HOW EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO SCREENS AFFECTS CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIOUR
The negative effects of electronic screens and devices on children's healthy development and behaviors is the focus of many research and studies in recent years This is due to the significant change brought about by the technological revolution, as there is no longer a house without at least one smartphone Not to mention computers and electronic panels and, of course, without losing sight of television, all of these tools are accessible to children through quick and easy access without computing or censorship and without discrimination of the child's age, which poses a problem for his or her proper development on the one hand and what he or she can learn in swamps that are difficult even for specialists to remove from. overexposure of screens ". (TV, Smartphone, Electronic Board) by children, which increased in the coronavirus pandemic: - Language disorders (late speech, late language,...), - cognitive abilities disorder (memory, attention, focus,....), - Psychological disorders such as introversion, fear and loss of trust; - Low level of educational attainment; - impaired sight, altered brain neuron visibility, - Exposure to pornography, the child's acquisition of bad habits and degraded morals causing change and/or demolition of educational values; - Decrease in mental health and increase in stress. In these studies, we try to highlight the latest studies on the negative impact of screens on children to highlight the most important problems resulting from this, especially in both aspects of development and behaviour, by posing the following problems: How does children's exposure to screens (TV shows, electronic games, Internet) affect their development and behaviours?.
Keywords: Screens, Growth, Behavior