Parents' Perception of the Impact of Giving Gadgets

The use of rapidly growing technology makes all people use gadgets. One of them is in preschool children, parents give gadgets to children so that they can become learning media and parents can do activities without any distractions. Gadgets certainly have an impact on their users depending on how they are used. This study aims to determine parents' perception of the impact of giving gadgets to preschool children. This study uses a quantitative approach research method. As a result of quantitative research, a population of 90 people was sampled by 22 people. Quantitative data in the form of a questionnaire on parents' understanding of gadgets and the impact of giving gadgets to preschool children, The results of this study were obtained that parents' perception of the impact of giving gadgets on preschool children was mostly in the good category. However, gadgets also have a negative impact on children, namely children become addicted to playing gadgets. Suggestions can be used as a basic reference in conducting research on the perception and impact of gadget use further and better.