Giving cellphones to children has its advantages and disadvantages.

Here are some of the pros

and cons:

**Advantages:**

1. **Safety and Communication:** Cellphones provide a means for parents and children to stay
in touch, especially in emergencies or when children are away from home. This enhances safety
and security.

2. **Convenience:** Cellphones offer a convenient way for children to contact their parents or
guardians when they need assistance or have scheduling changes, such as pick-up times after
school or extracurricular activities.

3. **Educational Tools:** Smartphones can be used for educational purposes, allowing access to
educational apps, research materials, and online learning resources, which can aid in learning
and homework.

4. **Entertainment:** Cellphones provide entertainment through games, videos, and music,

which can be a source of relaxation and recreation for children.

5. **Social Connection:** Cellphones enable children to stay connected with their friends and
peers, fostering social interaction and friendships, especially in today's digital age.
Disadvantages:

1. **Health Concerns:** Excessive use of cellphones can lead to health issues, such as eye
strain, poor posture, and sleep disturbances, which can affect a child's physical well-being.

2. **Distraction:** Cellphones can be highly distracting, especially during class or study time,
which may affect a child's academic performance.

3. **Cyberbullying and Online Risks:** Children may be exposed to cyberbullying, inappropriate

content, or online predators if they use cellphones without adequate supervision.

4. **Addiction:** Children can become addicted to their cellphones, leading to excessive screen
time and potential negative effects on mental and physical health.

5. **Cost:** Providing a cellphone for a child can be expensive due to the cost of the device and
monthly service plans.

6. **Reduced Face-to-Face Interaction:** Excessive cellphone use may reduce face-to-face social
interaction, leading to a lack of essential interpersonal skills.

The decision to give a cellphone to a child should be made carefully, considering the child's age,
maturity, and the specific needs and concerns of the family. It's essential for parents to establish
rules and guidelines for cellphone usage to maximize the advantages while minimizing the
disadvantages.

:‫ ﻓﻴﻤﺎ ﻳﻠﻲ ﺑﻌﺾ اﻹﻳﺠﺎﺑﻴﺎت واﻟﺴﻠﺒﻴﺎت‬.‫إن إﻋﻄﺎء اﻟﻬﻮاﺗﻒ اﻟﻤﺤﻤﻮﻟﺔ ﻟﻸﻃﻔﺎل ﻟﻪ ﻣﺰاﻳﺎه وﻋﻴﻮﺑﻪ‬

**:‫**ﻣﺰاﻳﺎ‬
 ‫‪** .1‬اﻟﺴﻼﻣﺔ واﻟﺘﻮاﺻﻞ‪ **:‬ﺗﻮﻓﺮ اﻟﻬﻮاﺗﻒ اﻟﻤﺤﻤﻮﻟﺔ وﺳﻴﻠﺔ ﻟﻶﺑﺎء واﻷﻃﻔﺎل ﻟﻠﺒﻘﺎء ﻋﻠﻰ اﺗﺼﺎل‪ ،‬ﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻻت اﻟﻄﻮارئ أو‬
‫ﺪا ﻋﻦ اﻟﻤﻨﺰل‪ .‬وﻫﺬا ﻳﻌﺰز اﻟﺴﻼﻣﺔ واﻷﻣﻦ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﻳﻜﻮن اﻷﻃﻔﺎل ﺑﻌﻴ ً‬

‫‪** .2‬اﻟﺴﻬﻮﻟﺔ‪ **:‬ﺗﻮﻓﺮ اﻟﻬﻮاﺗﻒ اﻟﻤﺤﻤﻮﻟﺔ ﻃﺮﻳﻘﺔ ﻣﻼﺋﻤﺔ ﻟﻸﻃﻔﺎل ﻟﻼﺗﺼﺎل ﺑﻮاﻟﺪﻳﻬﻢ أو أوﻟﻴﺎء أﻣﻮرﻫﻢ ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﻳﺤﺘﺎﺟﻮن إﻟﻰ‬
‫اﻟﻤﺴﺎﻋﺪة أو ﻟﺪﻳﻬﻢ ﺗﻐﻴﻴﺮات ﻓﻲ اﻟﺠﺪول اﻟﺰﻣﻨﻲ‪ ،‬ﻣﺜﻞ أوﻗﺎت اﻻﺳﺘﻼم ﺑﻌﺪ اﻟﻤﺪرﺳﺔ أو اﻷﻧﺸﻄﺔ اﻟﻼﻣﻨﻬﺠﻴﺔ‪.‬‬

