The fad gadgets can greatly harm the health of children.
Modern children spend too much time on tablets and other touch devices, in connection with which the muscles and bones of the young generation does not develop properly, in accordance with new data of Australian scientists from the University of Certina.
In the study, experts compared the children aged 3 and 4 years, who played with the toys with kids who used electronic devices. Experts wanted to know how the use of modern gadgets affect the physical, mental and social development of children. The results showed that children who played with tablets, move your upper limbs less than for 15-min period than when they played with toys, but more than when they watched TV. Thus, children playing with toys, move the upper limbs in 6 times more than when watching TV, and 3 times more than using tablets. Children who played with toys, also moved the whole body in 2 times more, compared with children who used the tablets, and 3 times more compared to children who watched TV.
Experts are concerned that the use of very tempting touch devices can lead to the fact that children’s muscles and bones will not develop properly for two reasons – firstly, children spend a lot of time in the sitting position, but not for active games that help to develop the strength of muscle and bone; second, during use tablets, the children are often in an uncomfortable position, which can make them more vulnerable to pain in the neck.
