Keys To Raising Awareness Among Children In The Use Of New Technologies
We worry about being late for work, but when we’ve been walking for ten minutes and are about to reach the subway station, we forget that we left our cell phone in the driveway and we have to go back, even though this means , now yes, we are going to be late for work.
Despite this, we go back to get our cell phone, because we are not able to part with this object for an entire morning. When you finally arrive at the stop, you enter the subway car and you feel that no one is looking at you because all the passengers are crestfallen. Children, teenagers, adults… no matter the age, everyone is looking at some electronic device
Parents calming their children’s tantrums using their cell phone or tablet, people talking on the phone, ears with helmets, people taking selfies with the famous selfies… It seems that we do not realize that we are losing a large part of our lives, an immensity of details that They pass in front of us and we are not able to perceive them because we find ourselves permanently focusing our attention on a screen that immerses us in a virtual reality, apparently similar to the real one, but far from it. This context It is necessary to educate children about the proper use of new technologies
Social networks: a niche of true or false friendships?
We believe we have hundreds and thousands of virtual friends, a concept that greatly differs from that of a “lifelong friend.” Friend is that person with whom you share your time walking, playing sports, visiting countless places, having a drink in a bar, talking in a park… but not the one who likes one of your photos. Social networks, contrary to what we believe, favor the deterioration of human relationships since we relate to a greater extent with these “virtual friends” than with people face to face.
Parents make use of these technologies and make them available to their children with very few years of life. It is not strange to see how two-year-old children handle their own tablets better than many adults. The problem is that if a child who has certain difficulties relating to relationships is allowed to be exposed to new technologies for a large number of hours from a young age, instead of helping him develop his social skills we will be contributing to the development of a possible future Internet addiction.
It is essential to dedicate time to our children from a young age and encourage the development of social skills by going to the park, encouraging face-to-face relationships, carrying out cooperative games and, most importantly, knowing how to set limits on the hours of exposure to these new technologies.
Children increasingly want to have a cell phone, but what they don’t know is the amount of things they are going to miss by incorporating that device into their lives. Furthermore, it has been scientifically proven that excessive use of electronic devices such as computers, tablets or mobile phones It can cause alterations such as sleep disorders, aggression and difficulties in language development.
Risks of misuse of new technologies in childhood
It is evident that new technologies have introduced numerous advances in communication, industry, commerce and, very importantly, medicine, but we must not forget the risks that can arise from their irresponsible use.
The drawbacks of new technologies appear when they are misused. In recent years we have heard of terms such as cyberbullying, grooming, carding, phishing or pharming. Well, for those who don’t know them, it’s about crimes committed using new technologies which are often used as a means through which to insult, threaten, harass or defraud other people.
Many times we are not aware of the danger that social networks have in society, and even more so in the lives of children. We share everything we do, where we are, where we come from and where we are going, and this carries enormous risk.
It is important Be aware that something that was created to make our lives easier can complicate it We dedicate many hours of our day to social networks and what is it for? We go to a concert and the only thing we think about is recording the artist so we can share it online, we meet our idol on the street and instead of exchanging a few words with him, we limit ourselves to taking a photo and sharing it on Instagram. Do the experiment, approach a group of friends in a bar, and see if any of them don’t have their cell phone on the table or are using it. But is that really what we mean by enjoying? Let’s stop and think and make others think.
Finally, I would like to recommend a short film that magnificently reflects the concern expressed.
