Permainan Berbasis Alam sebagai Alternatif Mengurangi Ketergantungan Gadget pada Anak Usia Dini

##plugins.themes.academic_pro.article.sidebar##

Published Jun 20, 2026
https://doi.org/10.56874/tila.v6i1.3134
Download
PDF
Statistic
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): Pendidikan Islam Anak Usia Dini

##plugins.themes.academic_pro.article.main##

Mukhlis
Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri Mandailing Natal
Lilyana Hasibuan
Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri Mandailing Natal

Abstract

Excessive use of gadgets in early childhood can lead to dependency and impact children's physical and social development. This study aims to examine nature-based play as an alternative to reducing gadget dependency in early childhood. The study used a qualitative descriptive method with a literature review technique through various journals and relevant research from 2020 to 2025. The results show that nature-based play can increase children's physical activity, motor skills, creativity, and social interaction, and can help reduce screen time because children are more attracted to direct play activities in natural environments. Thus, nature-based play can be an effective alternative to reducing gadget dependency in early childhood.


Keywords: nature-based play, gadget dependency, early childhood.

##plugins.themes.academic_pro.article.details##

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

How to Cite
Mukhlis, Mukhlis, and Lilyana Hasibuan. 2026. “Permainan Berbasis Alam Sebagai Alternatif Mengurangi Ketergantungan Gadget Pada Anak Usia Dini”. JURNAL TILA ( Tarbiyah Islamiyah Lil Athfaal ) 6 (1):703-12. https://doi.org/10.56874/tila.v6i1.3134.

References

  1. Adams, S., & Savahl, S. (2022). Children’s experiences of nature and the role of outdoor play in child development. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(3), 1–15.
  2. American Academy of Pediatrics. (2019). Media and young minds. Pediatrics, 138(5). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2016-2591
  3. Andridge, R., Keim, S. A., Zvara, B. J., & Anderson, S. E. (2024). Screen time, outdoor play, and sleep routines in early childhood: Longitudinal associations with parenting stress during toddler years. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 38(6), 794–803. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2024.07.003
  4. Brussoni, M., Ishikawa, T., Brunelle, S., & Herrington, S. (2022). Landscapes for play: Effects of natural environments on children’s physical activity and development. Children, Youth and Environments, 32(1), 45–62.
  5. Carson, V., Lee, E. Y., Hewitt, L., Jennings, C., Hunter, S., Kuzik, N., ... & Tremblay, M. S. (2022). Systematic review of the relationships between outdoor play and screen time among young children. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 19(1), 1–15.
  6. Chawla, L. (2020). Childhood nature connection and constructive hope: A review of research on connecting with nature and coping with environmental loss. People and Nature, 2(3), 619–642. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10128
  7. Common Sense Media. (2020). The Common Sense census: Media use by kids age zero to eight 2020. Common Sense Media.
  8. Dankiw, K. A., Tsiros, M. D., Baldock, K. L., & Kumar, S. (2020). The impacts of unstructured nature play on health in early childhood development: A systematic review. PLOS ONE, 15(2).
  9. Domoff, S. E., Harrison, K., Gearhardt, A. N., Gentile, D. A., Lumeng, J. C., & Miller, A. L. (2021). Development and validation of the Problematic Media Use Measure for young children. Psychology of Popular Media, 10(1), 2–11.
  10. Ernst, Julie, J. (2014). Early childhood educators’ use of natural outdoor settings as learning environments: An exploratory study. International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2(1), 49–66.
  11. Fjørtoft, I. (2004). Landscape as playscape: The effects of natural environments on children’s play and motor development. Landscape and Urban Planning, 69(1), 97–109.
  12. Fjørtoft, I. (2021). The natural environment as a playground for children: The impact of outdoor play activities in pre-primary school children. Early Childhood Education Journal, 49(5), 789–798.
  13. Handayani, P., & Khotimah, N. (2021). Pengaruh penggunaan gadget terhadap perkembangan anak usia dini. Jurnal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini, 5(2), 123–130.
  14. Hinkley, T., Brown, H., Carson, V., & Teychenne, M. (2021). Cross sectional associations of screen time and outdoor play in young children. BMC Public Health, 21(1), 1–9.
  15. Livingstone, Sonia, S., Mascheroni, G., & Staksrud, E. (2017). European research on children’s internet use: Assessing the past and anticipating the future. Computers in Human Behavior, 67, 40–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.10.019
  16. Miles, Matthew B., M. B., Huberman, A. M., & Saldaña, J. (2014). Qualitative data analysis: A methods sourcebook (3rd ed.). SAGE Publications.
  17. Radesky, J. S., Schumacher, J., & Zuckerman, B. (2016). Mobile and interactive media use by young children: The good, the bad, and the unknown. Pediatrics, 135(1), 1–3.
  18. Sugiyono. (2019). Metode penelitian kualitatif, kuantitatif, dan R&D. Alfabeta.
  19. Torjinski, M., & Horwood, S. (2024). Nuances of balance: Parental perspectives around screen use and nature exposure in middle childhood. BMC Psychology, 15, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03552-9
  20. Tremblay, M. S., Del Pozo Cruz, B., Klepac Pogrmilovic, B., et al. (2021). Global guidelines on screen time and physical activity for children and adolescents. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 18(2), 123–130.
  21. Turkle, S. (2017). Reclaiming conversation: The power of talk in a digital age. Penguin Books.
  22. World Health Organization. (2019). Guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under 5 years of age. World Health Organization.
  23. Wulansari, B. Y., & Sugito. (2016). Pengembangan model pembelajaran berbasis alam untuk meningkatkan kualitas proses belajar anak usia dini. Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat, 3(1), 16–30. https://doi.org/10.21831/jppm.v3i1.5862
  24. Yuan, Y., Zeng, W., Kloos, H., Brown, R., & Carr, V. (2025). Preschool engineering play on nature playscapes. Early Childhood Education Journal, 53(6), 2207–2216. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-024-01743-4