Today, few people can imagine their life without a mobile device. It is especially convenient with its help to control the child. But not everyone knows about the dangers of cell phones for children and how exactly their use can affect health.
The use of cell phones harms not only children, but also adults. However, for a growing organism, the danger of mobile phones is even higher. The bones of the skull in children are much thinner than in adults, so the bone marrow of a child absorbs 10 times more electromagnetic radiation.
Cell phones are capable of generating electromagnetic fields, so their radiation negatively affects the immune and nervous systems. Children who frequently use mobile devices become inattentive and capricious. Their memory, hearing, vision deteriorates, and headaches appear.
Electromagnetic waves are also emitted by computers, televisions and microwave ovens. However, all these devices are located at a rather large distance from us, while children do not part with mobile phones for a whole day.
To prevent the use of a mobile device from being so dangerous for a child, the following rules must be observed:
- You can talk on the phone for no more than 2-3 minutes at a time;
- It is better to use a wireless headset or speakerphone;
- The mobile phone must be kept at a distance of no more than 50 cm from the child. You need to carry it in a bag and in no case put it next to the bed at night;
- Call the cell phone as little as possible indoors and do not use it in places of poor reception (in transport, elevators, subways). In these cases, the radiation is amplified.
If you give a mobile phone to a child, turn on airplane mode to reduce harm to the device. Do not allow children to play games on the phone as it damages their eyesight. For students under 12, it is better to buy a regular phone that will only be used for calls. According to scientists, children under 8 years of age are not recommended to use cell phones, as they have a high risk of developing a brain tumor due to radiation from the device.
Having decided to buy a mobile phone for your child, evaluate the negative and positive aspects of such a purchase, not forgetting how great the harm of cell phones for children is. If your child needs a phone, make sure they use the device as little as possible and keep it as far away from themselves as possible.
