In the era of open heavens, we are surrounded by all kinds of electronic screens that have become an essential part of our daily life, which has a great influence on users, especially children whose awareness and awareness is affected, and even their psychological and physical health because of these screens.
According to a study conducted at the University of “Galcouri” in Canada, children’s exposure to screens for long times is considered very dangerous to them, as their linguistic skills weaken and thus the negative impact on the ability to talk, in addition to increasing pressure on the brain.
Electronic screen syndrome
There is what is known as electronic screen syndrome, which is one of the diseases that can affect your child as a result of exposure to screens, which leads to a defect in the nervous system for children; Its symptoms usually include: poor concentration, nervousness and aggressive behavior, and children with them feel frustrated, crying and angry easily, and their educational level decreases.
The effect of screens on children’s growth
Children’s use of screens causes long hours throughout the day to delay the growth of motor and physical development, in addition to not developing the motor skills necessary for the development of the child’s growth, and thus weakening of physical fitness, in addition to vision problems, eye stress, causing nearsightedness, dry eyes, headache and concentration, and thus delayed mental and linguistic development.
On the psychological level, it comes at the forefront of the risks to the use of “digital addiction” screens, poor concentration and nervousness, and a decrease in academic performance, especially that staying for a long time in front of the screen comes negatively at study and study times and thus weakens the child’s level of study, and in the long run leads to social isolation for the child’s dependence on dealing with electronic devices more than humans.
On the other hand, it causes sleep disturbances, through the overlap of blue light from the screens with sleep patterns, which leads to poor quality of sleep and duration.
The risk of using electronic games
Children’s use of these games is caused by serious diseases such as cramping in the neck muscles, along with shoulder pain and obesity, as well as laziness, physical and intellectual inactivity, and mental delirium.
Electronic games are strengthening the tendencies of violence and aggression in children and adolescents, as these games their idea of entertainment kills others and thus the child’s personality is affected since childhood when using it.
