Study of The Problem of Gadget Addiction in Elementary School Students and Strategies for Handling IT

Abstract

Technology is developing very rapidly, it can be seen from the various fields of work that have been replaced by machines. Of the various technologies used, gadgets are the technology most widely used by humans. Gadgets are devices that have many functions related to today's technology. The use of gadgets has positive and negative influences, depending on the individual using the gadget for positive or negative things (Ai Farida, Unik Hanifah Salsabila, Liska Liana Nur Hayati, Jihan Ramadhani, 2021). The literature review method was used in this research. The research results show that the impact of gadgets on children's social development can eliminate children's interest in other activities, not listening when playing with gadgets, influence children's social interactions, and parents' strategies for overcoming the impact of gadget use on social development, namely by accompanying, limiting, supervising, as well as providing opportunities for children to play with their peers so that children can interact and make social development at a good age as children grow.