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Abstract
Internet is easily accessible for children. Excess screen time exposure can cause negative impact on physical, social, emotional, and psychological wellbeing of children. The study was aimed to assess mothers’ perception regarding the effect of internet usage on health status of their children. Design: A descriptive research design was utilized Subject: Purposive sampling of 150 mothers and their preschool age children were included in the study. Setting: the study was conducted at Hemayt El Osra Nursery School, Childhood Care and Development Center at Tanta, Jannati Nursery and El Shaima Nursery at Kafr Al Sheikh. Tools: two tools were utilized. Tool I: Internet usage questionnaire. Tool II: mothers’ attitude regarding internet usage on health status of their children. Results: More than three quarters of studied mothers had moderate level of knowledge about internet usage and 64% of them had negative attitudes toward internet usage. Conclusion: it could be concluded that more than three quarters of the studied mothers had moderate level of knowledge about internet usage on health status of their children, while two thirds of them had negative attitudes toward internet usage on health status of their children. Recommendations: Educational instructions must be designed for mothers to raise their awareness about the detrimental impacts of internet usage on their children’s health.