Rejuvenated by playing on the mobile phone, mentioning homework, being sluggish and resisting
Investigation on the Status Quo of Elementary and Middle School Students' Addiction to Internet in Summer Vacation
● During the summer vacation, minors’ addiction to the Internet has become a headache for many parents
● Long-term addiction to electronic products will directly lead to a decline in concentration and academic performance.
In addition, minors are in a period of rapid physical development, and exposure to electronic products too early or for a long time can easily affect their physical development.
● While guiding minors to use the Internet correctly, families and schools should also take measures to help children develop autonomy to prevent them from falling into the trap of Internet addiction due to poor self-control
□ Our reporter Zhao Li
□ Intern Yang Yinan
It is another chase battle.
Running ahead with her mobile phone was her 4-year-old daughter Yingying. She muttered "Just look at it for a while" while her mother Yue Tong chased after her, trying to snatch her mobile phone.
Such scenes are staged almost 5 times a day.
Yue Tong discovered that when Yingying was two years old, she used her finger to slide the screen of her mobile phone. At first she just watched some photos and videos. Now she can play some simple mobile games.
In Yue Tong's view, this is like opening a Pandora's Box, "I went to a small kindergarten class for a year, and finally quit the tablet quickly, but it was back to its original shape as soon as the summer vacation was over."
"During the summer vacation, children can’t do without their mobile phones for eating, going to the bathroom, or going to bed. We reminded her once, and she put the mobile phone down for a while, and then secretly picked it up again while we were not paying attention." Mr. Wu, a Beijing citizen, also complained to reporters. Her fourth-grade daughter pays her attention to her mobile phone every day. She is indifferent to things other than mobile phones and the Internet. Relatives come to the house and ignore them. Can be improved".
During the summer vacation, minors’ addiction to the Internet has become a headache for many parents.
With the rise of mobile terminals such as smartphones and tablet computers, Internet tentacles are everywhere.
With the growth of the mobile Internet, children have gradually developed a "non-mobile" lifestyle. Many people basically switch between different screens such as TVs, computers, and mobile phones in their after-school life.
How to guide minors to use the Internet correctly and prevent elementary and middle school students from indulging in it has become an urgent problem.
Recently, a reporter from the Rule of Law Daily conducted an investigation.
Long-term addiction to electronic products
Affect children's physical and mental health
"I can't control it, I can't control it at all! As long as she is allowed to play with the mobile phone, she can not eat." Liu Ying (pseudonym), the parent of a middle school student in Zhengyang County, Henan Province, calmed her daughter who was crying because she wanted to play with her mobile phone. Han Han shook his head and sighed, "It's okay to go to school, this holiday, playing with mobile phones is even more crazy, crying if you don't play, there is really no way at all."
Jiao Hai, who works in the computer industry, is not so strict.
Her son has been playing with his parents' smartphone since he was two years old, and when he could hold the iPad, other toys were eclipsed.
The son learned Tang poetry, idioms, and three-character classics through the app.
One day, my son suddenly sang "Little Swallow in Flower Dress" to the screen.
"This summer, I have started recording and broadcasting online classes for him, and the effect is good." Jiao Hai said.
In our country, "small net worms" like this have become important members of the Internet army.
According to the National Research Report on Internet Usage by Minors in 2020, the scale of underage Internet users in my country has continued to grow for two consecutive years, reaching 183 million in 2020, and the Internet penetration rate is as high as 94.9%.
More than one-third of elementary school students start using the Internet before school age, and it is increasing year by year.
With the development of the digital age, children are getting younger and younger when they first touch the Internet, and the trend of indulging in mobile phones is becoming more and more obvious.
Excessive use time, high frequency, and unusual excitement when using electronic products are the main manifestations of minors indulging in electronic products.
Many parents reported to reporters that their children feel refreshed when they play on their mobile phones, but when it comes to studying or doing homework, they become lethargic and resist.
When asked about the content that Hanhan watched most often, Liu Ying said: "Generally, I watch a lot of cartoons, and there are short videos about singing, dancing, and animals on the short video platform."
It is understood that children of different age groups use electronic products slightly differently. The main audiences of high-threshold entertainment projects such as chatting on WeChat, playing games, and reading novels are mostly middle and high school students.
