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Impact of Device Use on Child Development

Generation Alpha has grown up immersed in technology from a young age, but excessive device use can negatively impact children's development. While technology provides benefits like improved motor skills when used moderately, entertainment-focused use or using devices to monitor children's behavior is problematic. Excessive screen time can cause issues like back pain, fatigue, delayed speech, and lack of attention in children. It also reduces social interaction. Parents must control device use to avoid harming children's development and shape positive relationships with technology instead. Educating all parents about technology's proven health risks is important to help children live healthy, balanced lives.

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Impact of Device Use on Child Development

Generation Alpha has grown up immersed in technology from a young age, but excessive device use can negatively impact children's development. While technology provides benefits like improved motor skills when used moderately, entertainment-focused use or using devices to monitor children's behavior is problematic. Excessive screen time can cause issues like back pain, fatigue, delayed speech, and lack of attention in children. It also reduces social interaction. Parents must control device use to avoid harming children's development and shape positive relationships with technology instead. Educating all parents about technology's proven health risks is important to help children live healthy, balanced lives.

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We live in a digital world today. And as observed, children today live with technology, internet and gadgets.

According to Zain et al. (2022) said that Generation Alpha can be inundated with gadgets because technological
immersion affects them from birth. The author also said that parents have an established understanding that devices are
indispensable in their lives; that children receive them as it corresponds to modern life. This is where the irrational use of
devices comes into play, putting children and development at risk.

The digital revolution and the use of the Internet and devices have brought us to the era of fast information. That
means we benefit from its existence, even children. For example, better motor skills and depending on how they use
devices, they can also improve their cognitive and analytical skills. However, the use of children's devices for
entertainment purposes is worrying. The way parents use devices to monitor children's behavior in public is wrong and
irresponsible.

According to Shurman (2023), excessive use of devices can be harmful to various aspects of your child's health.
They may suffer from back pain, fatigue and stress, delayed speech, lack of attention etc. Socially, kids who usually like
to hang out with friends lose out. In this case, the development of the child #039 is interrupted when the child spends
more time with their devices (Kurniawati and Sutharjana, 2023). Thus, parents play an important role in the development
of children and their relationship with electronic devices. We can avoid these negative effects on the development of a
child in several ways, and the first is to control the use of these devices, because this is one way to shape our
experiences with devices in a positive direction (Shurma, 2023).

Knowing its medically proven harmful effects on children, knowledge on this subject must be extended to all
parents. To help children live a healthy life and build a healthy relationship with devices, parents need to start and be
more aware of how its excessive use can cause serious harm to their children. If parents want the best for their children,
don't rely on gadgets to raise your child. Be aware, be careful and be aware of living a better life for your children.

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