CONSCIOUS USE OF TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES: QUALITY OF LIFE OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

Abstract

The article aims to discuss the conscious use of technological resources, emphasizing that technology contributes significantly to people's lives. The theme has as its main axis the conscious use of technological resources and health care for children and adolescents. Subtitles such as: the importance of child development, childhood and play, technology and the use of devices by children and adolescents will be addressed. The research emphasizes that the use of devices such as cell phones, tablets, among others, by children and adolescents needs to be conscious and monitored in order to avoid harm to health and integral development. The use of technology should contribute to the integral human formation of the child. The BNCC establishes ten general competences to be developed throughout the stages of Basic Education and one of them is related to technology, emphasizing its use in a critical, meaningful, reflective and ethical way in the various daily practices. So it's up to all of us to help children, teenagers in this process, in order to become responsible adults with healthy habits. Adults need to be examples, to guide wisely. However, dialogue, understanding, empathy and love are allies in the intervention process. Conscious and well-oriented children and adolescents will be able to live well in society, making exchanges with their peers and using their time in a pleasant way. You will also be able to recognize that technology is not just made of technological resources, but that other resources can be used to acquire new knowledge.