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    Mobile phones are given to kids to watch cartoons even when they are a year old by their parents.

    Some parents especially mothers hand over their mobile phones and connect them to a cartoon networks, to keep the children occupied while they do some household work or indulge in some important activity. This has become habit forming for most of the children and they throw tantrums when they are not given the phones.

    I have noticed some mothers saying that only during feeding food do we give them the phone as they would refuse to eat without watching it. This made me think about whether it is correct. Once the children start watching videos on mobile phones, they sometimes get hooked to them and want to use them whenever they feel like watching.

    It is a well-known fact that the tender eyes of children will surely get affected and some other problems related to their health and behavior also arise.

    The question is ' Is there any other way of keeping the naughty children engaged other than providing them with mobile phones?
  • #770399
    The images and videos in the mobile phone are a great attraction to the kids. When the children are creating trouble, parents will give the mobile phone to them which is the easiest course of action for them and children will like that and parents will be doing their work.
    Before the mobile era parents were generally telling some stories to the children or engaging them in some poems or some toys and things like that and then feeding them food and there was no problem in that. But that way of engaging children requires patience in the parents and when they have an easy go out by giving mobile to the children then why parents will go to the other cumbersome paths.
    Last year, I visited one of my friends during some festival and his son and daughter in law were also visiting them as they were in some other town. They had a small kid who was weeping continuously. Suddenly the mother gave him the mobile phone and played some video. The kid immediately stopped crying and started laughing. That shows how powerful the attraction of mobile for the kids is.
    It is up to the parents whether they want to execute other methods to keep the child engaged or use the shortcut of giving the mobile phone to them.

    Knowledge is power.

  • #770402
    I agree with the author that nowadays parents give mobile phones to children which is very harmful to them. I am a teacher and observed that it is the main problem of the present day. Students are busy making videos and reels on Instagram., Facebook and other social media but do not have time to study. When we call the parents about a study they answer that he does not listen and is always busy on his mobile phone.

    So, it is important for parents to avoid such habits which harm the development of the students.

    Honesty is the best policy.

  • #770414
    Smartphones are playing an important role in the lives of people of all ages. Starting from 1-year-old baby to 90 years old person also. That is a big time pass for all. My mother who is 85 years old will be seen always with a phone in her hand. She will not go to bed till midnight.
    My two sons and their wives are very much against giving smartphones to their kids. They try to make them engaged with other activities. Even my elder son stopped purchasing a TV as his children may get addicted to that. But sometimes they may allow them to see educative videos on their mobile phones. But it is a very big issue and my daughters-in-law will be spending full time with them.
    If both parents are having jobs, they will not find time to spend with their kids and that is making these kids get addicted to smartphones.

    drrao
    always confident

  • #770428
    Really it is a pity thing we indulge ourselves in the mistaken way either knowingly or unknowingly. Many of us giving mobiles to the children to play games etc., for time-pass but they took the advantage of seeing them for more hours and some children seeing mobiles even in late night, which makes them to get delayed in preparing for the next morning. In the middle we stopped giving mobiles by saying some vague reasons but all of sudden the online lessons started through mobiles by schools, so we forced to give mobiles to them which makes them to fall in the ditch again. Now it is very difficult to detach them from the mobiles. Almost every parents are blinking on this issue and by blaming other family persons on giving mobiles to the children.

  • #770439
    Some ways to keep children away from smart mobile devices may be found in these two posts:

    1. How to keep children away from mobile phones
    2. How to get children to concentrate on their studies by freeing them from gadgets?

    Sankalan

    "Life is easier when you enjoy what you do"

  • #770470
    There are several reasons why mobile phones are not recommended for children. First, infants' brains are rapidly developing during the first two years of life, and excessive screen time during this period can interfere with their cognitive and social development. Second, young children who spend too much time in front of screens may be at risk of developing obesity, sleep problems, and other health issues.

    Instead of relying on mobile phones and screens to keep young children occupied, parents can try to engage them in interactive play and activities that promote their physical, cognitive, and social development. For example, parents can read books with their children, sing songs, play with toys, and take them outside to explore the world around them.

    If parents do choose to allow their children to have screen time, it's important to set limits and monitor the content they are exposed to. It is advisable that children aged 2 to 5 years old have no more than one hour of high-quality screen time per day, and that parents co-view media with their children to help them understand what they are watching and to promote learning and interaction.

    Service to mankind is service to God.

  • #770545
    The question is ' Is there any other way of keeping the naughty children engaged other than providing them with mobile phones?

    Answer: Give them an open field where they behold their parents sweating under the sun, planting a sapling, throwing stones for mangoes, walking around with a puppy, smelling few jasmine. Parenting!

    Essence: Give your children an opportunity to witness and experience their parents engaging in simple, everyday activities, such as planting a sapling, playing with a puppy, or enjoying the fragrance of flowers. By doing so, children can develop a greater appreciation for nature, and also observe their parents' hard work, perseverance, and compassion. These experiences can shape children's perspectives on life and provide valuable lessons on the importance of hard work, love, and respect for nature. Ultimately, the role of parenting in shaping a child's character and values is of great importance.

    "Unlock the treasure trove of knowledge's delight,
    Discover the world with wondrous insight."

  • #770558
    Parents have observed that their kids restore to silent mode once they get their mobile phones. They stopped crying immediately upon getting this gadget. They are not at fault but they are tuned to this habit due to their parental habits of offering mobiles. Initially, it definitely works like magic and the kids forget every worry owing to this little mobile but the side effects of it could be observed within a couple of months. This could be in the form of irritation, or apathy towards mixing the kids of their ages and at a later stage insomnia might occur. The lethargic tendency can be noticed later and the parents have to run to a doctor's clinic very often to normalise the health conditions of the kids apart from losing their mental peace.

  • #770639
    I have a different opinion here, today's parents are giving mobile phones to their children because the availability of phones and the busyness of parents have increased in today's time. I do not say that giving a mobile to a child to make him busy, is correct, but I would just like to understand that when there was a demand for television and TVs available in every house, then the parents themselves used to eat food while watching it, even that was also not a good habit. And now in today's time, the same people start and end the day by looking at their mobile. No one class can be targeted while every class is involved in this problem. If mothers give phones to children, then it is absolutely wrong, but what should be the solution for this, the whole family will have to find a solution. A child will definitely stay away from the phone if other family members also keep the same distance from their mobiles and spend time with that little one.

  • #770648
    Parenting is not an easy task. It needs eternal vigilance, alertness and proactive efforts. It is a very highly responsible involvement. Unfortunately like in many things people avoid or make light of the serious responsibility of parenting.

    Parenting entails a lot of sacrifices by foregoing many personal comforts and convinces. But what we see more and more now is parents seeing that as delegable work and entrusting it to some other members of the family or the employed servants. If that facility is not available parents find many ways to ensure children do not 'disturb' them. Giving mobile phones and fancy items are among those novel ways.

    This is not a new feature of today. Some fifty years ago also parents used to invent many such tricks and ways. A young couple residing in a flat in the employees' colony, used to go to the nearby movie theatre giving cough syrup to their infant so that the infant will sleep and would not disturb them. Mobile phones were not invented then. After some years there may be some more convenient alternative which the parents may use to 'deal with' their children as a bribe, bargain or a smart trick.


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