Giving Children Gadgets at an Early Age Can Trigger 3 Serious Problems

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"Love for Children's Gadgets at an Early Age Can Trigger 3 Serious Problems "

Giving Children Gadgets at an Early Age Can Trigger 3 Serious Problems

Dream - Exposure to gadgets or giving screentime to young children is not recommended by almost all health experts. However, many parents still allow their children to play with gadgets at a young age.

The reasons vary, but gadgets are often used to calm children while eating. However, gadgets can also cause eating disorders in children because they are not focused on consuming food. Some parents also use gadgets to calm tantrum-prone children. Actually, these reasons should not be the sole justification for allowing children to use gadgets from an early age. Screen time should also be taken into consideration.

Provision of Screen Time according to IDAI's Recommendation

Pediatric Specialist, Mesty Ariotedjo explained that IDAI (Indonesian Pediatrician Association) recommends that children under 18 months old are only allowed to have less than 1 hour of screentime for video calls.

Children aged 18-24 months can already play with gadgets for various functions under the supervision of parents for less than 1 hour. When children are 2-5 years old, they can play with gadgets for 1 hour. Meanwhile, children aged over 6 years can play with gadgets for 1.5-2 hours. There are also experts who recommend that young children should only be given screentime with the use of large screen gadgets such as TV, iPad, or tablet. This method also prevents early gadget addiction. There are several risks that children can experience when their screentime is excessive. Here are some of them.

1. Autism

According to research, excessive screentime is associated with autism in children. That means excessive screentime may not necessarily be the cause of autism.

"There is research for children under one year old who are given screen time twice as likely to suffer from autism. That's why we used to see very few cases of autism, but now there are so many cases of autism even though it is recently said to be related, not watching gadgets causing autism,"
clearly Mesty in a podcast with Nikita Willy.

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2. Speech Delay

Maybe, Dream friends already know the risks of speech delay when excessive screentime is given to children. Usually, speech delay occurs due to a lack of social interaction and sensory stimulation in children caused by excessive use of gadgets.

3. Obesity

The use of gadgets can also cause children to lack physical activity and ultimately have the potential to experience obesity. Especially if children have a habit of eating while playing with gadgets.

"Dia (anak) udah kebiasa dengan duduk aja dia udah mendapatkan stimulasi yang udah ngasih makan otaknya. 'Udah cukup nih gue, otak gue udah capek'. Jadi dia nggak butuh gerak lagi, nggak butuh ngulik-ngulik hal lain. Padahal di usia itu lagi butuh banget untuk semuanya diasah,"" translates to: "He (the child) is used to just sitting, he has already received brain-stimulating activities. 'I've had enough, my brain is tired.' So he doesn't need to move anymore, doesn't need to explore other things. Even though at that age, it is really important to develop everything."
tutur Mesty.

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The following is the translation of the provided text from 'Bahasa' to 'English' while preserving any HTML tags: "Lack of physical activity can also hinder motor and communication development in children, which are crucial in early age. Meanwhile, excessive screentime only allows one-way interaction for children. So, starting from now, limit the use of gadgets or giving screentime to children, okay!"

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