The document discusses the impact of smartphones on child development. It begins with a brief history of smartphones and their increasing popularity. It then discusses how smartphone addiction can impact children's brain development, sleep patterns, risk of obesity, and decreased attention span. However, it notes smartphones may improve some visual skills when used in moderation. The document provides recommendations for limited smartphone use for children and encourages parental involvement and face-to-face interaction.

1. WEL-COME
The Impact of the
Smart Phone on
Child Development
Radha Thapa Chhetry, MN, RN
Pokhara Academy Of Health Science, Western Regional
Hospital, Pokhara

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• Introduction of the smart phone
• Present user, History
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• Smart phone addiction
• Impact of the smartphone on children development
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• Benefit of the using smart phone
• Current recommendation for phone use
• Keys for parent
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3. Introduction
Smartphone today
• Smart phones are becoming a vital part of our lives.
• Become a substantial element of individuals’ daily professional and
social lives.
• The portable ‘mini-computers’ help us connected, organized and
entertained anywhere and anytime.
• Make life easier (samaha and Hawi,2016)
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• Introduction of the smart phone
• Present user, history

4. History of the smartphone
There are three Era of smart phone
1) The first Era of smart phone before 2007
• it has been since 1993 to 2007
• for corporation users as enterprise devices
• too expensive
• with features of email, internet ,
e.g. Simon, Blackberry(Sarwar&Soomro,2013)
Simon
Blackberry

5. 2). The second Era of Smart phone 2007
• breakthrough in 2007 with the advent of i-phone.
• Apple revealed the first smart phone for general consumers.
• By the end of 2007, Google introduced its Android 0perating System
• focusing attract consumers
• the cost low with many more features.

6. • 3)The third era of smart phone after 2008
• With the improvement of the display quality ,technology
• more powerful batteries
• many more features,
• the most popular mobiles are
iPhone, Samsung, Xiaomi,
HTC, Motorola, Nokia,LG
and so on(Sarwar & Soomro, 20 8)

7. Worldwide smartphone user
User
• 1.85 billion in 2014
• 2.38 billion 2017
• 2.56 billion in 2018
• 2.87 billion in 2020
Expected user
•7.13 billion in 2024
• 7.33 billion in 2025
China – highest smart phone users since 2014
the expected in 2018 are 704.1 million
which 32 million exceed than the user of 2017,
it will 58% of total population(statista.2017).
In UK, Almost 70% of 11-12 years old use mobile
increase t0 90% by the age of 14.
About 25% of children of 2-5 years have smartphone(Williams,2015).
https://www.bankmycell.com/blog/how-many-phones-are-in-the-world)

8. • Nomophobia ( fear of being without a mobile phone.)
• Over use of the mobile phone
• WHO ICD-10 as behavioral problem ( mobile phone addiction).
• Smartphone addiction is a significant social issue.
• is behavioral addiction of a nonchemical nature human – machine
interaction(Sadagopan &Manivel et.al 2017).
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• Smart phone addiction

9. 20%
29%
21%
26%
4%
Global
7hours +
5-7hours
3-5hour
1-3 hours
Less than 1 hour
Almost Half Of Smartphone Users Spend More Than 5 Hours a Day on Their Mobile
Device
Counterpoint 2017

10. Steve Jobs
(February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011)
was an American entrepreneur and
business magnate. He was the
chairman, chief executive officer
(CEO), and a co-founder of Apple
Inc., chairman and majority
shareholder of Pixar.
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11. “we have seen the dangers of
technology firsthand. I’ve seen it
in myself, I don’t want to see that
happen to my kids.”
- Steve Job
The tech free childhood is to make sure
that hands-on creativity, expressive
movement, and person-to-person
interaction in kids
Steve Job banned modern technologies to his children
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12. • For children face to face interactions and understanding the
surroundings are the primary ways to gain knowledge and learn.
• The smartphone and handheld device are interfering with bonding
and parental attention due to lack of interaction between parent and
children.
• Children learn the language ,emotion ,facial expression ,
communication skills by observing adults.
• If these are lacking , children are missing an important development
milestones.
2. Impact of the smartphone on children development

13. • For natural way to gain knowledge and learn, children need
face to face interactions
understanding the surroundings
children learn language, emotion, facial expression communication
by observing the adults.
• The smartphone and handheld device are interfering with interaction
between parent and children and bonding parental attention.
• These days , children are missing an important development
milestones.
2. Impact of the smartphone on children development

14. 1. Smartphone addiction changes brain function
• The first three years of the life is the crucial stage for brain development.
• Research found that smart phone addiction has higher amount of the Gamma
Aminobutyric Acid (GABA), the neurotransmitter that slows the signal in the brain
and results anxiety ,depression, tiredness ,severe insomnia.
• The overuse of the smart phone cause the brain become desensitized to dopamine
the neurotransmitter which is related to learning, memory ,motivation and
pleasure.
• Many research revealed that the toddler who engage more than two hours/day
had low vocabulary acquisition, expressive speech delay and poor cognitive
development.
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15. 2. Smart phone addiction affects on sleep pattern
• For developing children, sleep is important , Somatotropin the growth
hormones release and stimulate cell reproduction and growth during
sleep.
• Infants who slept longer and better quality sleep were taller and
longer at their six month compared to infant with poorer sleep .
• Early phone exposure causes the sleep disturbance in children.
• Poor sleep habits negatively impact a child’s ability to perform well in
class.
• Short sleep durations in first 2.5 years of life had increased cognitive
defects and hyperactivity.
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16. 3.Smart phone addiction and Obesity
• The children with smartphone addiction are more likely to be obese.
- increased caloric intake while engaging on mobile ,
- reduced resting metabolism
- decreased physical activity.
- hormonal imbalance due to immobility and sleep
disturbance increased the appetite that results in increased
BMI.
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17. 4. Cell phone vision syndrome
• Normal blinking rate about 15 times per minute but it reduced with the staring
smartphone. It causes
- Blurred Vision
- dizziness
- Muscle contracted and pain on neck and shoulder.
5. Decreased attention span
• the urge to instantly view and/or respond creates the perfect storm for disrupting
attention.
• smartphone users can’t sit quietly without reaching for their mobile device, or find
actual real-life conversations boring and too slow.
• Smartphone users are increasingly unable to think for themselves.
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18. Smartphone highjacks concentration
• the ringing and buzzing of the devices serves to break concentration
and focus of whole class or mass.
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19. • As smartphone user: A child is more capable of
: handling rapid cyber search
: making quick decisions
: developing visual acuity
: games help to develop peripheral
vision.
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• Benefit of the using smart phone
• Current recommendation for phone use

20. The current recommendation
• The American academy of pediatrics recommendation on how much quality
programming children should engage in.
AAP recommendations for mobile use 0-5 years children
Age Recommendations
0-18 months No screen time except video charting
18-24 months High quality programming/apps with active adult
interaction
2-5 years One hour of quality programming /apps co-viewed with
an adult
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21. Key for the parent
• No screens during meals
• No screens at least one hour before bedtime
• Turn off the devices when not in use
• Play alongside your children and interact with them face-to-face.
• Make sure smartphones don’t interfere with opportunities for play and
socializing.
• Limit screen use to one or two hours a day. This includes smartphones, TV,
computers, etc.
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22. • Key for the parent2
• It is all right to use a smartphone as an occasional treat.
• Model positive smartphone use.
• Encourage family meals and communication.
• Look for of quality apps that promote building vocabulary,
mathematical, literacy, and science concepts.
• Keep smartphones out the bedrooms
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23. Thank-you
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