Watching cartoons while eating, adults and children brush their mobile phones together, and children give tablets when they cry... These are common phenomena in life. For 0-6-year-old children, parents play an absolutely key role in protecting their children's vision. Last week, a survey of 1532 parents of children aged 0-6 conducted by the social survey center of China Youth Daily (wenjuan.com) showed that 84.1% of the surveyed parents felt that there were more parents around them who liked to coax their children with electronic products. 41.2% of the surveyed parents felt that their parents' awareness of guiding their children to use their eyes scientifically was generally weak.
Among the parents of the interviewed children, 37.8% were children aged 0-3, and 62.2% were children aged 4-6. Only 45.8% of the children had completely normal vision, 28.7% had marginal myopia, and 25.1% had myopia.
84.1% of the parents surveyed felt that there were more parents around who liked to coax their children with electronic products
"My daughter was just 11 months old. When she saw adults playing with their mobile phones, she showed great interest and always wanted to grab them for fun. Sometimes my husband still brushes his mobile phone with his children and wants to watch the kids' entertainment. I told him that this is absolutely not allowed." Liuwanyu, an employee of a public institution in Beijing, said.
Liuwanyu felt that many parents did not realize the harm of letting their children touch electronic products early. "In public places, it is common for children to sit next to their parents and play with their mobile phones. One of my good friends' children is three and a half years old. Every time an adult talks about something, a friend takes out his mobile phone and shows it to the children. He watches one episode after another.".
The post-90s Ling Li lives in Nanchang. Her daughter is one and a half years old. She will regularly take her children to have their eyesight tested. She found that many families do not pay attention to eye problems. In order to relax with the baby and play with the flat panel for the child, the TV is usually turned on as the background sound, "this is a very bad phenomenon". She said, "children under 3 years old have a very fast brain development. What parents should do is to guide their children to do useful things and provide rich experiences in sight, smell and touch.".
84.1% of the surveyed parents felt that more parents liked to coax their children with mobile phones, tablets and other electronic products.
Liuwanyu feels that electronic products have become a "toy" used by many parents to coax their children. "My cousin's children often brush their mobile phones while eating. I suggest putting them away. Adults say, 'if children don't do it, they can play with their mobile phones for a while'. Children are addicted, and adults don't want to take care of it.".
82.6% of the respondents pointed out that many parents around them hold the view that "only electronic products can coax the baby, not to play".
Xie like, vice president of the eye hospital of the Chinese Academy of traditional Chinese medicine, has a deep understanding of this. "We have found in clinical practice that some parents love to give their mobile phones to their children to play because of their busy work or weak consciousness, because the children don't cry when they play. Slowly, playing with electronic products will become addictive. This is a very important reason for their children's poor eyesight.".
41.2% of the parents surveyed felt that their parents' awareness of guiding their children to use their eyes scientifically was generally weak
Lingli said that there are several children who wear thick glasses before the age of 10, "and more and more. I think it has a direct relationship with the weak awareness of parents." Ling Li pointed out that some parents don't pay enough attention to themselves, and some elderly people take care of their children. They don't pay too much attention. They try to be satisfied with what their children want to do.
Hangzhou post-80s mother Bijie's child is 4 years old. She watches the tablet for one hour every day for study and entertainment. At present, the visual acuity is in the normal range, but the hyperopia reserve is insufficient. Bijie realized that on the whole, parents now pay more attention to eyesight than parents of the older generation. But the environment is different. In the Internet age, electronic products have become "just needed". She believes that training children to use the Internet correctly is also one of the important lessons for parents. "It is necessary to restrict the use and have contact. This is the reason why many parents feel contradictory and do not have a good balance in the actual discipline.".
58.8% of the surveyed parents felt that the current parents' awareness of guiding their children to use their eyes scientifically was generally strong. However, 41.2% of the parents surveyed thought that their awareness was weak.
Xie felt that many parents attach importance to protecting their children's eyesight and will take their children to the hospital for eyesight examination. But there are also some who do not pay attention to it. "Especially in the early years, many families regarded their children playing video games early as a sign of intelligence and an attitude of appreciation.".