‫‪** .3‬اﻷدوات اﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻤﻴﺔ‪ **:‬ﻳﻤﻜﻦ اﺳﺘﺨﺪام اﻟﻬﻮاﺗﻒ اﻟﺬﻛﻴﺔ ﻟﻸﻏﺮاض اﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻤﻴﺔ‪ ،‬ﻣﻤﺎ ﻳﺴﻤﺢ ﺑﺎﻟﻮﺻﻮل إﻟﻰ اﻟﺘﻄﺒﻴﻘﺎت اﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻤﻴﺔ‬
‫واﻟﻤﻮاد اﻟﺒﺤﺜﻴﺔ وﻣﻮارد اﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﻋﺒﺮ اﻹﻧﺘﺮﻧﺖ‪ ،‬واﻟﺘﻲ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ أن ﺗﺴﺎﻋﺪ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ واﻟﻮاﺟﺒﺎت اﻟﻤﻨﺰﻟﻴﺔ‪.‬‬

‫‪** .4‬اﻟﺘﺮﻓﻴﻪ‪ **:‬ﺗﻮﻓﺮ اﻟﻬﻮاﺗﻒ اﻟﻤﺤﻤﻮﻟﺔ اﻟﺘﺮﻓﻴﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل اﻷﻟﻌﺎب وﻣﻘﺎﻃﻊ اﻟﻔﻴﺪﻳﻮ واﻟﻤﻮﺳﻴﻘﻰ‪ ،‬واﻟﺘﻲ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ أن ﺗﻜﻮن ﻣﺼﺪًرا‬
‫ﻟﻼﺳﺘﺮﺧﺎء واﻟﺘﺮﻓﻴﻪ ﻟﻸﻃﻔﺎل‪.‬‬

‫‪** .5‬اﻻﺗﺼﺎل اﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻲ‪ **:‬ﺗﻤّﻜﻦ اﻟﻬﻮاﺗﻒ اﻟﻤﺤﻤﻮﻟﺔ اﻷﻃﻔﺎل ﻣﻦ اﻟﺒﻘﺎء ﻋﻠﻰ اﺗﺼﺎل ﻣﻊ أﺻﺪﻗﺎﺋﻬﻢ وأﻗﺮاﻧﻬﻢ‪ ،‬ﻣﻤﺎ ﻳﻌﺰز اﻟﺘﻔﺎﻋﻞ‬
‫اﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻲ واﻟﺼﺪاﻗﺎت‪ ،‬ﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺼﺮ اﻟﺮﻗﻤﻲ اﻟﺤﺎﻟﻲ‪.‬‬

‫**ﺳﻠﺒﻴﺎت‪**:‬‬

‫‪** .1‬اﻟﻤﺨﺎوف اﻟﺼﺤﻴﺔ‪ **:‬ﻳﻤﻜﻦ أن ﻳﺆدي اﻻﺳﺘﺨﺪام اﻟﻤﻔﺮط ﻟﻠﻬﻮاﺗﻒ اﻟﻤﺤﻤﻮﻟﺔ إﻟﻰ ﻣﺸﺎﻛﻞ ﺻﺤﻴﺔ‪ ،‬ﻣﺜﻞ إﺟﻬﺎد اﻟﻌﻴﻦ‪،‬‬
‫وﺿﻌﻒ اﻟﻮﺿﻌﻴﺔ‪ ،‬واﺿﻄﺮاﺑﺎت اﻟﻨﻮم‪ ،‬ﻣﻤﺎ ﻗﺪ ﻳﺆﺛﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺼﺤﺔ اﻟﺒﺪﻧﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﻄﻔﻞ‪.‬‬

‫‪** .2‬اﻟﻬﺎء‪ **:‬ﻳﻤﻜﻦ أن ﺗﻜﻮن اﻟﻬﻮاﺗﻒ اﻟﻤﺤﻤﻮﻟﺔ ﻣﺸﺘﺘﺔ ﻟﻠﻐﺎﻳﺔ‪ ،‬ﺧﺎﺻﺔ أﺛﻨﺎء اﻟﻔﺼﻞ أو وﻗﺖ اﻟﺪراﺳﺔ‪ ،‬ﻣﻤﺎ ﻗﺪ ﻳﺆﺛﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻷداء‬
‫اﻷﻛﺎدﻳﻤﻲ ﻟﻠﻄﻔﻞ‪.‬‬

