• 2 months ago
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Transcript
00:00Children under the age of 11 should not be given a smartphone.
00:04This is the opinion of the parents and the expert in the report of Katrina Son.
00:08N-A-M-A-N-H-I-N-T-H
00:11Anna Enriquez's three-year-old son and four-year-old son
00:16both know how to use a smartphone.
00:19They learn colors, shapes, parts of the body, and even English.
00:24She says that they only use their smartphones for an hour a day.
00:29Angela Abad only allows her children to use a smartphone when they are already in high school.
00:36That's why her six-year-old son, who is in Grade 1, is still not allowed to use a smartphone.
00:41Because there are a lot of foolishness on the cell phone.
00:44That's why it's already prohibited for them to study well on the cell phone.
00:48The largest mobile network operator in the United Kingdom
00:52reminded the parents that children under the age of 11 should not be given a smartphone.
00:59This is the opinion of some mothers.
01:01You are not allowed to use a cell phone.
01:04It's time for you to stop studying.
01:06It's okay for him to be two years old and above.
01:09Because I don't teach him to speak English.
01:13He is learning to speak English.
01:14This is the explanation of a developmental and behavioral pediatrician.
01:18Actually, the age of using a cell phone is not universally agreed upon.
01:26But we consider a lot of factors.
01:30According to the latest guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics,
01:36children under the age of two should not have zero screen time.
01:42Children under the age of two to five should be allowed to have one hour of screen time.
01:47The parents should have something to learn.
01:50The screen time should also be one to two hours,
01:53at six years old and above.
01:55If the use of smartphones or technology in screen times is excessive,
02:00it can have a decreased attention span.
02:04It can also affect the physical health of children,
02:08including the blindness,
02:10and the mental health or emotional regulation of children.
02:14Katrina Son reporting for GMA Integrated News.
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