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As the winter vacation approaches, some digital products have become “magic tools” for parents to accompany their children, and many of them are digital devices under the banner of smart learning and smart learning. Can these terminal products help children learn better? What impact does excessive exposure to screens have on children's physical and mental health? (Guangming Daily, January 30)
Judging from existing research, excessive use of electronic products such as tablet computers will affect children's brain development in many ways. For example, it affects memory and attention, language, movement, social interaction and other abilities. The multi-tasking and fast-food interaction model will make children's lives more breadth but less depth, and may even hinder the development of creativity. Of course, there are obvious benefits to using digital products. Multimedia may make learning more efficient. When combined with appropriate gamified learning strategies, digital products can spark children’s interest in learning.
So, what to do? This seems to be a confusing problem. In fact, there are always many problems that are difficult to solve when raising children. Why? Because the answer to a question is often hidden behind the wrong way of asking the question. As for the electronic "child companionship artifact", whether it is beneficial or harmful depends on the way it is used. Some inherent attributes of digital products determine that they cannot replace high-quality parental companionship. Some parents prefer to use them to accompany their children instead of themselves, which of course does more harm than good.
In fact, the use of digital products and parental companionship can be compatible. Companionship is a process of listening and discovery, and smart parents can turn digital products into a tool for understanding their children. For example, what are the children’s interests and hobbies? What are your children’s time management habits like? Are children motivated to learn? Is the child self-disciplined enough? Only by discovering children's problems promptly and accurately can we provide effective help and guidance. Companionship is also a process of mutual growth. For example, you can work with your children to make plans for vacation life and help them learn how to efficiently handle tasks and time management; let your children truly enjoy games and learn to use digital products instead of being kidnapped by online games. Parents must remember that the best gift is companionship. The so-called electronic "child companionship artifact" cannot replace companionship.
(Guangzhou Daily Yang Bo)