Immobile childhoods

Mobile phone addiction deprives a growing child of all the other wonderful things on earth. My son broke down one day as he was neglected in peer talk even by his best friends. He is an outcast for not possessing a mobile phone and hence he is not able to discuss the latest mobile games. A child who is not digitally active is a misfit in this generation. The pocket-sized tool deprives a growing child of all the other wonderful things on earth. Children particularly in the age group of four to 16 are in their fully blooming stage both mentally and physically. They are in a phase of rapid brain development. During this vital years, they have to imbibe moral values from family, school and society; improve their knowledge of nature and earth; develop love, care and compassion towards all living beings; and start reading and loving books. I am not against latest technological advances and its benefits. I support the view that in this digital age, children should be updated about technological advances, but I suggest it should be kept to the essential requirement. It is not the technology or the digital hubs that have to be blamed for addiction to mobile phones. It is the parents who should take blame for presenting expensive gadgets to their young children, assuming it to be the most precious gifts. They are under the impression that their children are brilliant enough to handle this tool, but they do not understand that it is not their child’s brilliance but the manufacturer’s skill that excel in each mobile game or app. I just can’t digest why people are so ignorant about all the ill-effects of mobile addiction. Continuous use of mobile phones causes over-excitement, hyperactivity, anxiety and hypertension. It affects concentration, memory […]

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