Parents are always tinkering with the smartphone or iPad in front of her children at risk of neglect of their children. These children are at risk of dependence on electronic equipment screen, good smartphone, iPad or other gadget in her life.
"The younger generation will eventually grow to become addicted to computers, televisions and smartphones. Addiction alcohol addiction is synonymous with a striking," says Dr Aric Sigman as reported by the Telegraph, Wednesday (23/05/2012).
Dr Sigman is a biologist and member of the British Psychological Society. He presented the research evidence suggests a link between high levels of use of the gadget with the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
At the age of 7 years, these children will spend a total time to watch the screen full of gadgets around 1 year. Effects of exposure to the screen for a long term gadget will change children's brain circuitry as occurs in drug or alcohol addiction.
"Exposure to screen gadget releases the hormone dopamine, a chemical that plays an important role in brain reward system and is associated with the formation of the nature of dependence or addiction," said Dr. Sigman.
Expected, today's youth spend up to six hours a day memantengi his smartphone. Children who are currently aged 10 years on average to see 5 different gadgets screen at home and watch two or more screens at the same time.
Boys whose parents are watching television more than 4 hours a day has more than 10 times likely to have the same habits with their parents than the parents rarely watch television.
The annual meeting of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health in Glasgow, Dr Sigman advised the parents to control the use of gadgetnya at home.
Dr Sigman suggests that children younger than 3 years should not be allowed to be exposed gadget or a television screen at all. Children aged under 7 years also may not display gadget or watching television for more than 1 hour a day.
"Learning to read facial expressions and body language of someone very important to develop empathy. But kids today do not have enough experience to be able to do it," said Sue Palmer, author of 'Toxic Childhood'.
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