In recent years, with the rise of short video platforms and the popularity of smart Internet devices among students, the phenomenon of minors being addicted to short videos has become increasingly prominent.
Previously, a number of media reported that primary and secondary school students were addicted to watching short videos, which caused a lot of headaches for parents.
According to the survey report "Short Video Usage and Protection of Primary and Middle School Students" released by the China Youth Research Center, 65.6% of the surveyed minors have watched short videos.
The "Report on Internet Use and Network Security among Chinese Teenagers" shows that 20% of teenagers say they "almost always" watch short videos.
It is an undeniable fact that short videos have a deeper and deeper influence on minors.
Seeing that primary and secondary school students spend more and more time on short videos, some people are deeply worried that this habit will have a negative impact on minors' self-control, concentration, and cognitive level.
For this reason, many people have called on short video platforms and regulators to take more actions to guide minors to optimize their audio-visual habits, use the Internet scientifically and healthily, and reduce their addiction to short videos.
In response to this problem, major short video platforms have launched various anti-addiction measures such as youth mode, but in practice, it is not difficult for children to bypass supervision with the help of elders or technical means.
At the same time, relevant departments are also continuously strengthening supervision to clean up and rectify vulgar and illegal short video content that is harmful to the physical and mental health of minors.
However, even if the content of short videos is relatively "clean", it is still something that parents do not want to see minors watching short videos for a long time and in large quantities, so that they become addicted to watching videos.
To resolve these seemingly intractable problems, we must not only understand the causes of minors’ addiction to short videos from the perspective of family education, but also dialectically look at the influence of Internet trends on the next generation, and take more practical actions. , to create richer and more diverse choices for the spiritual life of minors.
Why are minors easily addicted to short videos?
The reason is not as simple as "short video looks good".
Some studies have pointed out that the immersive platform caters to the individualized interests and tastes of teenagers, "technical dopamine" stimulates teenagers to pursue continuous pleasure, and compensatory satisfaction meets teenagers' entertainment, information, and social needs. ".
As a form of media, there is no "original sin" in these characteristics of short videos, and they may not necessarily lead to addiction. However, if minors find it difficult to find other spiritual lifestyles that can compete with them in all aspects, it is easy Getting deeper and deeper in the short video.
In addition, the behavior habits of parents also have a great influence on minors.
As some netizens complained, if even parents can't resist the "magic power" of short videos, how can they expect their children to "get out of the mud without staining" and consciously resist the temptation of short videos?
Parents' precepts and deeds are very important in the growth process of minors.
In fact, this is not just a matter of setting an example. If parents can save more time playing with mobile phones and watching short videos, accompany their children to read, watch movies, chat, and organize more parent-child activities such as outings and exhibitions, minors will The entertainment, information, and social needs of people can naturally be more fully satisfied, thereby reducing the probability of their addiction to the Internet.
Of course, this does not mean that all the responsibility for preventing minors from indulging in the Internet is shifted to parents.
In reality, there are indeed many parents who are busy with work and seem to have "more than enough energy but not enough energy" in their children's education.
From schools, relevant government departments to social groups, and Internet companies, all parties responsible for and passionate about education should take active actions to provide them with more access to information and friendship as the Internet is highly integrated into the lives of minors. A high-quality choice for friends, leisure and entertainment, and stress release.
At the same time, short video platforms should also pay more attention to the rights and interests of minors, and operate under the reasonable supervision of relevant departments.
In addition, it is worth emphasizing that short videos are not scourges, and the preference of contemporary minors for short videos may not be useless.
Although many previous studies have shown that watching short videos for a long time may make people less patient and difficult to digest large pieces of information such as long articles and long videos, fragmented audio-visual habits may also be more suitable for information transmission in the Internet age. The impact is hard to predict.
In the face of the negative impact of short videos, educators can actively guide minors to develop good reading habits and strengthen training in their ability to understand information. At the same time, they must also keep in mind the principle of "blocking is worse than sparse" to avoid overcorrecting.
For most adults, short videos are nothing more than "electronic mustard" to pass the time. However, the new generation of minors who grew up surrounded by short videos may be more adaptable to this short, A form of communication with a high density of information but such a small volume that it is considered the main channel for obtaining information.
In other words, "electronic mustard" has become "electronic staple food" in their lives.
The development of media technology is likely to bring about changes in cognitive habits between generations.
In this regard, we must not only take a responsible attitude towards the next generation, prevent minors from becoming addicted to short videos, but also maintain a peaceful and open mind towards minors' new habits and preferences.
Yang Xinyu Source: China Youth Daily