The impact of modern technology on children's development

Odgoj djeteta u doba lako dostupnih internet sadržaja i tehnologije predstavlja izazove za roditelje zbog još nepoznatih dugoročnih učinaka na zdravlje djece. Dječji mozak se brzo razvija i upija sve informacije. Trenutne preporuke uključuju potpuno izbjegavanje ekrana do dobi od dvije godine, do sat vremena za djecu do pet godina i do maksimalno dva sata dnevno za djecu stariju od 6 godina. Preporuka je uz navedenu kontrolu sadržaja i „konzumiranje“ edukativnih sadržaja, što često nije pravilo. Smatra se da korištenje tehnologije ima svoje negativne i pozitivne učinke na razvoj djece. Tehnologija ima pedagoški, psihološki, socijalni i medicinski aspekt. Cijelo vrijeme se naglašava ograničeno i razumno korištenje te provođenje što više vremena u pokretu, slobodnoj igri bez tehnologije te kvalitetnom vremenu s obitelji. U svrhu izrade rada provedeno je istraživanje s ciljem ispitivanja stavova roditelja o utjecaju tehnologije na njihovu djecu, utvrđivanja količine vremena koju djeca provode koristeći tehnologiju i da li i kako tehnologija utječe na njihovo ponašanje s roditeljske perspektive. Sudjelovalo je 260 sudionika od čega su 245 (94,2%)ženskog spola. Rezultati upućuju da su u istraživanju sudjelovali uglavnom roditelji mlađe djece od 3-8 godina. Gotovo svi sudionci, njih 253 (97,3%) u svojim kućanstvima posjeduju pametne telefone, a televizore posjeduje 256 (98,5%) sudionika. 99 (38,1%) sudionika izjasnilo se kako njihova djeca provode na elektroničkim uređajima dnevno 1-2 sata. 53 (20,4%) sudionika izjasnilo se da im djeca provode 2-3 sata slobodnog vremena na elektroničkim uređajima. 90 (34,6%) sudionika ponekad, a 82 (31,5%) uvijek ograničava vrijeme provedeno uz ekrane. U prosjeku polovina sudionika 3,5 sata dnevno provodi bez tehnologije. U pitanju otvorenog tipa, 62 (24%) sudionika je opisalo kako tehnologija negativno utječe, a 80 (31%) sudionika opisalo je pozitivan učinak tehnologije na djecu. Ukupno 146 (56,1%) sudionika često ili uvijek razgovara o negativnim utjecajima tehnologije. Gotovo svi sudionci u svojim kućanstvima imaju tehnologiju. Premali dio roditelja razgovara s djecom o negativnim učincima tehnologije.Raising a childinan age of easily accessible Internet content and technology presents many challenges for parents becauseo fthe as-yet-unknownlong-termeffects on children’s health. A child's brain develops much faster and absorbs all the information. Current recommendations include completely avoiding the screen by the age of two, up to an hour for children under five, and up to a maximum of two hours a day for children over 6. With content control and "consuming" educational content, which is often not the rule. The use oftechnology is believed to have negative and positive effects on children’s development. Technology has pedagogical, psychological, social, and medical aspects. The emphasis is on limited and reasonable use and spending as much time on the move as possible, free play without technology in quality time with family. For the purpose of the paper, a study was conducted to examine parents attitudes about the impact of technology on their children, to determine the amount of time children spend usingtechnology and whether and how it affects their behavior from a parent's perspective. 260 respondents participated of which 245 (94.2%) were female. The results indicate that the study involved mainly parents of children of 3-8 years. Almost all participants, 253 of them (97.3%) own smartphones in their households, and 256 (98.5%) participants own televisions.99 (38.1%) participantsstatedthattheirchildrenspend 1-2 hours a day on electronic devices. 53 (20.4%) participants stated that their children spend 2-3 hours of free time on electronic devices. 90 (34.6%) of participants sometimes restrict, and 82 (31.5%) always limit the time spent on the screen. On average, half of the respondents spend 3.5 hours a day without technology. In the open-ended question 62 (24%)respondents described how technology negatively affects their children, and 80 (31%) respondents rated the positive effects of technology on children. Total of 146 (56.1%) respondents often or always talk about the negative impacts of technology. Almost all respondents have technology in their households. Too few parents talk to their children about the negative effects of technology