Many children suffer from attention deficits and sleep disorders, which is why the British Teachers' Union considers it necessary to establish rules for the use of these technological devices, drawing the attention of parents so that children are not at risk
And yet! iPads can harm children's skills, warns the British Teachers' Union, advising parents not to let their children play with these devices for long hours.
According to the Daily Mail, children who play with iPads for several hours have difficulty even building houses with bricks while playing. Long hours of playing with iPads make children antisocial and many of them even have learning problems since they perform less well in school exams, claim British teachers.
"Since many children use iPads instead of books to read their lessons, they often find it difficult to meet the requirements of written exams," points out the British Teachers' Union.
As Mark Montgomery, a spokesman for the Teachers' Union, points out, children spend many hours playing with iPads and computers instead of playing football with their friends and other games such as building. "There are children who have difficulty even building houses with bricks," he explains and adds: "Children know that with the help of smartphones and iPads, any question they have can be solved in seconds via the Internet. In addition, many children have attention deficit and sleep disorders, which is why the Teachers' Union of Britain considers it necessary to establish rules for the use of these technological devices, drawing the attention of parents so that children are not at risk.".
Research published a year ago showed that children who use iPads as reading aids perform poorly in the classroom.
Source: protothema.gr
