Prof. Dr. M. Meziyet Arı from Istanbul Gelişim University, one of the experts on Child Development Education, made explanations about the effects of developing technology and its use on children. Stating that curiosity and research have been among the most basic needs since the early days of infancy, Arı said, “The baby, who scans the environment with luminous eyes to capture new and interesting images, uses this feature to discover her/his environment and to master the skills. When we observe a toddler, we see that s/he wants to touch and tamper with every object. The child discovers the properties of every object s/he tangibly touches. S/he learns the properties of hard, soft, thin, thick, heavy, light and similar objects by touching them. If a tablet is given to the hand of a child of this age, the child cannot touch, feel three-dimensional, and will move away from natural learning paths. Therefore, it is delayed to acquire the basic concepts (big - small, heavy - light, hard - soft, close - far, etc.) that form the basis of mental development.”
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