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Children and technological devices: how to manage TV, tablet and smartphone
The relationship comes before the screen
Educational area
Parent 0-12
Trimester 2
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In the first two years it is best to avoid screens altogether: boys and girls learn mainly from real voices, gestures, contact, relationships and play. After 2 years you can introduce TV or tablet for short moments, choosing quality content and staying close to them, never using them as a 'baby sitter'.
International guidelines call for limiting exposure to protect cognitive, linguistic and emotional development and to prevent sedentary habits. The most important connection is the one with you: the look, the word, the contact. Even the example of adults counts in learning healthy habits, such as keeping the phone away from the table and before sleeping.