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Use of tablets by children can impair language development

05/05/2014

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RIO - Parents should think twice before allowing children to play Angry Birds or other games on tablets or smart phones - this is the warning given by researchers who found that these factors are linked to a poor speech development .

According to the " Telegraph " , doctors found that parents and guardians of children in a clinic often used smartphones to keep them quiet and investigated the negative effects from habit in the development of small and speech .

A survey of 65 households suggested that most parents believe that games are educational and contribute to the development of the child , but according to research , is not what happens .

The average age at which children begin to use touchscreens is only 11 months , and most of them use these devices for about half an hour a day .

The staff at Cohen Children's Medical Center , New York , found that there was no difference in scores on tests of general development in children up to three years of age among those who played educational games for educational or non- touchscreen devices .

However , those who played non- educational games , such as Angry Birds or Fruit Ninja , had lower scores on tests of verbal expression , both for understanding language as speech .

" We have observed in our clinical neonatal the number one toy that parents are giving their children is the smartphone ," said Ruth Milanaik , principal investigator of the study and medical development and behavior in the Cohen Children's Medical Center .

"It was impressive to see that parents were replacing books and toys for babies in general for smartphones . Many parents do not seem to bring any distraction to their children , except the devices touch screen . Technology can never replace the interaction of a father with his son . Simply talk to your child is the best way to encourage learning . "

The most common ways of using touchscreen devices were watching children's educational programs ( 30 % ) , use educational apps in general ( 26 % ) , press buttons and icons on the screen at random ( 28 % ) , and playing games with non- education ( 14%).

The researchers said they could not establish whether games caused speaks poor or if the children had already analyzed problems when they were drawn to play these games .

 


Source : The Globe - Online

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