Dampak Penggunaan Gadget Terhadap Perkembangan Sosial dan Emosional Anak Usia Dini (Studi Kasus Di RA Darul Hijrah NW Orong Balu)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31004/ijisk.v3i4.712Keywords:
Gadget, Anak usia dini, Perkembangan sosial emosional, Screen time, Pendampingan orang tuaAbstract
Penggunaan gadget telah menjadi bagian dari kehidupan anak usia dini dan dapat memberikan manfaat sebagai media pembelajaran, tetapi penggunaan yang berlebihan berpotensi memengaruhi perkembangan sosial dan emosional anak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan penggunaan gadget serta menganalisis dampaknya terhadap perkembangan sosial dan emosional anak usia dini di RA Darul Hijrah NW Orong Balu. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode studi kasus. Subjek penelitian terdiri atas 20 anak usia 4–6 tahun, guru, dan orang tua yang memberikan informasi mengenai kebiasaan penggunaan gadget dan perilaku sosial emosional anak. Data diperoleh melalui observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi, kemudian dianalisis secara deskriptif melalui tahap reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan gadget memberikan dampak positif dan negatif terhadap perkembangan anak. Dampak positif terlihat dari pemanfaatan gadget sebagai media pembelajaran untuk mengenalkan huruf, angka, warna, bentuk, serta berbagai informasi edukatif. Namun, penggunaan dengan durasi yang lebih lama cenderung berkaitan dengan berkurangnya interaksi sosial, rendahnya minat mengikuti kegiatan kelompok, kesulitan bekerja sama, serta munculnya kemarahan ketika penggunaan gadget dihentikan. Faktor yang memengaruhi dampak tersebut meliputi durasi penggunaan, jenis konten, pendampingan orang tua, kebiasaan keluarga, dan kesempatan anak melakukan aktivitas sosial secara langsung. Oleh karena itu, penggunaan gadget pada anak usia dini perlu dilakukan secara terbatas, selektif, dan disertai pendampingan orang tua serta guru.
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