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Doctors' Warning - Those Touch Screen Gadgets are Harming Your Kid

Last updated on: August 18, 2015 10:48 IST

Of late, parents usually hand over their smartphone or tablet to their kid just to keep them distracted. According to a paediatric occupational therapist and a child expert Chris Rowan, kids shouldn’t be allowed to use a smartphone or tablet for any reasons whatsoever.

Here are the 5 reasons why –

#1 Your smartphone affects the development of your kid’s brain – Opt for a kids tablet that actually gets your kid to think

A human brain is fully developed by the age of 21. Our brains usually triple in size between 0-2 years. The development of a brain is dependent on the presence or absence of environmental stimuli. This brain development is hampered with the presence of gadgets like smartphones/tablets. Over exposure to these gadgets affect the basic capacity of a brain to absorb and convert the information received into knowledge.

Kids Tablet

Buy Kids Educational Tablet @ Rs 289

Let your kid learn letters, numbers and enjoy playing music in a fun way with this kids tablet. This tablet is really safe for your kids and encourages them to think before pressing the screen which makes your kid smart and creative. This tablet is perfect for the overall brain development of your child.

#2 Your smartphone delays your child’s development but this kids laptop enhances your kid’s abilities

The regular usage of technological devices restricts thinking ability which can result into delay in the overall development of your child. The delay could be in the areas of language skills, thinking abilities and fine motor skills. Today, a lot of skills face delay in development because of the overexposure to gadgets.

Kids Laptop

Buy Kids Laptop @ Rs 499

With this educational laptop, your kid can learn new spellings, words, pronunciations and play games that stimulate your child’s overall development. 

#3 A smartphone has more fancy apps that are addictive but this kids tablet simply makes your kid grow smarter without making them glued to it

As parents, you must make sure that you do not provide your kid with more and more gadgets that are addictive. Installing those educational apps in your smartphone will not help as your kid will be distracted towards the games in the smartphone.

Ben10 Laptop

Buy Ben10 Educational Laptop @ Rs 248

This kids tablet contains all the activities which involves more usage of your mind. It improves your kid’s vocabulary skills and sharpens the basic math.

#4 Your kid may be playing a game based on violence which triggers aggression – Get him to play some harmless games on this tablet which will make him smart and creative

The graphics and movements in action games make your kid violent and aggressive as they tend to imitate the characters in those games.

Kids 11 inch Tablet

Buy Kids 11 inch Tablet @ Rs 355

Instead, this tablet contains activities like learning letters, words, numbers, music and so on. The best part about this educational tablet is that it is harmless.

#5 Increased usage of gadgets leads to obesity – Get your kids to play games which comprise of physical movements

Wondering what is making your kid obese at a young age? Blame the excessive usage of gadgets and junk food. You must limit the time your kid spends on any gadget.

Cricket and Football Sets

 Buy 8 Pcs. Cricket Set @ Rs 320      Buy Football Training Set @ Rs 1190

You can encourage your kid to play a game that requires physical effort like football or cricket. You can also accompany your kid to play these games on Sundays. 

 

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