How to Avoid Child's Addiction to Gadgets: Building Healthy Relationships
Healthy relationships should be in everything and with everyone, including children and including technology.
It is clear that if we are talking about addiction, then in modern children it can be caused primarily by gadgets. But it is possible to do without prohibitions, scandals and whims.
Parents were told how not to interfere with their child’s development and at the same time not to be afraid of smartphone addiction.
Instructions for parents
1. It’s not just about the existence of rules like “no gadgets at the table,” etc. But also personal example.
Children copy their parents' behavior, and if they have problems in this regard, then pay attention to your behavior.
2. If parents have to use a gadget for work, it is better to transfer correspondence in chats and email to the computer.
This will create a workplace atmosphere and your child won't get the impression that you just can't let go of your phone.
3. Children should have an alternative, and this is not about an abundance of toys.
The main task of parents is to pay attention to children in order to distract them from electronic devices, including with the help of educational clubs.
4. If you can’t distract them, then you need to make sure that the time spent with the gadget in your hands is also spent usefully.
There are many educational programs and games. It would be great if you could distract your child from watching videos.
But the most important rule is that if you take away a gadget from a child and don’t give him anything in return, then another hobby will appear, and it won’t always be a book.
Previously, we talked about why the eye color of young children changes with age.
