Written by Marwa Mahmoud Elias Friday, October 20, 2023 12:00 AM
Electronic devices that have invaded our lives have many risks and negative effects, and their use over time becomes an “addictive” habit.
Dr. Ashraf Salama, a psychiatry consultant at Kasr Al-Aini, strongly warned against the idea of you and your child relying on mobile phones, tablets, laptops, and all electronic devices for communication. He also warned against leaving your child in front of these devices for hours.
He added that such devices disrupt the child’s interaction in particular with the surrounding environment, which forms his feelings, thoughts, and abilities and develops his mental and social skills. Dealing with others is what forms the child’s interactive personality.
Dr. Ashraf continued, warning against a child using such devices without regulation, and advising parents to allow the child to use them for an hour a week, no more than that. Among the most prominent psychological harms of a child’s use of a mobile phone or other devices for playing and communicating are:
Your child turns into an introvert in real life.
It limits his ability to deal with other children, and makes him less socially intelligent.
It enhances negative feelings, such as sadness, depression, and loneliness, and there is a greater desire for isolation.
– It increases in the child Attention deficit His ability to concentrate and remember gradually decreases.
His level of academic achievement gradually decreases, as his distraction increases and his memory storage capacity weakens
In some children, the child feels excessive anxiety and stress easily when dealing with the surrounding environment as a result of being alone with devices for long periods
The child’s psychological state fluctuates between sadness and rapid mood changes
The child experiences disturbing dreams as a result of exposure to content on electronic devices that may not be suitable for him
2023-10-19 21:00:00
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