Use of mobile phones by students should be curbed
As the crisis of using mobile phones in children is increasing day by day and polluting their total time, care should be taken by parents by setting aside their all schedules. I see in marriage halls, trains and buses many parents give mobile phones to their small children even those under 5 years old by putting some cartoons on the mobiles. This they are doing to keep them busy without disturbing their concentration, but not realize the effect in later stages.In a recent public meeting, the Tamil Nadu Governor Mr. R. N. Ravi openly stressed the importance of attention of parents and others to keep their children away from the slavery of mobile phones
Besides the above, there are suicides, quarrels, etc, in children for not getting mobiles or when parents are being strict with them about the use of mobiles. We cannot beat them or ban them from using mobile phones as it may turn them to do the same by hiding from them. Instead, they should -
a) extend their hand to them by showing that they are there for them
b) sit with them by talking about this and that without keeping them aloof in a private room
c) talk with children freely and jovially by keeping themselves free from their hectic schedules. It has been seen in many houses, that parents are avoiding their children whenever they are approached for anything, or asking them to serve their food or prepare coffee, etc., by themselves by saying they are busy with other work or they should learn everything by themselves, etc.
d) taking them to nearby relative houses or temples or prominent places or markets etc.