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 smartphone 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 threeyear- 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.