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Kids Hobby - Educational toys or iPad?
Educational toys or iPad? If I ask Which, would you prefer to teach your child, educational toys or the iPad? Which of them will you choose? Will you compare them according to the benefits or consequences of use? Will you compare them according to the better for the child's needs or the mother's needs? Continue reading this article to review all of these criteria.The benefits and harms of the iPadIt's great for your child to get used to technology; To make it easier for him to deal with his present and future and the digital dealings that will always surround him. On the other hand, learning on the iPad is fun and exciting for children and facilitates the learning process for them. However, excessive dealing with it may lead to addiction to it, unfortunately. Among the harms of excessive use of iPads and electronic screens on children:· One study proved that exposure of one-year-old infants to electronic screens at night reduces their chances of getting enough sleep as their peers.- The American psychological Association also recommends that children under two years of age not be exposed to electronic screens at all, and that children between the ages of 2-5 years should be reduced to only one hour or less per day.· One of the severe effects mentioned on the World Health Organization website is the harmful effect of radiation from electronic screens. This was explained by the fact that since young people are in the stage of development and growth of their bodies and cells, frequent exposure to these harmful radiations for extended periods may increase the chances of developing cancer in the long run. · One of the common damages to electronic screens for adults and children is the occurrence of problems with the spine and the nerves of the hand as a result of frequent gripping of the screen and sitting in wrong positions, especially after a long period of lack of attention to the wrong sitting position.• The easy exposure of the child to contents that are not appropriate for his age in the absence of continuous monitoring of what he watches.• Wasting a lot of time, which affects the development of the child's social skills.• Excessive anger and excitement if the specified time for playing has expired or the child has lost his favorite game as a result of his addiction to these games.• Indulging in the virtual world in a way that reduces the child's ability to deal with reality. - Therefore, we see that it may sometimes be in the mother's interest to Let their children spend their time sitting in front of the iPad or electronic screens, in an attempt to gain time to perform household chores and other tasks. - Here, we will find that the long periods of exposure to electronic screens expose him to complex dangers, especially if he is attached to them and is no longer content to play with them for a specific short time.
- On the other hand, The child can have an enjoyable and valuable time, which does not carry this much risk, and he also helps the mother to carry out her tasks while the child is safe under her supervision, by obtaining the benefits of playing with educational games that are appropriate for his age.
- For example, you can choose soft, safe, and colorful toys for infants, and you can choose building and installation games for older children, which are among the most games that children spend a lot of time playing with without getting bored. You can also buy intelligence development games, art and creativity games, numbers and arithmetic games, language teaching games, and other games that help your child develop his mental and language skills and increase his ability to visual-muscular synergy and raise his level of intelligence.
In the end, we tell you:
You will often forget how your child won in his electronic game, but you will not forget the first tower he built, the first puzzle he succeeded in solving, and the first new word that surprised you! The achievements of this little one will continue and his skills will develop as he grows in front of you, you can see him and he can see you interacting with each other, there is no electronic wall in between, that blocks each other’s view, and you both share your mutual beautiful memories. - We hope that you have answered the question: "What would you choose for your child, educational games or the iPad?"
References
- The hyperlinks included in the article.- https://healthmatters.nyp.org/what-does-too-much-screen-time-do-to-childrens-brains/
- https://www.teachhub.com/technology-in-the-classroom/2013/11/advantages-disadvantages-of-the-ipad-classroom/
