By: Nurinisa Khasanova
Annotation: This article discusses the shortcomings of modern parents and their upbringing of children, as well as the reasons and consequences of children’s dependence on internet networks and computer games.
Keywords: child upbringing, modern methods, internet networks, individuality, modern, responsibility, technological, science, thought, talent, motivation.
In all spheres of our lives, the advent of information-communication and computer technologies has brought significant changes to our society and has led to rapid development. Computers indeed perform a wide range of functions: listening to radio and music, watching movies, text processing, creating graphic objects and animations, performing the functions of a phone and calculator, connecting to global networks, playing computer games, and so on. In the current era of rapidly expanding information and knowledge, delivering all information only during class sessions to students has become difficult. Experiences show that when students independently engage in deep reflection on their own, they can thoroughly master knowledge. Therefore, it is important to correctly organize the free time of students, which is vacant from class activities, and to assist them in using it intelligently. In all forms of teaching and extracurricular activities, the deep internal content of activities outside of school can actively attract students to socially beneficial activities, enhancing their initiative and independence, developing their individual interests and abilities.
The specificity of pedagogical guidance for students in extracurricular activities is not only during class sessions but also through various events, such as the 12th republic scientific conference on “Issues of Science Education Research” through 186 social organizations, through various activities beyond the classroom and school. Nowadays, a major challenge is to direct young people towards the effective and useful use of internet networks, and in this regard, it is necessary to ensure that parents and teachers work together to organize the free time of children meaningfully, only resorting to using the phone when necessary. Today’s closest friend to the younger generation is… it’s a thousand pities that they are becoming addicted to phones, gadgets, tablets, and TVs. We don’t restrict children from using these things, but it is necessary to teach them how to use them correctly. Young people are now mastering technological knowledge faster and more effectively than adults, and it is possible to say that computer technology will even surpass them in terms of literacy in the near future. Under the supervision of the teacher during the learning process and activities, they receive information from the internet mainly related to science, culture, and sports, and they learn. These are positive situations. Any curious information, video clips, and information desired during class time can be downloaded from the internet café without anyone’s supervision. Some computer games contribute to the development of children’s intellectual abilities, the formation of decision-making skills in difficult situations, the development of logical thinking, and creative, spiritual development. However, in today’s society, along with the positive aspects of computerization, cases of children and adolescents becoming excessively attached to computers, the internet, and especially computer games are increasing. Children and adolescents are experiencing psychological deviations from computer games. Children and adolescents, seeking refuge from the realities of real life, loneliness, and difficulties, start turning to computer games. According to psychologists, about 10-15% of people who play computer games end up addicted to them. Contrary to the notion, addiction arises from the need for comfort. Such addiction can occur at any age, but it has a particularly significant impact on adolescents. Specialists consider this type of addiction as “Emotional Addiction”. The 12th republic scientific conference on “Issues of Science Education Research” highlights 187 cases of addiction, considering it one of the manifestations of the nature of human behavior, which helps to escape daily worries through changing one’s emotional state. During such times, a child’s psyche slows down, hindering their individual development. One of the main reasons for the prevalence of addiction to internet networks and various virtual games is the improper allocation of children’s free time and the lack of parental supervision. All means of entertainment, including computer games, evoke both positive emotions (happiness, joy, relaxation, spiritual and physical comfort) and negative feelings (anxiety, stress, feelings of guilt, loneliness). After playing the computer several times, children begin to understand that the computer and its virtual world can fulfill their unmet needs in real life. They begin to respect this virtual world, join its thoughts, and consider it powerful, defeating all enemies in one fell swoop. For children, it is essential to enter this role and consider themselves as “it”. Because for them, it is challenging to experience such emotions in real life. In conclusion, we need to acknowledge that the content of our children’s lives is the most crucial part of our lives. Of course, even if through computers and the internet, strangers can understand our child’s psychology from a distance, but if we, as parents, do not try to see, monitor, and hold our children’s hands every day, every second, and if we cannot understand their fragile and vulnerable hearts, their desires, and their worries, then what will happen to them is a question we should all ask ourselves.
Nurinisa Khasanova, a psychologist at the School Department of the Lower Chirchik district of Tashkent region, 29th school.
Xinhua Media