Gadget and Children

Behind the familiarity of children with various games that have been programmed in the application, children can surf according to their pleasure and desire to play with gadgets.

Not a few children are ultimately addicted to gadgets which attack their mental health, so parents also need to be careful and balanced in regulating their children's activities playing gadgets, so they don't get addicted and attack the child's own mentality.

There have been many facts that have occurred in the field, as a result of addiction to gadgets with a variety of game choices, making the child addicted, so that in turn if this is allowed it will make it difficult for children to eat, find it difficult to sleep, and even absorb the mentality of children as a result of addiction to existing gadgets. in the smartphone.

It would be nice if we keep the principle "it is better to do prevention, than to treat". Before the child is addicted which leads to damage to the child's thinking patterns and mentality, it would be better if it did not happen to our children.

To prevent children from being addicted to gadgets, there must be a strategy that must be carried out by parents, starting from managing game time, whether games on gadgets or smartphones, and games that have nothing to do with smartphones, aka games that move children physically.

Balance is very important, so that children's minds can be diverted to other games, so that children do not become addicted to gadgets that can attack the child's mental health.

Currently, gadgets are like dishes that are needed by anyone, anytime, anywhere and anytime playing with gadgets is "considered normal", even though everything that is served to children has its own risks, especially playing gadgets until they don't know the time.

What should parents do, when they see their baby, who has become familiar, and there is even an element of addiction in children, playing Gadgets? This is where parents need to anticipate things that are not wanted, even can be considered dangerous for both physical and psychological health.

Preventive steps for the mental and physical health of the baby, because gadgets must be considered as early as possible, maybe we can take the following steps to prevent gadget addiction in children for their mental health.

First: parents must teach children to always be disciplined, so that playing gadgets is still allowed as long as it doesn't interfere with the subjects being taken.

The importance of time management to teach children to be able to live disciplined, so that gadgets are not the only thing that can be played, because children can still play even without gadgets.

The above is part of the prevention so that children are not addicted to gadgets.

Second: Being an innovative and creative parent is not easy, because actually parents also need to learn to be creative, especially in the context of dealing with children.

Creative and innovative parents will always find a way, so that the prevention of gadget addiction in children can be prevented as early as possible, as the author said at the beginning of this article, it would be better to do prevention, than to treat.

Third: Parents must be smart in diverting the child's mind or mindset, so that the baby forgets the gadget.

Whether you realize it or not, playing with gadgets can make your child addicted, especially children who are treated to gadgets via online that are connected to friends out there, can create endless addictions, so that other activities can be fatal.

Besides being fatal in other activities, there is a tendency for the child's mental or psychological health to be disturbed, so that the child will be weaker in the context of social relationships that exist outside of him, and tend to be more closed.

This is where parents must be aware that children's mental health also needs to be taken care of, because the future of children is also very dependent on how we educate and guide the children themselves.

Why should parents understand the psychological aspects of children? Because this is very closely related to the mental health of the child itself, so that when parents understand the psychological aspect of the child, it will be easier to foster, guide and direct the child to more positive things, so that the child's growth and development can be monitored and directed. well.

When a child has started to get addicted to what is called a gadget listed on a smartphone, there are many things that lurk in the mental health side of the child.

Starting from the aspect of egoism, loners, stress or depression, uncontrollable emotions and many others.

This means that there are negative effects that need to be avoided for gadged games that can make children addicted, so that they can damage mindsets, both physical and psychological health, emotional uncontrollability, loneliness, social weakness, and so on.

So that the addiction to gadgets will clearly attack the mental health aspect of the child itself, so parents must really understand the psychological side, for the sake of the future the baby can grow and develop well.