Influência das telas no cotidiano das crianças: uma revisão bibliográfica

Abstract

The use of technologies in childhood has been the subject of studies for many researchers, the objective of the present study is to understand whether screens cause harm or harm to children today. Methodology: This is an integrative literature review, which had articles published in the period 2013-2023 as a search filter. Composed of 10 articles the body of work, which were separated by categories. The results found indicate that 60% of the researchers are from the field of education; There was a great variety in terms of publication sources, with a predominance of articles from the state of São Paulo; Articles published between the years 2015 to 2022 were found, with 34% in the year 2019. As for research participants, children aged 7 months to 13 years and adults were found; As for the research sites, there was a predominance of schools and day care centers with 60%, and in relation to the instruments used, it was seen that 70% of the works were done through questionnaires. The results and conclusions of the articles were categorized into 3 axes: (I) in favor of screens in childhood 20%; (II) against the use of screens in childhood 10%, (III) the duality of benefits and harms of the use of screens in childhood where there was a greater predominance comprising 60% of the research and (IV) content validation 10%. It is concluded that, regarding the use of screens in childhood, there is a duality of opinions between harm and benefits, when used excessively they can bring significant damage to the child development process, but if they are used correctly they can be great allies of parents and/or or guardians, and also in the school environment to be a valid instrument to develop activities due to the range of resources that can be created.