Ahmedabad: City-based pair worrying for their four-year-old girl did not go beyond the steps of the baby consulting with a recent psychiatrist.
They were afraid of the girl who also showed signs of limited vocabulary – she would not chat like children next to her age – had a development problem.
Psychiatrist, after consulting with his colleagues who deal with the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), agreed that the milestone of the child’s delay was the result of living on the four walls of his house because of a pandemic.
Doctors convince parents that there is nothing to worry about.
“It turned out that the girl spent most of the time in the room because of a pandemic.
More than a year for a child to stay in the room without external stimuli talking to children from their own age and doing running in the open space in pre-school and At home.
Because of the lack of stimuli, he has shown a decrease in vocabulary and movement signs, “said Dr.
Jinesh Shah, a child based in the city and teen psychiatrist.
“If it’s not for Covid, the scenario might not appear.” If Covid-19 damages many of the citizens, after the effect has affected many thoughts – including toddlers and children, say city-based experts.
Excessive time settings, lack of interaction and stress behavior of their parents balancing work and duty in the country all from home, has an impact on their natural growth.
Experts have witnessed problems from the deficit of attention to aggressive behavior that forced their parents to seek professional help.
Dr.
Punita Grover, a child based in the city and psychiatrist, said many children reported problems with the development of talk.
“In one of my cases, a six-year-old child has not developed the ability to speak suitable for his age.
In such cases, we believe that the screen cannot be an alternative communication of people to people,” said “in the development stage, speech developing By learning new words and how to set it.
When communication is one direction (with the screen), it can cause problems for some children.
“Pandemic Covid-19 has seen exposure to unprecedented small children to emphasize for online education , The doctor reported screen addiction to children as young as five years.
Dr.
Nehal Shah, a city-based psychiatrist, the child was diagnosed as `addicted ‘he would not eat without a screen in front of him.
At a very young age, children need something constant to withstand their attention.
Parents – who also work from home – try to involve them with a screen which then becomes a necessity.
For some children, “he said, adding that they advise parents to reduce their screen time also to set examples for children.