The balance between technology and traditional games

Undoubtedly, to go back decades ago, Technology has been helpful for children, and, Remember your times watching cartoons on TV, When your mother washed the dishes and you suddenly repeat the same story. It was said that the TV was the "best nana" for children, and if, In his time he marked a guideline, But still existing the favorite game of children was to go out to play with their friends, neighbors of the same age who shared tastes and hobbies.

Those times, They seem to be extinguishing with the appearance and rise of the Internet and mobile devices that have come to replace television, The computer and even toys.

Analyzing the passage of time and opening the eyes to what technology gives children, It definitely has an extremely positive side, But there are many things that are lost when children spend a lot of time in front of the screen, When the traditional recreational game is completely changed to digital games, That is why it is important as an adult, Master or Family Coscientize ourselves, To achieve a balance and leave the comfort zone that gives, "keep a child with a child with a cell phone.

Of entry, It is clear to me that, They have many benefits mobile phones and tablets, yes, They have games that help develop skills for boys, But the subject here is, really see how many hours of the day, of the weekend or of the free moments in front of these devices…

Times change, That is inevitable, And the same transition occurred when television arrived, The computer, The first cell phones, console video games, The laptops, Portable music players, etc, etc… And in their time all were causes of "distraction" in those who used them without balance… What is the common denominator? Precisely the lack of balance between both activities.

How can I know if your balance has been lost?

• They stop interacting With the family: While it is true that, There are families "MUEGANO" (This is another topic) There are times of family coexistence, Tell me food time, Dinner or some weekend. Internal rules can be established where at specific times it is not allowed to make use of the phones, Well, I think anyone likes to talk to a person who is watching a screen or if?
• They do not underminate, or other people know in a conventional way. And, We know that today many quotes and friendships occur through social networks, which is also dangerous (And we have a more issues aspect), But when stopping dating friends, know more people in the places to whom they frequent, or simply the outputs ended up not stopping seeing a series, A game, A social network… Balance is in serious problems.
• They speak little, Children and young people are anxious, They love to talk their day, what has been important or wonderful for them, They can make a time monologue telling their emotions and their day, at least, I remember so on my own., I liked to accompany my aunts to make food thus talked all the important of the week for example, It was fun, There was no cell phone vibrating with conversations digitally, It was face -to -face, It's something that I think has been losing, Well, contact with people has become merely digital, It has become a priority to attend notifications that a face -to -face talk 100% With friends… TRUE?

• They become sedentary. The fact of staying a long time in the seat, not to move from place, Not only can it be counterproductive at the social level but also in health issues, This is when we see that going out to skate, Bicycle, play drinking and other traditional games have been left behind, I doubt that children who spend a lot of time after a screen become dancers or athletes, I think it is not so your priority is inverted, They become sedentary prefer to be comfortably in a chair, bed or wherever but playing on the cell phone or chatting digital even with the neighbor they have in front, Reason to believe that ultimately the balance was behind.
• Did you know that the view gets tired and can be damaged? Tolerance is defined as that value or attitude of respecting the diversity of thought! Being fixed on the device and having it so closely, given that, Normally the eye alternates the vision closely and far, It also happens during reading, But unlike books color and brightness changes that the screen has can have some effect on the view, so the abuse of the use of mobile devices is not advised.
• The imagination stops flying, When getting hooked with the same game, serie, o Activity The opportunity to play something new is lost, not in the same cell phone but in person so that the imagination is used less.
• Direct contact is lost, and, The opportunity to learn from the environment in which they are found through real contact and experiences, tangible that are much more valuable than digital and this happens because through a screen you have the possibility of seeing different environments, But definitely digital, It is not the same as enjoying in a real and live way.

Although we are in mind that technology has many advantages and positive things, What is also true is that some experiences cannot be made through a screen, Interaction with other people is definitely not the same as with a traditional game where you can share emotions. It is also true that there are special games to treat some disabilities and learning problems, In a moderate and supervised use, the use of cell phones and tablets is perfect and helps the child to get involved with the technology of the era in which it is growing. But we must take into account the inconveniences of excessive and prolonged use and teach them to give entry to other games, making clear, The selfishness of "leaving them entertaining" to create in them a balance.

Reference: Babies and more