Smartphones in Child Upbringing During Early Childhood: Hazards and Possibilities from Mothers’ Perspective

Abstract

The article presents the results of research that pertained to the manner of smart-phone use in child upbringing during early childhood. The qualitative research was participated in by: a mother of a two-year-old girl and a mother of a three-year-old boy. On the basis of the tests I concluded that this device is mainly used by mothers:-to occupy the attention of the child, to allow the mother to perform other activities,-to calm the child down at times of anxiety,-as a reward. The interviews have shown that for the respondents the educational function of smartphone are not significant, although they see them.