‫‪** .3‬اﻟﺘﺴﻠﻂ ﻋﺒﺮ اﻹﻧﺘﺮﻧﺖ واﻟﻤﺨﺎﻃﺮ ﻋﺒﺮ اﻹﻧﺘﺮﻧﺖ‪ **:‬ﻗﺪ ﻳﺘﻌﺮض اﻷﻃﻔﺎل ﻟﻠﺘﺴﻠﻂ ﻋﺒﺮ اﻹﻧﺘﺮﻧﺖ أو اﻟﻤﺤﺘﻮى ﻏﻴﺮ اﻟﻤﻨﺎﺳﺐ أو‬
‫اﻟﻤﺤﺘﺎﻟﻴﻦ ﻋﺒﺮ اﻹﻧﺘﺮﻧﺖ إذا ﻛﺎﻧﻮا ﻳﺴﺘﺨﺪﻣﻮن اﻟﻬﻮاﺗﻒ اﻟﻤﺤﻤﻮﻟﺔ دون إﺷﺮاف ﻣﻨﺎﺳﺐ‪.‬‬

‫‪** .4‬اﻹدﻣﺎن‪ **:‬ﻳﻤﻜﻦ أن ﻳﺼﺒﺢ اﻷﻃﻔﺎل ﻣﺪﻣﻨﻴﻦ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻫﻮاﺗﻔﻬﻢ اﻟﻤﺤﻤﻮﻟﺔ‪ ،‬ﻣﻤﺎ ﻳﺆدي إﻟﻰ ﻗﻀﺎء وﻗﺖ ﻃﻮﻳﻞ أﻣﺎم اﻟﺸﺎﺷﺎت‬
‫وآﺛﺎر ﺳﻠﺒﻴﺔ ﻣﺤﺘﻤﻠﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺼﺤﺔ اﻟﻌﻘﻠﻴﺔ واﻟﺠﺴﺪﻳﺔ‪.‬‬
 ‫‪** .5‬اﻟﺘﻜﻠﻔﺔ‪ **:‬ﻗﺪ ﻳﻜﻮن ﺗﻮﻓﻴﺮ ﻫﺎﺗﻒ ﻣﺤﻤﻮل ﻟﻄﻔﻞ ﻣﻜﻠًﻔﺎ ﺑﺴﺒﺐ ﺗﻜﻠﻔﺔ اﻟﺠﻬﺎز وﺧﻄﻂ اﻟﺨﺪﻣﺔ اﻟﺸﻬﺮﻳﺔ‪.‬‬

‫‪** .6‬اﻧﺨﻔﺎض اﻟﺘﻔﺎﻋﻞ وﺟًﻬﺎ ﻟﻮﺟﻪ‪ **:‬ﻗﺪ ﻳﺆدي اﻻﺳﺘﺨﺪام اﻟﻤﻔﺮط ﻟﻠﻬﺎﺗﻒ اﻟﻤﺤﻤﻮل إﻟﻰ ﺗﻘﻠﻴﻞ اﻟﺘﻔﺎﻋﻞ اﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻲ وﺟًﻬﺎ‬
‫ﻟﻮﺟﻪ‪ ،‬ﻣﻤﺎ ﻳﺆدي إﻟﻰ ﻧﻘﺺ اﻟﻤﻬﺎرات اﻟﺸﺨﺼﻴﺔ اﻷﺳﺎﺳﻴﺔ‪.‬‬

‫ﻳﺠﺐ اﺗﺨﺎذ ﻗﺮار إﻋﻄﺎء اﻟﻬﺎﺗﻒ اﻟﻤﺤﻤﻮل ﻟﻠﻄﻔﻞ ﺑﻌﻨﺎﻳﺔ‪ ،‬ﻣﻊ اﻷﺧﺬ ﻓﻲ اﻻﻋﺘﺒﺎر ﻋﻤﺮ اﻟﻄﻔﻞ وﻧﻀﺠﻪ واﻻﺣﺘﻴﺎﺟﺎت واﻻﻫﺘﻤﺎﻣﺎت‬
‫اﻟﻤﺤﺪدة ﻟﻸﺳﺮة‪ .‬ﻣﻦ اﻟﻀﺮوري ﻟﻶﺑﺎء وﺿﻊ ﻗﻮاﻋﺪ وإرﺷﺎدات ﻻﺳﺘﺨﺪام اﻟﻬﺎﺗﻒ اﻟﻤﺤﻤﻮل ﻟﺘﺤﻘﻴﻖ أﻗﺼﻰ ﻗﺪر ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺰاﻳﺎ ﻣﻊ‬
‫ﺗﻘﻠﻴﻞ اﻟﻌﻴﻮب‪.‬‬