More recently, the computer was perceived as a curiosity. Today it has become customary to see that a person interacts with a computer all the time: at work, at home, in a car and even on an airplane. Gradually, the computer becomes an integral part of the life of not only an adult, but also a child. It is important for each parent to decide: which is more harmful or beneficial to the computer?
Consider the options FOR
Ample opportunities
A child can learn to read and count, gain skills in learning foreign languages by watching educational cartoons and programs. If you have real abilities for drawing, music or something else, then it is much easier to find a use for them in the computer world.
Computer games
They help in the development of memory and attention, logical thinking, teach the child to analyze their actions, develop imagination and creativity. Computer games are of great importance not only for the development of the intellect of children, but also for the development of their motor skills.
Organization of the workplace
The order on the table is facilitated by its correct filling with the necessary attributes. There should be no trinkets and unnecessary used papers in the form of "origami" on the table. And finally, the main enemy is dust. It should not be on the table or on the monitor screen.
But there are many arguments AGAINST
Eye strain
The fear that a child will spoil his eyesight is perhaps the most important fear of all parents. No wonder ophthalmologists sounded the alarm in connection with global computerization and even came up with a special term - "computer visual syndrome", which is found in almost all users, both young and old.
Bad posture
Working at the computer forces the child to look at the screen for a long time and at the same time keep his hands on the keyboard or work with the mouse. As a result, you have to sit still for a long time, and this is fraught with pain in the muscles of the neck, back, joints of the hands, headaches, and poor posture.
Mental stress
The computer can cause long-term mental development problems in children. For many, some types of memory work worse, there is emotional immaturity, irresponsibility. There are also great difficulties in communication, self-doubt appears. At the same time, children cultivate in themselves imbalance, absent-mindedness, slovenliness, and a disregard for their loved ones.
Computer addiction (gambling addiction)
The problem with which they are trying to fight all over the world. Children and adults play computer games, visit Internet cafes, game clubs. Making games for computers is a powerful industry, and, unfortunately, children inevitably end up in its webs. Gambling addiction is a psychological dependence of a person on computer games, which affects his physical and mental health.
Symptoms That Indicate Computer Addiction
1. The child spends most of his free time (6-10 hours a day) at the computer. He has practically no real friends, but a lot of virtual ones.
2. The student reacts aggressively to the parental prohibition to sit at the computer or becomes anxious.
3. The child cheats, skips school to sit at the computer, has become worse in school, has lost interest in school subjects.
4. During the game, the teenager begins to talk to himself or to the characters of the game as if they are real. He becomes more aggressive.
5. A child who is keen on playing or communicating on the Internet forgets about food and personal hygiene.
6. The student has difficulty getting up in the morning, wakes up in a depressed state. The mood rises only when the child sits down at the computer.
What to do - to protect the child from the modern miracle of technology or not? The question is, of course, difficult, but quite solvable. A computer, like any household item, can be both useful and harmful to a child. It's just that you need to know when to stop in everything, as well as follow simple, but effective recommendations.
And most importantly: a computer in a child's life should not play a dominant role in comparison with other types of activity, and even more so it should not harm health.
