Use Of Gadget Duration And Development Of Preschool Children In Bengkulu City 2018

Abstract

World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 5-25% of preschool-aged children suffer from developmental disorders, one of the factors that influence is the use of gadgets. If a child experiences a social development disorder, it is feared that the child will experience difficulty in adjusting himself, especially with the demands of the group, the child's independence in thinking and behaving, and most importantly the disturbance in the formation of self-concept of a child. This study aims to determine the relationship of the duration of use gadget to the development of preschool children. The research design used in this study was an analytical survey approach cross-sectional where the independent variable duration of use gadget and the dependent variable of child development are collected at the same time. The population was 46 children aged 5-6 years. The results showed that most of the children (56.7%) experienced a dubious development while the test results Chi-Square showed a p-value of 0.008, which means there is a relationship between the duration of the use of gadgets for the development of preschoolers with an OR = 14.875 means that the duration of use gadget in children is 14.875 times affecting children's development. The results of this study are expected parents/guardians to be more selective in giving toys to children, especially permitting to play gadgets.

Overview of Gadget Utilization and Its Effect on Growth and Development in Preschool Children

“…29 Yuniarti et al also stated that parents were expected to be more selective in granting permission to use gadgets because the majority (56.7%) of preschool-aged children experienced dubious development, with the Chi-Square results showing a p-value of 0.008, which indicated that there was a correlation between the duration of the use of the gadgets and the development of the child. 21 The results of the KPSP study found that 67% of the subjects were categorized as having no disorders. In addition, there was no difference between the ownership of a child's gadgets and the KPSP results category.…”

“…Excessive gadget utilization in preschool children can cause obesity due to a sedentary lifestyle, inhibiting children's ability to interact with people around them, leading to developmental disorders such as delays in expressive speech. 15,[21][22][23] The introduction of gadgets is expected to introduce many new technologies as well as new educational and teaching methods to children. However, a good introduction process and adequate monitoring from parents must be made a guideline so that the positive impact obtained by the child exceeds the negative impact that may arise from the use of this device.…”