10 MYTHS ABOUT YOUNG CHILDREN AND DIGITAL MEDIA

Are you a parent who is struggling to keep your children off from their gadgets?

Are you a parent who is confused about whether technology is good for your children or not?

Are you torn between the benefits of technology and the negative impact that may also affect our kids and put them at risk?

Are you concerned about how your kids are using or accessing technology when you are not around?

Children who come of age in terms of visual and motor skill development in the advent of the pandemic of 2022 (and still where we are right now) were subjected unintentionally by parents to rely and depend on gadgets and unfiltered content the same way working parents were forced to work and learn how to meet and transact online for the first time.

The only but major life-changing difference between adult and child is that the latter perceives the “temporary” situation as the development stage having no experience of pre-pandemic setup and therefore no memory to understand and recall.

This is critical to consider by the parent as the child was nurtured in this environment and cannot be undone. The genie is out of the bottle and has taken over the time and attention of our children in times we were unattentive to them

As parents, we have an important role to play in the aspect of raising kids in this digital era. Understanding these common myths before we introduce technology to our children will change the way we raise our kids safely and beneficially in a tech world.