LAQ for India
Did you know that?
In India,
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Two-thirds of the infants and toddlers watch TV an average of 2 hours a day
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Kids under age 6 watch an average of about 3-4 hours of screen media a day
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Kids and teens 8 to 18 years spend nearly 4-6 hours a day in front of a TV screen
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Over 82% of the teenagers spend an average time of 14-16 hours a week playing video games.
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7% of the children are pathological video gamers, those playing video games more than 20 hours a week
Source: ASSOCHAM India Survey. http://www.assocham.org/prels/shownews-archive.php?id=2657 and http://www.assocham.org/prels/shownews-archive.php?id=2983
Negative effects of watching TV/ playing Video Games in Children :
Musculoskeletal problems:
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Pain in the hands and wrists, back and neck
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Loss of hand dexterity (Video Game playing)
Skin Problems:
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Stiffness, chaffed hands, warts on hands or on arms (Video Game playing)
Vision Problems:
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Headaches, dizziness, and chances of vomiting
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Poor Vision
Psychological problems:
- Loss of concentration
- Increase in aggressive behaviour and decrease in pro-social behaviour
- Addiction
- Lower Academic achievements, increased truancy and reduced sleep time
To overcome these problems and to engage children in an activity of learning with fun, the concept of LAQ is being introduced.
As playing with such creative learning kits have been shown to improve memory, concentration, hand dexterity etc, LAQ will serve as a valuable creative learining kit for children in India above age 5 years improving their performance as a whole.