In addition, he pointed out that parents' high expectations and doting psychology have a great impact on the growth of children. Parents should take their children to participate in outdoor activities and some public welfare activities, "which is very important for the healthy growth of children. The most important thing for children before the age of 6 is physical and mental health. Parents should not take teaching children how much knowledge as the first thing".
Nearly 70% of the surveyed parents pointed out that the reason for the frequent occurrence of "small myopia" was that electronic products did not leave their hands
June 6 is the national eye love day. In recent years, juvenile myopia in China has shown a trend of multiple occurrence and younger age. At present, "small myopia" is not uncommon among children under 6 years old. 0-6 years old is the key period for the prevention and control of early myopia, and children's myopia has been paid more and more attention.
Last week, a survey of 1532 parents of 0-6-year-old children conducted by the social investigation center of China Youth Daily (wenjuan.com) showed that only 45.8% of the parents of the children surveyed had normal eyesight. The three major phenomena of children's myopia are that electronic products do not leave their hands, eyes do not rest for a long time, and eyes are used at close range. 73.8% of the surveyed parents hoped to promote the establishment and popularization of electronic records of vision health.
Among the parents of the interviewed children, 37.8% were children aged 0-3, and 62.2% were children aged 4-6.
Only 14.4% of the parents interviewed could avoid playing with electronic products for their children
Ling Li, the daughter of Nanchang post-90s Baoma, is one and a half years old. When she goes to the hospital for child care, she will regularly check her eyesight. At present, her eyes are very healthy. Ling Li said that there was no TV at home, and the only projector had not been turned on since the child was born. "We also tried not to play with electronic products for the child, and we usually read picture books with the child.".
The child of Bijie, the mother of the post-80s generation in Hangzhou, is 4 years old. Not long ago, she took her child to a specialized hospital for registration and optometry. "The vision is still in the normal range, but the hyperopia reserve is obviously insufficient.". She said that children play tablet and watch TV every day. "They play tablet 2-3 times a day for 20 minutes each time. They mainly watch early childhood education apps and some entertainment content.".
The son of taozhiyuan, a post-80s generation in Nanchang, is 5 years old and is in the middle class of kindergarten. He admitted that he had never measured his children's eyesight. "I think I'm young, so I didn't take a special test.". Children learn English and watch cartoons every day, and watch tablets for more than one hour.
The survey found that only 45.8% of the parents of the surveyed children had completely normal eyesight, and 28.7% had marginal myopia. Among them, 25.1% were myopic, 21.1% were mild myopic, 3.3% were moderate myopic, and 0.7% were high myopic. Interactive analysis showed that the proportion of normal vision (38.8%) in children aged 4-6 years was significantly lower than that in children aged 0-3 years (57.2%), and the proportion of marginal myopia and mild myopia was higher.
How long do children play electronic products every day? According to the survey, 22.3% played within 15 minutes a day, 47.9% played within 15 minutes to 1 hour, 10.8% played within 1 hour to 2 hours, and 4.6% played more than two hours a day. Only 14.4% of the parents surveyed could avoid playing with electronic products for their children. Further analysis found that among children with completely normal eyesight, the proportion of parents who do not give their children electronic products is relatively the highest (24.7%).
Electronic products without leaving the hand is regarded as the first phenomenon detrimental to the development of children's vision
"People with children know that the tablet is an artifact to coax children. Many parents comfort their children, and even the main way they usually take children is to play with electronic products for their children. When I go to the hospital, I can always see parents waiting in line for treatment and children brushing their mobile phones." Said Bijie.
Cheng Yun's children in Hubei are about to enter the first grade of primary school. They especially like playing online games. At ordinary times, she will properly restrain the child, "but whether he listens or not depends on himself". During the holidays, Cheng Yun will not limit "play as long as you want". She admitted that children sometimes spend half a day on it, and they can play for more than two hours a day on average during holidays.
What are the common phenomena in life that are not conducive to the development of children's vision? According to the data, electronic products always come first, with 69.8% of the surveyed parents choosing this option.
