Exposition aux écrans et croissance psychique

The massive exposure to screens has an impact on the psycho-affective and cognitive construction of the child. Parents and professionals need to be informed without dramatisation, putting the emphasis on family regulation of the time spent in front of screens. Regulating screen time in this way means redefining the central place of play in the psychic and bodily development of the child, and in his access to the social world. It also means placing interpersonal exchanges at the centre of the child's development process. The alternatives to screens thus need to be able to offer settings that will foster parent-child interactions and exchanges between parents and between children. In addition, it is also essential to afford opportunities for talking about the images that the child is confronted with (in the family, at school with the Three Faces game), and to offer more education in the use of the media at all ages. Favouring a distancing for reflection, the development of critical abilities, the verbalisation of emotions, creativity through play and access to culture are all essential foundations for children who are to become the citizens of tomorrow.