According to Sun Meng, the head teacher of Zhengyang County Senior Middle School, in her class, at least two-thirds of her classmates carry mobile phones with them for a long time, or have carried mobile phones to and from the campus. “Most of the students who use mobile phones are chatting online. , Playing games or chasing dramas, basically none of them use mobile phones to study, and students who study hard also basically don’t bring mobile phones."
Recently, a media reporter surveyed in the QQ group of "Kunming Parent Alliance" with 467 parents and found that among the 389 parents who participated in the reply, nearly 90% said that their children were obsessed with electronic products during the summer vacation, and most of them were elementary school students and junior high schools. Less than 10% of parents said that their children basically do not play, but the premise is that the parents have a lot of time to take their children out for travel, or their children’s time has been taken up by make-up lessons.
During the interview, many children said that using smartphones and tablets is a normal way of life and learning. If they don’t use them, they will be left behind, and they spend more time on mobile phones and computers during summer vacation than usual, which will not affect their studies. .
However, in the opinion of the teachers and parents interviewed, the main task of minors is to study. Long-term addiction to electronic products consumes more study time and personal energy, which will directly lead to a decline in concentration and academic performance.
In addition, minors are in a period of rapid physical development, and exposure to electronic products too early or for a long time can easily affect their physical development.
Sun Meng told reporters: "Because the school teachers are stricter, students only have time to play with mobile phones after school at night. I often find that during bed checks, there are still students who are not sleeping at one or two in the middle of the night and are secretly under the covers. Playing with mobile phones, the next day's class is sluggish. Over time, children are prone to physical and mental problems."
In addition, parents are also worried that their children will be exposed to harmful information such as violence and pornography on the Internet, and they are even more afraid that their children will be deceived and encouraged to participate in illegal activities.
Lack of guidance and supervision by parents
Children will inevitably be affected
"You're playing games again, can you talk to me?" During the interview, the reporter happened to see two children in their 10s sitting next to the flower bed in the community, one tall and one short. One of them was playing with the palm of his hand. With a larger smartphone, another little girl complained.
The grandmother sitting on the side told reporters that children usually like to play with mobile phones, and they are even more unrestrained after summer vacation.
In this regard, Sun Hongyan, director of the Institute for Children and Children of the China Youth Research Center, deeply believes: “We often see parents using mobile phone games to amuse their children, using mobile phones to take videos of their children, and some mothers even feeding their children with one hand. , With a mobile phone in one hand to browse Moments. In such an environment, children will inevitably be affected by the ears and eyes. Therefore, it is inevitable that the younger age of surfing the Internet is inevitable."
The "Research Report on Internet Usage by Minors in China in 2020" shows that some parents have a relatively rudimentary understanding and use of the Internet, and there are obstacles in guiding and supervising their children.
In addition, parents themselves are dependent on the Internet, and it is difficult to set a good example for minors.
During the interview, the reporter noticed that some parents regard electronic products as "electronic nanny" in a sense.
The son of Changhai Kindergarten, a citizen of Beijing, is on summer vacation. Although she does not have to pick up and drop off every day, she is not at all easy.
Although Chang Hai, who is engaged in the advertising industry, does not need to go to his work to check in, he needs to complete all kinds of copywriting with a computer every day.
The 5-year-old son stuck to his mother at home, climbed up and down on her lap for a while, and reached out to grab the keyboard with her for a while. The inefficiency made her almost collapse.
In order to keep his son from affecting his work as much as possible, Chang Hai downloaded various games and cartoons on his iPad and handed them to his son to play.
Unexpectedly, the effect of this trick was "good". The son held the iPad and played for two or three hours.
There are many parents who throw their children at the "electronic nanny".
Yang Li, a Beijing citizen, said that she and her spouse are very busy at work and have no time to take care of the children. The couple found that as long as they give their daughters a game console and a mobile phone, they can get hours of peace. Can be quiet".
"Later we found out that it was a bit too much, it was too late. The child is only in the first grade and is already a little short-sighted. And she will always go to the home electronic products to play with at any time, and she is somewhat dependent." Yang Li said.
As the only daughter of Han Han, her parents cannot always be with her because of their busy work.
After school, on weekends, summer vacation, etc., when she is not going to school, her mobile phone has become Hanhan's best playmate. She spends nearly 3 hours on her mobile phone every day.
