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RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CHILDREN AND SCREENS

Positive effects

Audiovisual products are able to...

- Catch and hold children’s attention

- Broaden horizons

- Have a positive influence on behaviour and transmission of values

- Inspire and encourage children to try new things

Negative effects

- Limitations as educational tools

- It slows down the physical activity...

- Affects social and brain development, as well as behavior

- Exposure to vices

- It gives a distorted view of the world

FAMILY ROLE

Parents must be complicit in their children's use of technology.

From a young age they should share space with adults during its use

Techonology shouldn't be just use as entertainment but also as a method of learning and developing creativity.

SCREEN ROLE

Is also related to some risks, including unhealthy lifestyles, being exposed to misinformation, access to harmful or inappropriate content, compromised privacy or cyber-bullying

Image and perception

Perception and of ‘action recognition’

Mirror neurons and emotions recognition

The importance of mirror neurons in children development

Neuroeducation

investigate the neural mechanisms of reading, numerical cognition, attention and their attendant difficulties

CHILDRENS' RIGHT

Worldwide:

- United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC/UNCRC)
- UNICEF
- Clearinghouse cooperation with UNESCO

In Europe:

- European Strategy for a Better Internet to give the tools to be safe and make a good use of internet
- Alliance to better protect minors online
- CEO coalition
- The Safer Social Networking Principles

In Spain:

- Spanish Code on Regulation About TV Content and Children Protection
- Mobile Operators initiatives to encourage responsability with minors