Screen time in children and youth: parents role

Vrijeme pred ekranom uključuje ukupnost vremena kojeg provedemo ispred ekrana. Pretjerano provođenje vremena pred ekranom donosi brojne negativne posljedice na psihički, fizički i socijalni razvoj djece i mladih. Prema preorukama stručnjaka djeca ne bi trebala dnevno provoditi više od dva sata ispred ekrana, no nerijetko se taj savjet zanemaruje. Preporučeno vrijeme pred ekranom premašuje se za nekoliko puta. Kako se to ne bi događalo potrebno je osvjestiti svijest roditelja o posljedicama pretjeranog vremena pred ekranom. Stoga je zadaća roditelja da svojim ponašanjem te nadzorom i kontrolom bude dobar uzor svojoj djeci jer su roditelji primarna socijalizacijska jedinica od kojih djeca uče.Screen time includes the total amount of time we spend in front of the screen. Excessive screen time has a numerous of negative consequences on the mental, physical and social development of children and youth. According to the recommendations of experts, children sould not spend more than two hours a day in front of the screen, but this advice is often ignored. The recommended time in front of the screen is exceeded several times. In order for this not to happen, it is necessary to raise parents awareness of the consequences of excessive time in front of the screen. Therefore, it is the task of parents to be a good role model for their children through their behavior and kontrol, because parents are the primary social unit from which children learn