The effects of mobile phone / tablet use on preschool children

In recent times, more and more work is being done by computers, and thus human participation is reduced, and in proportion to this, the need to move is reduced. The fact that humans are active living beings is increasingly neglected, including the fact that all human development depends on their overall activities, both physical and cognitive. Today, we are witnessing the introduction of electronic classrooms already in primary education, and that we have encountered from an early age the phenomenon that previously active games are being replaced by some sitting games. This leads to active play, active work, mutual interactions being replaced by passive sitting and minimal cognitive activity. Most of the actions are now performed by a computer instead of children. Children should independently research and conclude about the phenomena around them. Unfortunately, experiential learning is often replaced by programmed outcomes of activities that children are left with when using mobile media. The aim of this paper is to draw attention to the negative consequences that arise from such work with children, because the application of this approach neglects the important fact that the goal of learning is not just the exact end result, ie. the child should be made aware that 1 plus 1 is equal 2, but it is necessary for the child to go through all those thought processes that precede the automation of knowledge by adding two numbers. Children need to actively learn through play from early childhood and through these games they need to be exposed to a variety of thought challenges. In each game, the active participation of children and independent coming to solutions / conclusions through their own experiential path should be maximized. Only then will we have healthy and capable people in the future who know how to take the first steps in any sphere of life. The study involved 139 educators who shared their experiences in working with children exposed to mobile phone use. They described how they see the consequences of the impact of mobile media on children’s behavior. We believe that the opinions of those who spend time with children on a daily basis are extremely important because they can also notice certain phenomena that no research can detect because they observe children in natural activities.