The American psychologist Jonathan Haidt supports the restriction of the use of the mobile phone by young people at school and outside; The researcher released an “Fantástico” interview
Study and critic on the harmful effects of screens and social networks for children and teenagers, the American social psychologist and professor Jonathan Haidt celebrates the ban on the use of cell phones in schools in Brazil, but says that it is necessary to limit the use of the device outside it, especially at home.
The American researcher is known all over the world by the bestseller The anxious generationBook that rubs the collapse of the mental health of the younger ones and what can be done to reverse the scenario.
For HAIDT, there are rules not negotiable for the use of the mobile phone at home, which says that they apply to their two teenage children: do not allow the creation of profiles on social networks before the age of 16 or the use of fourth night screens when “the lower harassment occurs”, he said.
Irritation, sadness and anxiety when the screens are attentive to parents that the child or teenager depends on the device.
Initially, the departure of the phone generates a worsening of abstinence. The good news is that those who change habits can recover attention:
“When teenagers are hospitalized and are far from the screens, the signs of improvement appear in 15-20 days. First abstinence arrives, but the brain recovers. That sweet son appears again,” he told the show.
Source: Terra
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