How many cartoons can a child watch in quarantine: the psychologist answered

01 June 2020, 06:27 | Health
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Spending all their time with the child in quarantine, parents no longer know what new activities to come up with for fun. Because of this, some families, unable to withstand the noise at home, decide to simply turn on the cartoons for the child. But pediatricians think less cartoons are better for a child’s health.

How much they can actually look? The answer to this question was given by the children's psychologist Olga Pechiy.

When the children were waiting for a new series of the animated series for several days, however now the kids can watch them as much as. Restrictions can be set only by parents.

The number of cartoons depends on age. The psychologist notes that the number of cartoons that can be viewed in one day depends on the age of the child.. So, kids should be allowed to watch cartoons from 10 minutes to 2 hours.

According to Olga Pechiy, a 10-year-old child a day will be enough for 10 minutes of one cartoon (or two for 5 minutes). At 2-3 years, you can already allow half an hour a day, but a child 4-5 years old - you can already watch 1.5–2 hours a day. This is from the point of view of oculists, because if you exceed the norm, you can damage your eyesight. And it's better to include cartoons on a TV or laptop, and not on a smartphone.

And psychologists say that the cartoon should be without blinking pictures and frightening moments, music - not loud or aggressive. Because, it can worsen a child’s sleep and behavior..

Portions of cartoons Olga Pechiy adds that it is better to divide portions of cartoons like this: in the morning, after a nap and in the evening, but no later than two hours before bedtime.

Background films also play an important role when a child plays and adults watch something.. After all, the baby does not really watch the movie carefully, but it affects him. So, frightening and incomprehensible images increase the anxiety of the child.

Another thing is if useful cartoons are shown in the background, and the child is playing nearby. Some experts claim that it is useful and even assume that background cartoons up to 3 years old can be an hour a day, and at 4-6 years old - up to 4 hours.

Why? Because the eyes are not very tired, and the processing of the plot in games or parallel classes are more conducive to the absorption of information and the development of intelligence.

How to watch cartoons. Family tradition can be watching children's films together..

An evening with a projector can also bring a lot of impressions when the wall of an apartment turns into a movie theater screen. Even old filmstrips can bring a lot of impressions to children, if mom and dad take turns voicing them.

Now people are refusing conventional TVs. But if the family has children under 10 years old, it is better to watch movies with them so than on phones. The larger the image, the better for the child’s vision and psyche at this age and less risk of sleep problems.

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