Education for Parents of Children with Gadget Addiction

Background: Inappropriate and excessive use of gadgets can cause addiction and interfere with physical, psychological, and emotional health, increase social isolation, and negatively affect development, especially in children. The resulting impact will be greatly influenced by the role of parents, f...

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Main Authors: Ina Dewi Ardiyani, Yunias Setiawati, Yi-Ting Hsieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Airlangga 2021-09-01
Series:Jurnal Berkala Epidemiologi
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Online Access:https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/JBE/article/view/21003
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author Ina Dewi Ardiyani
Yunias Setiawati
Yi-Ting Hsieh
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description Background: Inappropriate and excessive use of gadgets can cause addiction and interfere with physical, psychological, and emotional health, increase social isolation, and negatively affect development, especially in children. The resulting impact will be greatly influenced by the role of parents, family and the environment. Purpose: This study aims to understand what education can be provided to parents of children with gadget addiction, along with how parents can choose toys and alternative games for children to reduce this gadget addiction. Methods: The design used in this article was a narrative review that involved collecting and analyzing journals using the keywords "addiction", "children", "education", "parent" and "gadget"; this obtained 10 journal articles from PubMed, two journal articles from ScienceDirect, 14 journal articles from Google Scholar published between 2015–2020, three books, and one collection of survey data from the web. Results: There were several strategies that could be applied in managing the use of gadgets by children. The authoritative type of parenting style, good parent-child relationships, parent-child attachment and family environment conditions could also affect the use of gadgets and its impact on children. Parents could additionally provide toys and alternative games suitable for the children’s age, developmental ability and safety needs. Conclusion: Parents are expected to understand how to manage children with gadget addiction and how they can choose toys and alternative games for children to reduce gadget addiction.
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spelling doaj.art-f511ac0250e64d219c720e2a2f17c4982022-12-21T23:09:01ZengUniversitas AirlanggaJurnal Berkala Epidemiologi2301-71712541-092X2021-09-019322123010.20473/jbe.V9I32021.221-23013593Education for Parents of Children with Gadget AddictionIna Dewi Ardiyani0Yunias Setiawati1Yi-Ting Hsieh2Medical Doctor, Psychiatric Department, Universitas Airlangga, SurabayaChild Psychiatrist Psychiatric Department, Universitas Airlangga, SurabayaDepartment of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University HospitalBackground: Inappropriate and excessive use of gadgets can cause addiction and interfere with physical, psychological, and emotional health, increase social isolation, and negatively affect development, especially in children. The resulting impact will be greatly influenced by the role of parents, family and the environment. Purpose: This study aims to understand what education can be provided to parents of children with gadget addiction, along with how parents can choose toys and alternative games for children to reduce this gadget addiction. Methods: The design used in this article was a narrative review that involved collecting and analyzing journals using the keywords "addiction", "children", "education", "parent" and "gadget"; this obtained 10 journal articles from PubMed, two journal articles from ScienceDirect, 14 journal articles from Google Scholar published between 2015–2020, three books, and one collection of survey data from the web. Results: There were several strategies that could be applied in managing the use of gadgets by children. The authoritative type of parenting style, good parent-child relationships, parent-child attachment and family environment conditions could also affect the use of gadgets and its impact on children. Parents could additionally provide toys and alternative games suitable for the children’s age, developmental ability and safety needs. Conclusion: Parents are expected to understand how to manage children with gadget addiction and how they can choose toys and alternative games for children to reduce gadget addiction.https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/JBE/article/view/21003addictionchildreneducationgadgetparents
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title Education for Parents of Children with Gadget Addiction
title_full Education for Parents of Children with Gadget Addiction
title_fullStr Education for Parents of Children with Gadget Addiction
title_full_unstemmed Education for Parents of Children with Gadget Addiction
title_short Education for Parents of Children with Gadget Addiction
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children
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gadget
parents
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