In 2021, most of the world's population will grow and develop along with the development of various electronic device innovations including gadgets. Electronic devices that were originally created to assist the daily activities of individuals, have now become a necessity in human life that cannot be separated. The use of gadgets in everyday life brings various impacts. Parents, have a role to implement effective disciplinary techniques for their children, especially in the use of gadgets. Based on a survey conducted on parents who have children or teenagers in Indonesia, it was found that 51% of parents in Indonesia have given their own gadgets to children before the child is 4 years old. In addition, 95.7% of participants make and apply regulations in the use of gadgets in the home environment. In making these rules, the 3 things that are most often included in the discussion lists. Those are time of use (83%), types of applications that can be accessed (82.1%), and duration of gadget use (77.8%). Most parents still remind their children every day about the rules for using these gadgets. Based on the survey results, 70.1% of parents will confiscate gadgets used by children as punishment for violating the rules that has been made for the usage of gadget at home. Based on the rules and information on giving punishment to children, 81.25% of the participants stated that this method of disciplinary technique was effective in disciplining and controlling children in the use of their gadgets. It can be concluded that parents in Indonesia are now more open to the application of consequences to children for behavior that is not in accordance with the expectations of parents regarding the use of gadgets. Consequences made will be more effective if adjusted to the child's growth and development age, so that children can grow and develop optimally.

Effective disciplinary techniques to control gadget use in children and adolescents in Indonesia