58% of children under 2 years of age play on mobile. "Touchscreen Generation" even weak to hold the pencil.
National Handwriting Association, Research in England
Children faces problems in making a grip. Children's Touchscreens Generation Pencils are catching up, they are getting weak till drawing. Due to the excessive use of the phone, kids are going away from conventional play or activity. With this, the muscles of their hands are becoming weak and they are having difficulty in making the grip on the pencil. These results have come from a research conducted by the National Handwriting Association of England.According to the research
"Children are exposed to mobile, tablets or other gadgets as soon as they arise. 58% of children under 2 years of age are from mobile phones. It was not the first. The first children played traditional games. Were involved in outdoor activity Now because touchscreen generation is being prepared due to playing on a mobile phone, In which Fundamental Movement skill is decreasing. It shows the effect when children go to school at the age of two to three. Their pencil is not gripped only. There is a problem in the drawing too. It is also affecting their handwriting."
The researcher said that now parents also catch the phone easily in the hands of the children. This is misinterpreting them. If the child is holding a pencil with the first finger and thumb, then the correct position is the same. This position of pencil or pen catching is called "dynamic tripod".
6 years old Patrick is taking physiotherapy to hold a pencil.
Research reveals a unique case of Patrick child of London's six-year-old child. Patrick enrolled in school last year. He had a problem with catching a pencil. Fingers muscles were weak. Patrick would have swelling in his hand for a long time after catching a pencil. When the parents showed up to the doctor, it was found that he was suffering from this touch-screen-generational syndrome. Now taking Patrick Physiotherapy. The child had to go to therapy twice a week. Therapy is six months old. With the help of this case, the researcher explained the growing problem in the children.
Right position to hold a pencil or a pen is called as "Dynamic Tripod" that is revealed in research.
