Children are increasingly facing a problem online. It’s… burnout.
Burnout is a serious problem that affects many adults. However, as scientists warn, children can also face such problems these days. All because of the Internet and social networks.
There is no doubt that children are spending more and more time on the Internet. How much this has changed is evident in their parents. I still have the characteristic “sound” in my head when I connect to the network. But before I get into the “back then” groove, I will move on to other information indicating inevitable changes. As Dr. Aleksandra Piotrowska, a child psychologist and lecturer at the University of Warsaw, says in an interview with PAP, Even 7-9 year olds have successful social media profiles. And this despite the fact that many of these portals can only be used by people aged 13 or over. It turns out that this leads to some rather surprising problems.
Children with parental problems
Of course the influence Two factors may have contributed to this situation. It is a matter of determination of parents, who are often operators and managers of young stars, and social pressure, which on the one hand requires a constant presence on the web at times, and on the other hand, it looks like an easy path to fame and popularity. For these reasons the number of young influencers is still growing.
However, as Dr. Piotrowska, quoted by the naukawpolsce.pl portal, emphasizes, when a young person sets their sights on becoming an Internet star, “he doesn’t ride a bike, he doesn’t build with blocks, and these are activities necessary for the development of the body and building the cognitive system”. He is learning great how to take care of reach and attention, but has a problem building a system of values.
This could all end… burnout, which translates into a loss of joy in life and the tasks performed. Of course, this is accompanied by the very painful experience of hate, which intensifies mental disorders. Social relations also suffer, because children, instead of talking, often communicate with each other only through screens.
According to the naukawpolsce.pl portal, the report “Teenagers 3.0.” published by NASK at the end of last year shows that Teenagers use the Internet on average for 5 hours and 36 minutes on weekdays; on weekends it is as much as 6 hours and 16 minutes. This time is getting longer every year; in the previous edition of the study, which is conducted every two years, the average time spent online was 4 hours and 50 minutes per day. The age for receiving the first phone is 8 years and 5 months.
