The mere prohibition of children’s access to smartphones and social media deprives them of preparation for the healthy use of technology in the future, according to a group of international experts.
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A group of specialists in the academic environment wrote in British Medical Journal (BMJ) that there is no evidence that general prohibitions would have helped children, adding that such approaches are “provisional solutions, “ who ‘I do too few to support the long-term healthy interaction of children with digital spaces at school, at home and other contexts, as well as a good transition to adolescence and adulthood in a world that abounds in technology ” writes Agerpres.
Instead, experts are advocating for an approach to the use of rights-based technology, in which children are better protected from negative effects through a design and education in accordance with their age, which can allow them to use technology to develop their skills in the modern, digital world.
Victoria Goodyear, from the Institute for Mental Health of the University of Birmingham, the United Kingdom, and its colleagues from Cambridge University, but also from Harvard University, the USA, the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences and the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, said the governments and regulatory authorities should, legislation so that children can use social phones and social networks.
The call of the group comes in the context in which in England continues the debate on a possible prohibition of mobile phones in schools.
The Chief Inspector of OFSted – the Supervisory Authority for Educational Standards in the UK – said that smartphones should be banned in schools in England, a statement that followed a exchange of replies between British Prime Minister and the leader of the Conservative Party Kemi Badenoch on this topic during a question of questions.
Badenoch asked why the government opposed a conservative amendment to a draft law stipulates that schools prohibit the use of phones.
In response, the Prime Minister described the proposal as “completely useless“He claims that”almost every school“It already prohibits phones and, in contrast, according to it, the emphasis should be placed on the content that children consume.
The schools in England received without mandatory guidelines under the former conservative government, in February last year, meant to discourage the use of mobile phones during the hours spent at school.
In their article in BMJ, experts said that a recent evaluation of policies on the use of smartphones in schools in England indicated that restriction of access “It was not associated with benefits for mental health and well -being, physical activity, sleep, school results or adolescents’ class behavior. “
“In addition, this study has not identified any evidence that school restrictions would be associated with lower levels of phone use or media or with a problematic use of social networks”they added.
“The moments and spaces without technology are, however, important for children, because the increase of the time spent on phones and social media is generally associated with weaker physical, mental and educational results,” the specialists said.
“However, the approaches that focus on the simple restriction of access to devices can undermine the rights of children to technological design and education that will help them develop as adults in today’s world.”they noted.
Instead of an approach similar to smoking prohibition, experts said that MAI “constructive” It would be to analyze how the company responded to the safety issues associated with cars.
“In response to increasing the number of injuries and deaths caused by car accidents, rather than banning cars, the company has built an ecosystem made up of product safety regulations (safety belts, airbags), consumers (vehicle safety tests, sanctions), public infrastructure (traffic lights) (permission)“, The specialists said.
