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Your kids spend a lot of time in front of the screen.
And this is not the main problem
Leave the war right now to shorten your kids' screen time, it's not suitable for closure.
But pay close attention to how your kids spend their time in front of the screen and what they do there.
That it is precisely there that you can have a very important influence
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Tuesday, 19 January 2021, 07:08
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The study signals parents to be more involved in their children's activities in front of screens.
Girl playing on tablet (Photo: ShutterStock)
We are now in the midst of the third closure.
Once again children are disconnected from their peers and frameworks and their parents are forced to maneuver between their work, children’s employment and their distance learning management.
Within this very complex set of circumstances screens have a very dominant role in most homes.
In a study conducted in Jewish and Arab society in Israel in the first weeks of the Corona virus crisis, between March and May 2020 by Prof. Dorit Aram and doctoral student Galia Moeded from the Early Childhood Research Laboratory at Tel Aviv University School of Education, hundreds of parents reported the screen time of their preschool children. Which stood at close to three hours on average daily in front of various devices.
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Although the parents reported involvement in the choice of digital content that their children watch, the data show that they sat down with them for joint activities only occasionally, and explained to them the correct use of the digital tools - rarely.
About three hours in front of the screen on average for kindergarten children.
Mother and daughter with tablet (Photo: ShutterStock)
The study further revealed that as parents demonstrated optimal behaviors toward their children (according to the "parenting pentagon" model), including parent leadership and leadership, partnership between spouses, sensitivity and expression of love for children, encouragement of independence and adherence to rules, so did their children's digital activities. .
"The findings of this study, which examined parental behavior in the days of first closure and shortly thereafter in days of uncertainty and confusion, require parents, especially in light of the fact that we live in another closure period, to be much more involved in our children's digital activities. Education is zooming in every day, "say researchers Aram and Moeded.
Minor differences between Arabs and Jews
The study included 487 parents (290 in Jewish society and 197 in Arab society) for preschoolers, aged two to eight.
Parents were asked to answer a questionnaire ranging from 1 (never) to 5 (often and at a very high level) and to address their general parental behaviors as well as behaviors related to their children's digital activities (degree of activity planning with digital devices in the home, frequency of joint activities with their children , The extent to which they were involved in selecting the content to which their children were exposed and the extent to which they explained to their children instructions of operation, interpreted and clarified digital text).
Parents were also asked to report their children's screen time, ranging from 1 (not at all) to 7 (over five hours).
They are there in front of the screen anyway, because of distance learning.
Child learns zoom, illustration (Photo: ShutterStock)
The results of the study clearly indicated minor differences between the behaviors of parents in Jewish society and parents in Arab society related to digital activity with their children.
Jewish parents were more involved in digital activities with their children (3.10 in a range of 1 to 5), and were more concerned with the choice of content for their children (4.04 in a range of 1 to 5).
Parents from the Arab society explained, explained and interpreted more digital content for their children (2.96 in a range of 1 to 5) and set an orderly schedule for activities with digital devices (2.04 in a range of 1 to 3).
More expressions of love for children, less parental partnership
"Following the research we conducted, a number of warning lights were lit that should flash even in the days of a third closure," the researchers say.
"Along with the great pressure from parents and the need to stay home, a very prominent warning light in the results of the study in question comes on when it comes to the screen time of five-year-old children."
Many parents in Jewish and Arab society reported an average screen time of about three hours (3.43 in Jewish society and 3.54 in Arab society, in a range of 1 to 7).
The distribution of the data shows that about a quarter of the parents (25%) reported an average stay of about three hours of their child daily in front of the various screens, while 17%, indicated a screen time exceeding three and four hours in Jewish society.
Parents from Arab society reported a slightly higher level of stay than parents in Jewish society, about one-fifth (20%) reported an average stay of about three hours on average, and 23.4% reported a screen time exceeding three and four hours.
During the study, a series of statistical tests were performed based on the question of origin:
How does beneficial parenting relate to the degree of parental involvement in their children's digital activities?
In both Jewish and Arab society, significant correlations were found between parents 'daily behavior - related to parents' leadership and leadership, partnership, sensitivity and expressing love for their children, encouraging independence and setting rules - learning their involvement in activities that include time for digital activities with children. Explanation of digital content, involvement in examining content and screen time of children.
"Warning lights that should flash even in these days of third closure."
Parents and children playing (Photo: ShutterStock)
The findings of the study showed that the greater the number of children in the family, the lower the involvement of parents in their children's digital activities, in aspects of planning digital activities and choosing digital content for their children, in both societies.
In larger families, parents planned less and were less involved in their children's digital activities.
The findings of the study highlight significant points concerning parenting in Israel during the days of the first closure, and its expression in the involvement of parents in their children's digital activities.
During this stressful period, without frameworks of education and family support, Israeli parents reported that expressions of love and conduct as family leaders were more prominent than parental partnership, encouraging independence, and setting rules for children.
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Young Israeli children (Jews and Arabs) have been involved in digital activities for a long time. Parents who reported higher optimal parenting behaviors ensured that their children’s digital activities were monitored and age-appropriate. These findings attest to the positive contribution of optimal parenting to tackling the challenges of the epidemic, i.e., choosing and making intelligent use of screens for the purposes of educating and entertaining young children.
The findings also suggest that deepening parental awareness about parenting in general may help them cope with the complex circumstances. In addition, enriching parents' knowledge of age-appropriate digital content and appropriate ways to mediate digital activities for children can help them provide their children with nurturing educational experiences. Choosing quality digital activities for their children, while providing supportive mediation, can help parents ensure that their children’s screen time is valuable, even when caring for their other children or in household chores.
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