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Although gadgets or devices have a negative impact on children, in fact many parents let their child play them. Worse yet, parents provide gadgets just so that the little calm, anteng, and not interfere with their activities.

Whereas too much play gadgets can interfere with sleep and hamper the development of children. However, on the other hand, in today's modern era, you can not possibly let technology-blind children. To minimize the negative effect of gadgets on children, parents should apply the following six tips.


## ***When is the right time for children to have their own device?***

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Actually there are no standard guidelines for this. But the longer you wait to give your kids HP, the better.

Some experts say 12 years is the ideal age, while others say 14 years. They all agree the longer the better because HP, especially the type of smartphone, can be an addictive addict for children.

In addition, giving HP to children can also expose them to issues such as internet bullying, child predators, or even sexting (sexually communicating via chat apps).

"The longer you refrain from giving HP to your child, then the better," says Jesse Weinberger, an internet safety expert in Ohio.

"There is no significant problem for a child if he is large without an HP device."

- Children under 18 months may be introduced to the screen of the device, but limited to video chat or video calls. Invite the baby to talk to parents who are out of the house or grandparents through video call applications. This helps build emotional bonds among family members.

- If you'd like to introduce digital media to 18-24 months old children, choose interactive, educative, and child-friendly children's shows, such as Sesame Street or Dora The Explorer shows. With notes, while watching, children must be accompanied by parents so that children can understand what they see on the screen.

- For 2-5 year olds, limit the use of one hour per day device, that's just to watch quality programs. At this age, parents are also required to accompany children to watch, help them understand what is seen, and apply it to the child's daily life.

- For children age 6 and above, create consistent time limits on the use of digital media. Determine the media type and make sure it does not interfere with sleep and physical activity. Also make sure children have healthy behaviors.

- As children grow up, build good communication with them. Talk about how to use the device, how to treat others politely in the real world and the virtual world, and explain the worst possible uses of the device overload.

- Make rules about free time and place, eg at dinner, driving, and in a certain room, like the bedroom.



## ***HP linkage and pornography***

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Weinberger, who also writes books on Internet safety, has researched 70,000 children and found that the average child, sexing from grade 5, taking pornography at age 8, and pornography at age 11.

In a separate study published this year, Common Sense Media surveyed 1,240 parents and children and found 50 percent of kids confessed that they were addicted to smartphones.

They also found that 66 percent of parents feel their children use mobile devices too often, and 52 percent of children agree. About 36 percent of parents say they argue with their children every day about using HP.

Biologically, the human body is also affected by excessive use of HP. The prefrontal cortex, part of the brain that controls impulses, stops developing at age 20.

So do not be surprised if children with smartphones from an early age have less impulse control. So tend to be impulsive and more often act on emotions.

In the end, the parent will determine when the right time the child has hp, when they really need it.

The important thing to make sure Parents have instilled responsibility and do not forget to set limits on the use of HP for the baby.

## ***Secure child activity in cyberspace with Kiddle***

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Good news, Parents. Google has just launched a kid friendly search engine. That is, safe internet is now in the grip.

Kiddle work is generally the same as Google, it looks quite familiar. Coupled with the theme of outer space, plus alien robot near the search field.

According to Tech Times, Kiddle provides direct search results by editors to display safe results for children.

Search results, especially the first three, will always be curated by the editor - generally websites written specifically for children.

The next few results will show the site in a simple language that is easy for a child to understand.

The rest will be tailored to adults who may be difficult to understand the little guy. This search result is still filtered by Google's secure internet feature so Kiddle does not display anything inappropriate for children to see.

In the "about" section, Kiddle claims the baby Parents will be safe while searching. The logs are cleaned every 24 hours and Kiddle will not store any personal information