"My parents are all playing, then I want to play too." During the interview, Han Han said this, which made Liu Ying a little embarrassed.
"Indeed, when we played with mobile phones, we basically never avoided our children, and we may have set a bad example for her invisibly." Liu Ying admits that, as a parent, she really failed to give her children a good idea of using electronic devices correctly. demonstration.
When talking about how to guide and supervise children's use of electronic products, Liu Ying said: "The children are too young to make sense. We can't tell the truth. If we can't help it, we just have a fight."
The reporter found in the investigation that there are not a few parents who prevent their children from playing with their mobile phones by "hitting their children". Some parents even said that "stick education" is very effective when the children are still young.
"Our child is 3 and a half years old this year. He used to play with mobile phones. Later, I beat her severely with her dad several times. Since then, this problem has been solved. For good performance, I can be rewarded for playing 20 minutes of mobile phones or tablets every day. Computer; if you are not obedient, call it again." Yue Tong said.
In addition to the problems in parent guidance and supervision, Sun Meng also said that parents’ lack of care for their children and less communication with their children is also an important reason why students are addicted to electronic products. “Many of our classes are from the countryside. Children, their parents work outside all year round and rarely communicate with their children. Children who lack care and love can easily find spiritual support through electronic products."
Guide the correct use of the network
Avoid contact with bad information
"In fact, as long as the parents help the children to check off, the Internet is not terrible." said Liu Kai, the parent of the kindergarten primary school student. "Although my children also watch mobile phones, they watch some healthy children's teaching programs. Now they can speak a lot of English. Words."
In recent years, online education has developed rapidly, especially during the epidemic, online classes have helped the majority of primary and middle school students to achieve "no suspension of classes".
Learning through the Internet, using summer online training courses, and collecting data online to complete homework has become one of the important uses for minors to use electronic products.
"Parents must lead by example. After all, parents are the best teachers." said Mr. Yang, the parent of the second-year student. "As long as the children are at home, we basically don't play mobile phones. At least we will avoid children and reduce our dependence on mobile phones as much as possible. , While preaching, you also need to teach by example."
According to Chu Zhaohui, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Educational Sciences, while guiding minors to use the Internet correctly, they must also cultivate their autonomy and give them more space and time for independent development.
"It is necessary for students to realize that they can dominate their surroundings and have a clear life goal. Families and schools should also take measures to help children develop autonomy to prevent them from falling into the trap of Internet addiction due to poor self-control. middle."
Wang Sixin, a professor at the Communication University of China, believes that from the perspective of the family, parents should limit the time children spend on the Internet.
"When children go online, parents should set up a filtering platform on the computer or other electronic system at home, or separate electronic products used by adults and children with different interfaces, so that the children enter the interface as far as possible to avoid some adult content. At the same time, It is also necessary to educate children according to their different ages, and keep them away from content that is not suitable for children's physical or cognitive level."
However, parents also seem to have difficulties.
"At present, "Guiding children to surf the Internet safely" in the society is empty talk in itself. How can parents be allowed to "lead" and "lead" with evidence?" Liu Ying said helplessly.
In the opinion of many interviewed parents, it is the major responsibility of the Internet technology and content providers as the source to research and analyze which are the "benefits" that children cannot grow without and which are the "harms" that must be eliminated.
In this regard, Wang Sixin agreed: “Platform service providers can do a lot of things, such as establishing a green space for minors to surf the Internet, prohibiting underage children from entering adult gaming platforms, and monitoring different data in the background. The trend of young people going online must be taken promptly. From a social perspective, public places also need to take measures to prevent young people from being exposed to bad information."
Take Kuaishou as an example. In the summer of this year, Kuaishou added pre-school age options in the youth mode, introduced nearly a thousand episodes of high-quality cartoon content, enriched the content pool of the youth mode, and attracted more children to watch.
In addition, Kuaishou plans to open a live column of "Online Protection of Seedlings-Summer Safety Season" under the background of summer vacation, and continue to invite government agencies, experts and scholars to focus on summer fire safety, traffic safety, mental health of minors, network safety, youth anti-fraud Live broadcast activities will be carried out to popularize minor protection related knowledge and ensure the safety of young people during summer vacation.