These things are quietly harming your baby\’s health…don\’t be careless, you must have them at home

How old do children have to be before they can watch TV and play with mobile phones? Can a 1-year-old baby watch cartoons? What should I do if my 2-year-old keeps asking me for my phone to play with? With the widespread popularity of electronic products, babies have been exposed to electronic products such as televisions and mobile phones since childhood. Many parents clearly know that it is not good for their babies to become \”mobile phone-savvy\” from an early age, but they are unable to resist their babies\’ \”obsession\” with electronic products. Coupled with the vigorous promotion of various digital products that claim to be able to develop intelligence and assist babies in learning, parents are also in trouble for a while… When can babies be exposed to electronic products? Let’s take a look at the latest recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics, which may give you some guidance when you’re troubled. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends: ● Babies under 18 months old are not allowed to use electronic products (except for video calls with family members); ● For babies between 18 and 24 months old, parents should help their babies choose which programs to watch and when to watch them, and do so with them. Watch the baby together and tell the content to the baby;● For babies aged 2-5, strictly limit the time the baby is exposed to electronic products every day, that is, it cannot exceed 1 hour (immediately confiscate the electronic products or turn off the TV when the time is up), and must Make sure there is enough \”unplugged\” activity time every day; ● Never let TV and mobile phones become \”magic tools\” for coaxing babies. Why can’t babies be exposed to electronic products too early and too early? The danger is not as simple as the baby becoming \”mobile phone-controlled\” or \”TV-controlled\”! Hazard analysis: 1. Affects vision development. The mobile phone screen is constantly changing from bright to dark. If the baby\’s eyeballs are stared at and constantly adjusted for a long time, it is easy to cause muscular visual fatigue. Moreover, children\’s vision generally stabilizes at the age of 6-8 years. Excessive exposure to electronic products at an early age can easily lead to abnormal refractive error, strabismus, esotropia, myopia, and astigmatism, especially when standing in front of a large TV screen at a close distance. The damage to the baby\’s vision will be greater. 2. It affects physical development. The brain development of babies under 2 years old is not yet complete. If electronic products are used frequently, they will easily form a one-way thinking pattern. Moreover, if the baby frequently plays with mobile phones, he will have fewer opportunities to move, which may easily lead to delayed physical development, low motor function, and short growth. Holding the phone for a long time with the hand in the same posture will also affect the development of the fingers. If your baby likes to lower his head and play with mobile phones, it will cause great harm to his cervical spine and easily lead to spinal deformation. Are those educational cartoons or games saying they can develop the brain? If it is a high-quality educational video, it is indeed good for the enlightenment of young children, but it is not recommended to introduce it before the age of 2. Because introducing it too early will only cause \”indigestion\” in the brain, which is harmful rather than beneficial. This is just like, we all know that adding complementary food to the baby can enrich the baby\’s nutrition, but we must also adhere to the principle that it cannot be added earlier than 4 months at the earliest, and it must also be based on the baby\’s physical development. Because the baby\’s body is not fully developed, especially the gastrointestinal function is very weak. When the body is not ready, adding it too early will increase the burden on the body, and even nutritious food will become \”harmful\”. The truth is the same! Is it okay for adults to watch TV or play with mobile phones next to me? Don’t let the baby see it! No baby is born withKnow what electronic products are and how to use them. They are all imitating adults, because when adults are playing around, their strong curiosity will drive the baby to click and press like adults. Therefore, if you want your baby to play less with electronic products, it is particularly important for parents to set an example. I believe you don’t know the principle of leading by example! I never let my children play with electronic products. I put away my cell phone and iPad wherever my children are. Don\’t be so extreme~ Denying your baby access to electronic products is tantamount to denying your baby\’s curiosity. Once your baby notices the \”charm\” of electronic products, the backlash will be even more terrifying! For example, some babies like to scratch their own penises. When parents see it, they will stop them immediately. If the stop is useless, they will slap their hands and scold them, demanding that the babies must correct themselves. In fact, this kind of overreaction will make the ignorant baby realize the difference between touching private parts and touching other parts. If parents use a fierce attitude to stop it, it will actually \”reinforce the behavior\” and cause the baby to pay special attention to the private parts. This mentality is the same! Therefore, it is the right approach to introduce electronic products in a healthy and reasonable way, and for parents to lead by example and watch them with their babies! If you let your baby before 18 months old watch a video or play with a mobile phone once in a while, you really won’t see any big impact. But if electronic products such as mobile phones, TVs, and early childhood education machines have become the main theme of your baby\’s daily life, they will inevitably have an impact on your baby\’s health in the long run, so don\’t wait until it shows up in the future to regret it!