Screen addiction among young people is understood as excessive and compulsory use of mobile phones, tablets, computers, television and video console. Young people around the world spend an average of 7 hours and 22 minutes a day in front of screens. Exciting children under the age of 3 can have a negative impact on their brain development. In addition, recent investigations show that screens may increase addiction in children aged 9 to 11 The risk of creating suicidal behavior.
To protect children and adults, since 2024, all digital digital sites must comply with the Digital Services Act, which is a collection of social standards, its aim is to create a safe online environment.
In France, mobile phones have been banned in schools since 2018, but this is a rule that will continue to be ignored. However, some schools are taking drastic measures. Marcel Bucknol Public School in Lion’s southwest is one of the 200 French Secondary Education Centers that tried “digital suspension” from the beginning of the school year.
At 7:30 am, the first high school students (with the age of 11 or 12) should leave the phones at the entrance. Older people can keep them, but are not allowed to use them during school hours. The school’s director explains that confiscation of mobiles has been proven to be the best way to make a barrier.
“I have to stop the drug as soon as school hours, and I have no problem with mobiles from September 1 with 11 and 12 -year -old students. However, the second, the third and fourth are continuing: we are trying to find out whether or not a photo is taken.
Students almost unanimously accept the barrier of phones.
“School is part of the screen time,” says the 12 -year -old woman.
This Spanish teacher digital suspension reduces cyber intimidation, which is a growing problem that affects one of six students in Europe, a Study The latest of WHO.
“This year we have done an annual graduation dance without mobile, it is magical,” says Spanish editor Sophie Attalla. “They felt free to dance and keep themselves. They didn’t care how they were going to use their photos.”
Parents from all over Europe are taking action against screens. In Leon, Mary-Alix, the mother of two children, wrote a book on this subject, and has more than 20,000 members of the Facebook group created five years ago.
“When I negotiated with the children (school), some people approached me:” I can’t stop. “When an alcohol says:” I knew yesterday I didn’t want to drink, but I finished drinking. “
The Eurodiputta of the greens demands that Kim van der Spartak be strictly regulating the best digital sites in Europe.
As a reporter of the report on drug design in digital services, he argues that the Commission must adopt a firm position within the framework of the Digital Services Act and prohibit the most addicted methods; Especially based on clicks and contacts.
“There is nothing human brain that can control those instructions,” he said.
The technology requires the involvement of many agents, such as institutions, schools and families that are suitable for the healthy relationship of children or in accordance with them. There is only one important question: To what extent will it be arranged to question their own business samples to protect the mental health of their younger users?