Release Date: 2024-06-03

Children and the Digital World

Engin Turan (Author)

Release Date: 2024-06-03

Digital tools are frequently used by children to explore the world, learn new things and play games. As a result of learning with digital tools, children’s developmental areas are supported, they acquire early literacy skills, they can take responsibility, and there are significant improvements in their problem-solving skills and creativity, as well as the fact [...]

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    Published inChild and Life
    First Page129
    Last Page152
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.69860/nobel.9786053359272.6
    Page Count24
    Copyright HolderNobel Tıp Kitabevleri
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    Digital tools are frequently used by children to explore the world, learn new things and play games. As a result of learning with digital tools, children’s developmental areas are supported, they acquire early literacy skills, they can take responsibility, and there are significant improvements in their problem-solving skills and creativity, as well as the fact that children spend a long time with digital tools, causing them to isolate themselves from their environment, become lonely, and decrease their performance at school and at home. It also causes negative effects such as academic failure, sleep disorders, physical disorders, inactivity, weight gain and obesity. To minimize the negative health effects that may develop in children as a result of inappropriate use of digital technological tools; Children in the first three years of life, when growth and development are at their fastest, should be kept away from the screen, and children over the age of three should be allowed the daily screen time recommended according to their age.

    Engin Turan (Author)
    Assistant Professor, Şırnak University
    https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6670-3217
    3Assistant Professor Engin TURAN is a scientist with a professional career spanning over seventeen years, making original contributions in the field of child health and disease nursing. He was born in Diyarbakır, Turkey. He completed his education as follows: Doctorate Uskudar University, institute of health sciences, child health and disease nursing, Turkey (2021) Postgraduate: Harran University, institute of health sciences, medical microbiology, Turkey,(2012) Undergraduate: Dicle University, Ataturk health high school, Nursing, Turkey (2007) Dr. Engin has articles, book chapters, oral presentations and projects on child health, pediatric diseases and pediatric nursing. Engin, who has worked in different positions at the Ministry of Health for more than 15 years, mostly in the pediatric intensive care unit, has been working at Şırnak University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing since 2022.

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