My 4-Year Old Son is Now Suffering Because of Too Much Screen Time
I'm a work-at-home mom and am the breadwinner of my family. I work more than 150 hours a week, so iPad has become a babysitter for my son since he was 2. Despite my sister's continuous warnings about the harmful effects of too much screen time for kids, I didn't listen because I had no choice. Now, my son suffered the consequences.
We're now starting to see the effects my sister, a pediatrician, had been telling us even though we already banned our son from using his iPad before his 4th birthday last December. His addiction to Bendy and the Ink Machine, a demonic character he watched on Youtube all day, worried us a lot.
We also noticed his eyes had started to blink excessively. I wasn't sure if it was because of dryness or staying up late every night. Some say he might need to wear eyeglasses soon, while others say it was just a "mannerism." Guess what? After a month of no gadgets, his excessive blinking had already lessened.
The worst effect of too much screen time we're seeing now is my son's speech delay. Yes, he can talk, but 50% of his words are still "baby talk," and he's having difficulty with conversations. We already had him professionally assessed by two Developmental Pediatricians twice - first when he was one and second when he was 3. He has no autism nor ADHD. The results revealed that he only had a "speech delay" caused by his unlimited use of gadgets. This was also why we failed to enroll him in school last year.
His speech is getting better after the "gadget ban." He now asks questions, and he's more responsive to casual talks. He's spending more time with his dad in our car wash, playing and talking with the customers.
If you're a parent using gadgets to babysit, I'm telling you now- STOP. Parenting can be hard at times; there are no shortcuts, and there isn't too much room for mistakes. Buy them children's books and educational toys instead. Your kids will someday thank you for it.
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