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        "msgid": "strategies-for-implementing-rules-to-prevent-excessive-gadget-use-in-children-1773154419",
        "date": "2026-03-10 20:36:30",
        "title": "Strategies for implementing rules to prevent excessive gadget use in children",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Dr Kristiana Siste Kurniasanti, a psychiatrist specialising in addiction and head of psychiatry at Indonesia's national hospital, has advised parents on setting appropriate boundaries for children's gadget usage, particularly during school holidays. She recommends parents act as role models, establish household rules such as using gadgets only in common areas, set daily time limits not exceeding three hours, and implement device-free times\u2014particularly before bedtime. The expert also counsels parents to remain firm when children protest restrictions, as tantrums often represent attention-seeking behaviour rather than genuine distress.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2014 Dr Kristiana Siste Kurniasanti, a psychiatrist specialising\nin addiction and head of the psychiatry department at Cipto Mangunkusumo\nNational General Hospital, has cautioned parents about implementing\nrules to prevent children from excessive gadget use, particularly during\nschool holidays.<\/p>\n<p>According to Dr Kurniasanti, parents should not simply demand that\nchildren stop playing with gadgets continuously; rather, they must\nbecome role models and exemplars in their own device usage habits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere must be rules at home. Children should not eat meals in their\nrooms whilst playing with gadgets. Gaming should take place in open\nfamily spaces, such as the living room, together as a family,\u201d said\nKristiana in an exclusive interview with ANTARA in Jakarta on\nTuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Kristiana emphasised that parents must establish time limits for\nchildren\u2019s gadget use and balance these with family activities.\nAdditionally, devices such as gadgets, laptops and computers should not\nbe brought into children\u2019s bedrooms, and parents should set specific\ntimes to collect devices\u2014for example, around 20:00 or 21:00 in the\nevening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSet timers. Gaming itself is not forbidden, but according to our\nresearch, it should not exceed three hours daily. Apply the same rule to\nsocial media use. All family members should follow the same rules,\u201d she\nadded.<\/p>\n<p>During school holidays, children often play online games with\nfriends, which Kristiana notes makes it difficult for them to stop,\ncoupled with anxiety about being excluded by peers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor example, a session of Mobile Legends takes about 20 minutes for\nskilled players. You could restrict it to two sessions\u2014that\u2019s 40\nminutes\u2014and explain that joining friends briefly is acceptable. Then\ninvolve them in other activities. Parents must also be creative,\u201d she\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Kristiana further noted that if children have tantrums when gaming or\ngadget use is restricted, parents should not immediately capitulate to\ntheir demands. Such tantrums often represent attention-seeking behaviour\nwhen a child\u2019s wishes are not met.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsually within two hours, the tantrum stops. Let them be angry; it\nis attention-seeking. The more parents panic, the more children enjoy\nthe situation,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>",
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