How to control children playing with mobile phones How to prevent children from playing with mobile phones

Nowadays, it is often seen that many children do not go out to play with their friends when they are with their parents. Instead, they ask for mobile phones. Their parents give them to them and look at them all afternoon. Many children have learned to play games and browse apps. In addition to vision problems, children still lack judgment on things. So how can parents control children playing with mobile phones?

How to control children playing with mobile phones

1.  It must be time-limited

This is the most important point. Watching TV or mobile phones should not exceed 20 minutes at a time. For children who are used to watching TV or mobile phones, it may be difficult at first. Just be patient and let the child cry a few more times. Let him know your rules. It's okay to watch TV and mobile phones, but he can't exceed the stipulated time. In addition to time limits, for preschool children, you can tell them that they can only watch twice a day. If it is not possible, you can reduce the number of times little by little.

2. Give him surprises regularly and divert his attention.

For example, toys should not be displayed at home. Toys that are not played with should be put away. If you take them out after a month or two, they will still be new toys. This point is mainly for children under 4 years old. Buy new toys from time to time, or make toys with your children, such as puzzles, Lego, etc.

3. Take your children to play outdoors more often

As long as children go outdoors, there are many things to play with, and they will naturally not think about looking at their mobile phones. Go hiking, hiking, swimming... When you are tired of playing close by, you can go to the suburbs. You can also use your weekends to visit neighboring cities and provinces. During the holidays, you can also take your children to farther places to make them interested in outdoor things.

How to prevent children from playing with mobile phones

1. Adults should lead by example.

When spending time with your children, try to be attentive, and adults should try not to play with their mobile phones in front of their children. If there is something urgent to deal with, tell your child that it will take a few minutes to deal with it, and then turn off the phone. Don’t hold your phone while chatting on WeChat, playing with someone, or taking photos.

2. Take your children to participate in outdoor activities.

Don’t stay at home all the time, let your children get in touch with the outside world. If you don’t want to go far, just stay in the community and play with children of the same age. Or go to a nearby park, play on slides, or dig in the sand, which are all good choices.

3. Read more picture books and play with toys at home.

After observation, we found that when at home, children rely more on mobile phones, mainly because they feel that there are no playmates at home and it is not fun. At this time, you can suggest playing with toys, reading picture books, and picking out things your child might like to divert attention.

The dangers of children playing with mobile phones

First, it is not conducive to visual development. When a child is born, he has no sense of three-dimensional vision, and stereoscopic vision is not fully developed until he is three years old. If a child always looks at a flat surface before the age of three, it is not conducive to the development of stereoscopic vision;

Secondly, it leads to myopia. When a child is born, his eyes are farsighted. As the eyes develop, they will become the same as ordinary people. When children play with mobile phones, because their arms are short, the distance to look at the mobile phone is very close. Refer to the causes of myopia.

Third, staring at the screen for a long time can cause dry eyes, eye acerbity, eye fatigue and other phenomena, which is not good for adults and children.