Children under 2 years should not use electronic devices

Children under 2 years should not use electronic devices

Do you give your little iPad to watch videos? If you need to know the new recommendations on the subject.

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned against using children for different screens, noting that children under two years of age should not use any of these devices.

The use of children to these devices contributed to raising the rates of obesity among them, and also affected the brain growth of them negatively and reduced their mental health.

She noted that it is essential that children of these age activities that contribute to the development of mental and cognitive abilities of their own, such as that parents read some stories to them.

WHO confirmed the following new recommendations:

Children under the year:

 They should not use electronic devices at all

Children between 2-4 years: 

The use of these devices should not exceed one hour per day.
In the new recommendations published in Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and Sleep for Children under Five Years of Age, these screens negatively affect the children's minds, especially if they are unattended.

A recent Canadian study by the University of Alberta found that two or more hours of use of electronic devices by children could lead to behavioral problems.

The authors of the study note that children who have spent a long time on these screens developed the following behaviors:

Bad behavior with the surroundings
Symptoms similar to attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity
Lack of brain capacity.