The American Academy of Pediatrics publishes new recommendations for the use of tablets, mobiles and tele on the part of the children

Times have changed a lot since we were small, when our leisure was based on going out on the street to play, or at the park with other children ... and the TV, some consoles or the computer, but always in very specific moments.

Today there are screens everywhere and most children can watch TV at any time of the day (because they emit drawings at all hours), have access to the mobile of their parents and even receive as a gift a tablet to play and consume means On demand , and although this may be positive in many ways, it can be dangerous in many others, because an excess or imbalance in the time spent can seriously affect the development of a child .

For this reason, the American Academy of Pediatrics has recently published the new recommendations for parents regarding the use of screens and media .

More screens, less time for other things

What has been happening for a while is that in some cases the consumption of media is such that it is negatively affecting the psychomotor development of children , as well as social and emotional development . By moving less, playing less, using less the body, by being less connected with other children and adults and also talking less, many children now have lacks that otherwise would not have.

This affects them when it comes to talking and listening, learning from the world and from life, and even at the time of sleeping, because the children who exercise, who come out and who can develop their creativity and imagination with the game Free rest better at night.

In a nutshell, in the most exaggerated cases, there are children who are growing misfits to the world in which they live . That is why the AAP is making a call to the responsibility on the part of the parents, so that they act as controllers and mediators between the contents, the time and the children.

General recommendations of the AAP

We leave you next with the summary of the recommendations that the AAP offers, which will be published in the Pediatrics magazine in the November issue of this year 2016.

No screens before 18 months

In order to promote a healthy relationship with the environment and with the intrinsic motivations of babies, the AAP establishes the recommendation to avoid everything that can be exposed to babies up to 18 months on the screens . Yes they accept, or do they consider that there can be that contact, if it is given through videochats.

That is to say, if it is to communicate with family or friends, they do not consider it negative that babies of up to 18 months are a bit in front of the screens, for the rest of situations, yes.

High quality content between 18 and 24 months

Once the children are aged one and a half years old, it is considered that for parents who want to introduce digital content to their children (because it is not necessary to do so), the recommendation is that the content is of high quality , both at the content level As well as games, and always be in the company of the children to help them understand what they are seeing.

High quality content not more than one hour between 2 and 5 years

After the barrier of the two years, and up to five, the use of the media must be limited to one hour a day , and the content must be of high quality. Again, parents have to accompany the children to help them understand what they are seeing and apply wisely to the world around them.

From the age of 6: balance and common sense

From the age of 6, it is considered that what you need to look for is the balance of the game with digital media and the consumption of programs within the daily life of children . That there are coherent limits both in the time they pass in front of the screens and in the type of content they use, without affecting the sleep, physical activity and their way of communicating with other children and adults.

In addition, it is suggested that schedules are completely free of media content, such as eating, a little while before going to sleep (may affect your ability to get a quiet dream) or while you are doing other activities (if you are painting, Drawing, playing ... turn off the background television), as well as have free screen zones in the house, like the rooms.

We live in the era of the screens and we can not say that they are bad in themselves because they are a window to communication and to the present and the future , but the real life is not what is happening in it, but what happens in the environment A child's physical That is why we must promote that before knowing in depth what is cooked there, before being absorbed by them, know what happens in your world, in the day to day, that you learn to live, to be autonomous, to Have respect for others, social and physical abilities and, ultimately, have time to be a child .

Source: bebesymas