Tablets and smartphones are the favorite toys of the children up to 8 years in USA, according to a study by Safer Internet Centre delivered recently. According to most of the surveyed parents, the Internet helps their children to communicate with their peers. Most of the children at this age already have profiles on social networks made by their parents.
Tablets and smartphones, except at home, are also being used in schools and kindergartens, where, however, these devices are either prohibited, or there are no clear rules for their use.
According to the head person of the study, Dr. Louisa Shahbazyan, to avoid the negative impacts from the internet, the children need skills and knowledge that should receive from both parents at home and teachers in their schools.
Shahbazyan said that there is much dangerous content related to violence against people or animals on the web. And that content is just two clicks away from ads or cartoons that kids watch on the Internet.
"The children bring their devices to the kindergartens and schools, as there are no rules for their use, so the children can use them uncontrolled. And what about the parental control? It's difficult and inefficient. In none of the families that were surveyed, there were any clear precise rules relating to the devices. In many places there are some rules - the child should use the device for no more than several hours or may not take it away from home. But these rules are often not respected. for example, the parent decided to compromise because the other kids on the playground also have devices, "she said.
Some children even use their devices in order to make money from them, according to the research. One of the children understood how to make profiles in "Facebook" and sold them for 50 cents to other children.
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