Dokter harus mampu memberikan rekomendasi jenis mainan yang dapat membantu optimalisasi tumbuh kembang anak bagi anak di era digital ini. Mainan yang tepat akan berkontribusi besar terhadap perkembangan kognitif, fisik, sosial, dan emosional yang sehat bagi anak. Selain itu, bermain juga akan memberikan kesempatan yang ideal dan signifikan pada orang tua untuk berinteraksi dengan anak mereka.
Saat ini, mainan tidak hanya dipandang sebagai sarana anak untuk bermain. Mainan juga memiliki manfaat sebagai fasilitas untuk merangsang perkembangan awal otak dan optimalisasi tumbuh kembang anak. Walau demikian, tidak semua mainan memiliki manfaat tambahan ini. Hal ini menjadi tantangan tersendiri untuk menentukan mainan yang tepat bagi anak, khususnya di era digital.[1,2]
Mainan yang bagus tidak harus mahal, sayangnya banyak orang tua dan pengasuh yang memiliki persepsi bahwa mainan elektronik yang mahal itu lebih bagus bagi tumbuh kembang anak (contohnya mainan yang mengeluarkan suara atau cahaya sebagai rangsangan sensorik).
Studi menunjukkan bahwa mainan elektronik justru dapat mengurangi pengalaman sosial pada masa awal anak yang umumnya digunakan untuk mengembangkan kemampuan seperti mengenali ekspresi wajah, gestur, serta vokalisasi yang penting bagi interaksi sosial anak sehari-hari ke depannya.[1]
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Referensi
1. Healey A, Mendelsohn A, AAP COUNCIL ON EARLY CHILDHOOD. Selecting Appropriate Toys for Young Children in the Digital Era. Pediatrics.2019;143(1):e20183348. Available from : http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2018/11/29/peds.2018-3348
2. Pandve, HT. Selecting the Right Toys for Your child is Not a Child’s Play. Indian J Community Med. 2010 Apr; 35(2): 367–368. Available from : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2940210/
3. Mendelsohn, AL and Healey, Aleeya. Best toys for children’s development? Hint: They are not electronic or costly. AAP News. 2018. Available from : https://www.aappublications.org/news/2018/12/03/toys120318
4. Korioth, Trisha. Toy-buying tips for children with special needs. AAP News. 2018. Available from : https://www.aappublications.org/news/2018/12/03/toyspp120318
5. Tseng, KC; Tseng, SH and Cheng HYK. Design, development, and clinical validation of therapeutic toys for autistic children. J Phys Ther Sci. 2016 Jul; 28(7): 1972–1980. Available from : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4968488/
6. Kulak, S and Stein, RE. Toy Age-Labeling: An Overview for Pediatricians of How Toys Receive Their Age Safety and Developmental Designations. Pediatrics. 2016 Jul;138(1). pii: e20151803. Available from : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27273747
7. Stanford Childrens Health. Buying Guidelines for Safe and Fun Toys. 2019. Available from : https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=buying-guidelines-for-safe-and-fun-toys-1-1922
8. Schmidt, CW. Face to Face with Toy Safety: Understanding an Unexpected Threat. Environ Health Perspect. 2008 Feb; 116(2): A70–A76. Available from : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2235199/
9. Kollmayer, Marlene et al. Parents’ Judgments about the Desirability of Toys for Their Children: Associations with Gender Role Attitudes, Gender-typing of Toys, and Demographics. Sex Roles. 2018; 79(5): 329–341. Available from : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6096664/
1. Healey A, Mendelsohn A, AAP COUNCIL ON EARLY CHILDHOOD. Selecting Appropriate Toys for Young Children in the Digital Era. Pediatrics.2019;143(1):e20183348. Available from : http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2018/11/29/peds.2018-3348
2. Pandve, HT. Selecting the Right Toys for Your child is Not a Child’s Play. Indian J Community Med. 2010 Apr; 35(2): 367–368. Available from : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2940210/
3. Mendelsohn, AL and Healey, Aleeya. Best toys for children’s development? Hint: They are not electronic or costly. AAP News. 2018. Available from : https://www.aappublications.org/news/2018/12/03/toys120318
4. Korioth, Trisha. Toy-buying tips for children with special needs. AAP News. 2018. Available from : https://www.aappublications.org/news/2018/12/03/toyspp120318
5. Tseng, KC; Tseng, SH and Cheng HYK. Design, development, and clinical validation of therapeutic toys for autistic children. J Phys Ther Sci. 2016 Jul; 28(7): 1972–1980. Available from : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4968488/
6. Kulak, S and Stein, RE. Toy Age-Labeling: An Overview for Pediatricians of How Toys Receive Their Age Safety and Developmental Designations. Pediatrics. 2016 Jul;138(1). pii: e20151803. Available from : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27273747
7. Stanford Childrens Health. Buying Guidelines for Safe and Fun Toys. 2019. Available from : https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=buying-guidelines-for-safe-and-fun-toys-1-1922
8. Schmidt, CW. Face to Face with Toy Safety: Understanding an Unexpected Threat. Environ Health Perspect. 2008 Feb; 116(2): A70–A76. Available from : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2235199/
9. Kollmayer, Marlene et al. Parents’ Judgments about the Desirability of Toys for Their Children: Associations with Gender Role Attitudes, Gender-typing of Toys, and Demographics. Sex Roles. 2018; 79(5): 329–341. Available from : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6096664/