Overexposure to screens, the risks that children assume

The new technologies arrived a few years ago and have become part of the day to day of the whole family. Grandparents, parents, grandchildren, all use in their own way the different dispositives They try to make day-to-day easier by offering a source of information in real time or making remote communication possible between two remote people.

But the risk posed by new technologies is also known, especially for digital natives. Live surrounded by screens makes it more possible for the person to end up depending on them. Computers, video consoles, smartphones or tablets offer a form of entertainment that can end up becoming a dangerous addiction for the youngest of the house.


Rewards system

As reported from the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital in Barcelona, ​​overexposure to screens may end up generating a dependence to them because of the reward system that is generated in the brain of the youngest. A good example is the feeling of well-being that leaves in the smallest the fact of completing a mission in a video game.

This release of dopamine causes the youngest to seek this same sensation on the screens again. A pleasant chat through an instant messaging application or watching videos on a theme you like are two other examples of how new technologies can end up causing dependency on the digital natives.


It also warns that from small, the children have in front of them different screens as smartphones with applications that initiate the development of this dependence. The presence of colors, sounds and other games make children relate these devices with fun and leisure that seek to repeat again and again to feel the same.

Same sensations as in other addictions

The dependency of the screens can be compared with other addictions such as alcohol. An example is the sensation of irritability that show the smallest of the house when they remove one of these devices or the need to use them to experience the same happiness. No other possibility is considered to have a good time other than the use of these technologies.

The fact that this relationship between new technologies and happiness begins in the earliest stages of children makes it more possible for parents to accompany the presence of the screens of important digital teachings:


- Show other leisure options. The mission of the parents should be that the children know other playful options besides the smartphone or tablet. Therefore, instead of leaving the mobile to the child to be distracted, it is best to play with him.

- Set limits and comply with them. Sooner or later everyone ends up having access to new technologies. The mission of parents is to set limits both in time of use and in the way it is used, you also have to make sure that these rules are followed and not give in to tantrums.

- Share the use of new technologies. Parents must accompany their children as they begin to use these technologies. In this way the children will have an adult figure that will mark their path and adults will be able to monitor the handling that the children have.

Damián Montero

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