Even 90 minutes a day in front of any screen – TV, computer, tablet or mobile – is enough to be The child’s ability to read and write significantly worsened and the risk of behavioral problems has increased. Scientists from the University of Canterburg in New Zealand watched more than 6,000 children aged 2 to 8 and found that the consequences of watching mobile, tablet, monitor or television have Very negative impact on the development of the child’s cognitive functions.
As part of the reviewed research published in the Developmental Psychology magazine, scientists from New Zealand They gathered data through interviews with parents and assessing the behavior of children aged 2, 4.5 and 8 years.
The authors found that children aged 4 and 8, who spent more than 1.5 hours a day in front of the screen, suffered in education regardless of the nature of the activity. These children had below -average vocabulary, communication, writing, counting and flowing. In addition, they were less popular with other children. The longer they spent the time with the screen, the worse they were, and there were more common language and behavior problems for children who spent more than 2.5 hours a day.
On the other side of the children spent in the screen less than an hour a day, They had a higher level of education, such as better language skills and were more social. “The time spent on the childhood screen predicts what skills children will have on arrival at school, and the dramatic increase in the use of the screen in recent years can partially explain why school readiness has been reduced in recent years,” scientists said.
