The transformation from the “childhood of play” to the “childhood of the phone” that our children live today brings with him mental and psychological diseases, according to the social psychologist at New York University, Jonathen Hight. In his book, “The Anxious Generation”, Hit discusses the danger of children related to smartphones, and they spend hours daily in watching videos, staying away from practicing the simplest activities and play that includes physical movement, which loses them in the future the ability to adapt to reality and form healthy social relationships. Hait returns to the “childhood of play” to the modern education method. On excessive protection, which deprived the child from playing with his peers in public places, such as neighborhoods and open squares, without direct control. It is believed that this educational style hindered the development of the steel of resilience in the face of obstacles in children and adolescents, and the weakest of their ability to solve problems and control emotions, which makes children today more vulnerable to anxiety and depression. As for the second factor, it is the spread of smartphones and social media platforms since about 2010, which increased the “screen time” directly related to a feeling of loneliness And anxiety. Hait determines four main risks to the use of smartphones and their applications, the first of which is social deprivation, as a result of a decrease in the face of face, which weakens human relations. Second: sleep deprivation, which negatively affects the health of the brain and body. Third: Loss of the ability to focus, which weakens memory and hinders the learning process. Finally: addiction to devices, which leads to isolation from the outside world. Hight is recommended that the use of smartphones and enter social media platforms beyond the middle stage, and prefers to high school. It also encourages the enhancement of team play among children without controlling directly from parents, to develop their social skills. It is also recommended to collectively cooperate parents to postpone the provision of phones to their children. Hait adds the importance of legal legislation that protects children from the dangers of these platforms, and puts a minimum for the permissible age to use them. Significant flying, I see that the biggest socket on parents these days, their preoccupation with their job aspirations, and let their children fall into the trap of smart phones, because they do not have time or energy to organize play programs and social activities for them to develop them Their physical and social abilities. Unfortunately, despite the high income of young families and their ability to provide the needs of their children from food, clothing, and education, they are often shortened in psychological and social education, and they leave children to the devices to play this role …!
