Pediatricians recommend that children be limited to the time spent at the screens of media devices, up to 2 hours a day

The article was posted with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan within the framework of the project to popularize the priorities of the President’s Address to the people of Kazakhstan “Strategy” Kazakhstan-2050: a new political course for the state “aimed at improving the quality of life of the population.

According to the advice of pediatricians, children should not spend more than 2 hours a day on TV screens and computer monitors.

Also, experts do not recommend installing a TV and a computer with Internet access in the children’s room.

According to recent studies published in the journal Pediatrics, in the modern world, an 8-year-old child spends eight hours a day in front of a screen of various devices, and the teen spends 11 hours before the screens of media devices, three-quarters of teens currently have cell phones.

As noted by pediatricians in their study, excessive time spent at the monitors of various devices, negatively affects the health of the child. For example, children in a room with a TV set are more likely to suffer from obesity.

Pediatricians are advised, in addition to limiting the time spent on TV screens and computer monitors, to completely shield children under two years from interacting with media devices. Specialists also recommend that parents watch TV and movies with children in order to control the content of the videos they watch. The family should also have a clear regulation on the use of the Internet, restrictions on the use of cellular communication by the child.

In his speech on July 10, 2012 “Social modernization of Kazakhstan: Twenty steps to the Society of General Labor. Global trend of social modernization “The Head of State pointed out:” Education of children is a huge investment in the future. We should approach this issue in this way and strive to give our children a better education … “. Therefore, it is on the shoulders of parents that they are responsible for the child’s educational process. Unfortunately, no state has any methods of controlling how the educational process takes place in the family of a person. Therefore, limiting the time spent at the screens of media devices is the responsibility of the parent.

It should be noted that the Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the plenary session chaired by the speaker of the Chamber Nurlan Nigmatulin approved in the first reading the deputy bill. The government noted that the law was adopted due to the fact that information disseminated by the media, as well as in the circulation of advertising products, electronic and computer games and other things, increasingly has a traumatic effect on children, encouraging aggressive, brutal behavior.