Psychologist of MSU warned about the neurological consequences of gadgets in children

Dean of the Faculty of Psychology of Moscow State University, Professor Yuri Zinchenko spoke at a visiting meeting of the expert council under the Presidential Council of the Russian Federation. Demography cannot be solved by administrative and financial measures alone; psychological support is also needed.

The professor attributed great anxiety to the digital environment in which the youngest members of the family are immersed.

According to him, access to the Internet is now possible from six months, and such “helpers” over time turn into “time mines” if there are no compensatory actions of adults nearby.

If the child passively watches the screen for more than two hours a day, the risk of speech disorders and loss of interest in reading increases. Children 4-7 years of age, spending more than six hours at the screen, form the maximum threat of digital dependence and suffer emotional and volitional sphere.

Earlier, MK in Tula reported that the governor of the Tula region Dmitry Milyaev at the same council proposed a number of federal measures to support large families, including co-financing infrastructure for plots, a social contract for families with disabled children without income assessment, unified parking rules and preferential taxis for large families.