Most parents give their children access to technology from a very early age. Children under the age of 5 often use technology devices such as phones, TVs, and Ipads so that children can focus on them more and their parents have less to look after. However, five years old or even under five years old is too early to be allowed access to technology, which contains many dangers and easily causes unnecessary harm. Children should not have full access to technology before the age of five for three main reasons.
First, technology devices affect the eyesight of children. When children focus on screens, blue light from technology devices causes their eyes to accommodate a lot and that causes their eye strain as well as dry eyes. Besides, other factors like distance from eye's children to screen of technology devices too close or too far, not enough or too bright, too much time to watch, . . . these things damage eyes of children such as make their eyes red, lacrimatory even make they have the feeling that their eyes are blurred, squint eyes when looking from a distance and they rub eyes instinctively. High energy visible from the screen of technology devices can penetrate the cornea and lens, which contribute to children with myopia, astigmatism quickly.
Second, affects the development of the brain. From birth to 6 years old is the golden period for children's brain development. If children have full access to technology at this age, even if it only takes 1 hour a day, it can also cause brain disorders and underdeveloped than the children without access. The waves from technology devices affecting children's brains make gray matter in the brain is underdeveloped, poor reading and cognitive skills, and the cerebral cortex thinner. Not only that, technology devices also affect the sleep of children, light from device screens makes children feel awake longer than bedtime at this age. In addition, it is not necessary for children to learn with technology at the age of 5 and under because, at this age, children mainly need to learn from nature, the family that parents can teach and do not need for technology.
Final, early access to technology devices affects children’s psychology. There is a lot of dirty content disguised as cartoons, which children are five or under five years old too young to know it. When parents do not know or pay attention to the content their children access, and if unfortunately, children see obscene or violent content that greatly affect the behaviors of children after watching. Children can become more aggressive, lack community skills, even are prone to mental illness. Specifically, according to the research of an expert at the iSmartKids center, the result after testing with children who frequently access technology devices showed have many cases of children are attention deficit disorder, psychological disorders, signs of depression, afraid to interact with people, . . . even there are children “live in the virtual world” of cartoons, being insensitive to everything around them and always mentioning the characters' lines.
In conclusion, allowing children to have full access to technology is not necessary and harmful to health such as damaging their eyes, making their brain underdeveloped. Parents should limit children's access to technology as much as possible, let children have more contact with the natural environment, and teach children about natural things when they are 5 years old or younger.
Most
parents
give their
children
access
to
technology
from a
very
early
age
.
Children
under the
age
of 5
often
use
technology
devices
such as phones, TVs, and
Ipads
so
that
children
can focus on them more and their
parents
have less to look after.
However
, five years
old
or even under five years
old
is too early to be
allowed
access
to
technology
, which contains
many
dangers
and
easily
causes
unnecessary harm.
Children
should not have full
access
to
technology
before
the
age
of five for three main reasons.
First
,
technology
devices
affect
the eyesight of
children
. When
children
focus on
screens
, blue light from
technology
devices
causes
their
eyes
to accommodate a lot and that
causes
their
eye
strain
as well
as dry
eyes
.
Besides
, other factors like distance from eye's
children
to
screen
of
technology
devices
too close or too far, not
enough
or too bright, too much time to
watch
, .
.
.
these
things damage
eyes
of
children
such as
make
their
eyes
red,
lacrimatory
even
make
they have the feeling that their
eyes
are blurred
, squint
eyes
when looking from a
distance and
they rub
eyes
instinctively. High energy visible from the
screen
of
technology
devices
can penetrate the cornea and lens, which contribute to
children
with myopia, astigmatism
quickly
.
Second,
affects
the development of the
brain
. From birth to 6 years
old
is the golden period for children's
brain
development. If
children
have full
access
to
technology
at this
age
, even if it
only
takes 1 hour a day, it can
also
cause
brain
disorders and
underdeveloped
than the
children
without
access
. The waves from
technology
devices
affecting children's
brains
make
gray matter in the
brain
is underdeveloped
, poor reading and cognitive
skills
, and the cerebral cortex thinner. Not
only
that,
technology
devices
also
affect
the sleep of
children
, light from
device
screens
makes
children
feel awake longer than bedtime at this
age
.
In addition
, it is not necessary for
children
to learn with
technology
at the
age
of 5 and under
because
, at this
age
,
children
mainly
need to learn from nature, the family that
parents
can teach and do not need for technology.
Final, early
access
to
technology
devices
affects
children’s
psychology. There is
a lot of
dirty content disguised as cartoons, which
children
are five or under five years
old
too young to know it. When
parents
do not know or pay attention to the content their
children
access
, and if unfortunately,
children
see
obscene or violent content that
greatly
affect
the behaviors of
children
after watching.
Children
can become more aggressive, lack community
skills
, even are prone to mental illness.
Specifically
, according to the research of an expert at the
iSmartKids
center, the result after testing with
children
who
frequently
access
technology
devices
showed
have
many
cases of
children
are attention deficit disorder, psychological disorders, signs of depression, afraid to interact with
people
, .
.
.
even
there are
children
“
live
in the virtual world” of cartoons, being insensitive to everything around them and always mentioning the characters' lines.
In conclusion
, allowing
children
to have full
access
to
technology
is not necessary and harmful to health such as damaging their
eyes
, making their
brain
underdeveloped.
Parents
should limit children's
access
to
technology
as much as possible,
let
children
have more contact with the natural environment, and teach
children
about natural things when they are 5 years
old
or younger.