Xielike, vice president of the eye hospital of the Chinese Academy of traditional Chinese medicine, said that the incidence rate of myopia is getting higher and higher, and it is aging. The main reason is the use of electronic products. "Now in public places, whether in airports, high-speed rail stations or subway stations, the most common common common action for adults and children is to watch mobile phones. There are a large number of programs in electronic products that can attract children's attention and interest. I think electronic products are the key factor that leads to our high incidence of myopia and younger and younger age.".
Wei Jun in Beijing has two sons, the eldest is 7 years old and the second is 3 years old. Both of them are short-sighted. He told reporters that he especially regretted that he had started to cultivate children's interest in learning early. Children learned Chinese and English at a very young age and started the "chicken baby" mode. Children also have a strong interest in electronic products. Now the boss is nearsighted for more than 100 degrees.
Chengyun thinks that long-term eye use is common among many children, and the scientific knowledge of eye use is insufficient. "Sometimes when we drive out, the children are still playing games on the tablet or reading comic books. The bumpy scene is particularly bad for the eyes.".
This phenomenon is not conducive to the development of children's vision. 63.8% of the surveyed parents pointed out that they use their eyes for a long time without rest, 51.4% of the surveyed parents said that they use their eyes for a long time, such as reading and painting, and 50.0% of the surveyed parents felt that there were few outdoor activities. Others include: not paying attention to eye use occasions, such as riding and indoor darkness (43.2%), poor sitting posture (33.2%), and liking sweets (23.0%).
Xielike pointed out that excessive learning is an important cause of myopia in some young children. "Last week, I also talked with a friend. Now many preschool children have reached CET-3 and can recite many Tang and Song poems. Parents pay too much attention to their children's knowledge and pay too much attention to their study, which is also a major reason for their vision loss.". In addition, he mentioned that less outdoor activity time is another key factor in the formation of myopia.
73.8% of the surveyed parents hoped to promote the establishment and popularization of electronic records of vision health
"I hope the school will urge the children to do eye exercises correctly and actively, popularize scientific eye habits and eye hygiene, and regularly organize vision screening. It will provide more and more interesting outdoor activities for the children. I read the news the other day that a school raised more than a dozen squirrels in the school to prevent students' myopia, which attracted the children to watch after class. It has increased children's outdoor activities and protected their eyes. This method is great 。” Lingli said.
Ye Qian from Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province is a high school teacher. Her children go to primary school. She especially hopes that the teacher can assign less homework on electronic products. "Now the amount of homework is reduced, but it often takes more than half an hour to complete. I'm afraid that it will affect my child's eyesight and that he will develop the habit of playing with mobile phones.".
Yeqian hopes to encourage the development of juvenile vision testing institutions, "especially the normalized professional vision testing institutions for young children. At present, children mainly go to hospitals or eye clinics to check their eyesight. The former is difficult to register and there are many people, while the latter is worried that they are not professional enough". She also hopes to build more public sports places so that children can have more places to exercise and relax.
To prevent myopia among young children aged 0-6, 73.8% of the surveyed parents hope to promote the establishment and popularization of electronic records of vision health, 72.0% of the surveyed parents think it is necessary to publicize the importance of parents' attention to the prevention of children's myopia, 66.5% of the surveyed parents think it is necessary to improve the coverage of eye health care and visual acuity examination, and 50.8% of the surveyed parents hope that the child protection department will strengthen the popularization of children's knowledge of healthy eye use.
In Xie like's view, the prevention and control of myopia is a problem of the whole society, which should be "mass prevention and treatment". "The state, society, schools, hospitals, families and individuals should have a full understanding.". He believes that we should change the examination oriented education environment and take ability as the focus of talent training. "When I recruit postgraduates and doctoral students, my grades are secondary. I pay more attention to the students' personal ability and R & D ability, which is far more important than the academic achievements on paper.".
Xielike strongly hopes that the media can strengthen the appeal, raise people's attention to juvenile myopia, and create an atmosphere for people to prevent myopia in the society. "I've found that many children think that nearsightedness doesn't matter. We should let children know that nearsightedness is unhealthy. It's important to have a correct understanding of it mentally.".