What is the appropriate age for children to play with mobile phones? How long can children play with mobile phones?

Nowadays, every household has electronic devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, game consoles, etc. Many children stare at their phones all day and lose other entertainment activities. Parents should pay attention to guiding their children to play with mobile phones correctly, because mobile phones not only harm children’s eyes, but also affect their physical and mental development. Let’s take a look at what to do below!

What age is suitable for children to play with mobile phones?

Try not to let children use mobile phones under the age of 2.

When children are between 2 and 5 years old, we can let them use electronic products when necessary. However, considering their eyesight, attention and other issues, we must limit the time to less than 1 hour a day.

After the age of 5, can children play as much as they want?

Of course not. There should still be time limits every day, especially the time spent on playing games or having fun on mobile phones.

Even without considering the educational significance, for children's eyes, large screens such as TVs or projectors are still much better than small screens such as mobile phones!

How long do children spend playing with mobile phones?

Just now we said that for children aged 2 to 5, they can play with mobile phones for less than 1 hour a day. However, this does not mean that you should let your children play hard for an hour and then hold back for the whole day.

In fact, the best approach should be to divide this hour into three stages, 20 minutes each, and play three times a day.

This, on the one hand, can prevent babies from becoming addicted to mobile phones and allow them to develop self-disciplined habits from an early age; on the other hand, it is in line with the [20-20-20] principle when playing with electronic products - that is, every 20 minutes of using electronic products, you should move your eyes 20 feet (about 6 meters) away from the screen for 20 seconds or more.

How can parents guide their children to play with mobile phones?

Parents can guide their children, for example, take them out to play, or tell stories, play games, etc., so that children can have less contact with games. Children play games just to pass the time. If you as a parent can take your children out to participate in activities or play games, they will surely be very happy. Parents should guide their children correctly instead of fighting, otherwise, they will go against you.

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Parents should remember that the secret to keeping children away from mobile phones is to accompany them with quality, appreciate and encourage them from the bottom of their hearts. Children can hold their mobile phones and play with them all day long, which can not only cause eye fatigue and myopia, but also make children withdrawn, and some may even be life-threatening.