Computers, TVs, phones, tablets, gadgets - our surrounding reality is increasingly surrounded by electronic “friends”. Children become attached to modern technology much faster than adults. Many parents boast. For example: “My one-and-a-half-year-old child can find the game he wants on his phone without any help and plays it.” But as many as there are supporters of innovations, there are just as many opponents. Some fiercely defend modern technology - they say that children develop, explore the world, learn something, and develop certain skills. Others, on the contrary, sound the alarm - children are becoming different and more often the changes are not for the better. Of course, you and I cannot go against technological progress. Children, willy-nilly, are faced with technical excesses, if not at home, then at least in school, kindergarten, or even in the yard of their own home, where other children proudly boast of their parents’ acquisitions. The purpose of this article is not to scare parents, nor to assure you of the fact that watching a cartoon or a short educational game on the computer will somehow spoil the child’s worldview. I would just like to give some recommendations on how and in what quantity a child should be provided with a TV, computer and telephone. Feature 1. Dosage You, as a parent, must understand that there is a measure in everything. Playing on the computer or watching TV or playing on the phone (tablet) for more than half an hour will not benefit the child. Please note that cartoons for children have a short duration (about 5-15 minutes, if we are not talking about full-length cartoons), as well as educational games on the computer (1 completed game element lasting 2-7 minutes). That is, the creators of games and cartoons understand the characteristics of children - this time for watching or learning is quite enough for a child. We allow children to watch not just one, but several episodes of the cartoon at once, to play not “on the same level,” but to let the child go through several game levels at once. That is why remember that the dosage should be and must be conscious. Feature 2. “A contract is more valuable than money” Increasingly, parents defend themselves and their child in the fact that he has the right to play more than necessary. Arguments and arguments are very diverse. Most often, parents say that it is impossible for their children to be “torn away” from the computer or phone by anything. I will not argue. The parents are probably right. Let's imagine such an everyday picture. The child has been playing at the computer for two hours now. His inner world merged with the game world. The child is inspired, surprised, impressed, saturated with what is happening on the screen. At this moment, the mother, who only now began to think that the child was clearly not benefiting from so many computers, decided to stop the child’s play. What does mom say? That's right: “That's it, stop playing. Enough". What will the child answer? Of course something like: “Well, a little more! Now, a little more! I'm almost done with the game!" or worse, “Leave me alone.” Such a scene always ends in scandals, quarrels, swearing, or, worse, a belt, because he (the child) is to blame. And there is no other way. Therefore, it is worth discussing in advance with the child the conditions for his stay at the computer, TV or telephone. In this case, it is very convenient to place a small clock next to the child and indicate the time when the game or cartoon or phone will end. If the child is small and does not yet know his way around the clock, help him! Just indicate that when this big arrow is here, we will finish watching cartoons (or playing on the computer). Please note - this is discussed in advance! And not at the moment when your child is already captivated. Feature 3. Alternative This feature is related to the previous one in terms of the defensive reaction of parents to an attempt to convince them that a child’s long stay one-on-one with technology is unacceptable. Try to offer an alternative. Only the alternative must be worthy and tangible for the child. If you?