
Childhood is a critical period for brain development, and children need a lot of sensory stimulation and cognitive challenges to promote healthy brain development.
However, short videos often provide fragmented and superficial information, lacking depth and coherence.
Children who are exposed to such content for a long time may become superficial in their way of thinking and lack the ability to think deeply.
The experiences of a child's environment shape their brain, and the brain is "used in and out".
Moreover, watching short videos for a long time is also easy to cause children to lack sleep and lack of energy.
Over time, this damage is difficult to compensate.
Lack of a sense of time
The "infinite scrolling" nature of short videos can easily make children lose their sense of time.
They may unknowingly spend hours watching videos unaware of the passage of time.
This disrespect for time can extend to their studies and daily lives, leading to inefficiency and time management issues.
Electronic products surround children, how can parents avoid the harm of electronic products to children's IQ?
1. Smart supervision, so that children and electronic products "live in harmony"
Parents can create a guideline that specifies the maximum amount of time to use electronic devices each day, the time period of use, and the types of content allowed.
Some time ago, when I was going out to dinner with a friend, suddenly his son called him, and the first thing he asked him was: Is it Sunday for Dad? Dad said: Yes, you can go and ask Grandpa to play games for you with his mobile phone.
It turned out that he had given his son a rule that he could play games for an hour every Saturday and Sunday, so that was the rule.
2. Create a "golden hour"
We can set up an "Electronics-Free Day" at least one day a week.
On Sundays, for example, the whole family participates in a variety of non-electronic activities, such as outdoor sports, cooking, reading paper books, and making handicrafts.
This not only enhances emotional communication between family members, but also allows children to experience real-life fun, thus reducing their dependence on electronic devices.
3. Lead by example and become a "mentor" for your children
Adults should avoid swiping their phones for long periods of time, especially in front of children.
Imagine sitting in front of the same computer with your child, and instead of playing a game, you're learning together how to spot misinformation on the web, or exploring the mysteries of programming together.
Through this "digital life demonstration class", you will not only show how to use electronic devices correctly, but also transform them into a fun and educational way of parent-child interaction, so that children can learn through imitation and grow through learning.
Having said so much today, I am not persuading everyone to "one size fits all" on the issue of short videos, after all, short videos are essentially the transmission of information.
In this era, it is absolutely impossible not to let children play with mobile phones, but when children are young, parents should avoid letting children play, and when children grow up, they must also set rules to avoid children from being addicted to mobile phones, affecting learning and health.
Every parent needs to play the role of "guide".
In this wave of informatization, we should not let our children become islands in the digital world, but should be their beacons, guiding them to the light.
Only in this way can we truly cultivate a new generation with independent thinking ability, a healthy psychological state and a good attitude towards life.