DAMPAK PENGGUNAAN GADGET PADA ANAK USIA DINI DAN PERAN ORANGTUA
Abstract
The objectives of this research are to: 1) Identify the impact of gadget use
on early childhood, 2) Identify the parents’ role in overcoming negative impact of
gadget use on early childhood. This research used qualitative approach of
descriptive qualitative research. The subject of the research were 10 families with
children aged 0-6 years old living at the Regency of Mawija Sumberejo 1. The
data was compiled through observation, interview and documentation. The data
analysis was done throughout several phases such as data reduction, data
presentation, and conclusion by compiling data based on the factual evidences as
well as from the observation result.
The result of the research indicated that: 1) there are two impacts of gadget
use on early childhood, those were positive and negative impact. The positive
impacts are children gaining various knowledge and understanding corresponds
with their age range. Whilst, the negative impacts were children would tend to be
mad when not given accessed to gadget for day long since they had been addicted
to it, children would spend less time playing outside or socializing with the
environment since they had been occupied by gadget. 2) The parents’ role was
significantly required to overcome the negative impact of gadget use on early
childhood in several methods such as supervising, guiding and controlling the use
of gadget toward the more positive use.