I am sure that most of us do not agree with the title but very few actually follow it. Ignorance can still be acceptable but knowing & still not following is unpardonable.
Mobile Phone being given to kids is the latest dangerous trend in the modern world. Kids from one year onward are many a times given a mobile phone to keep them busy. This can be to divert their attention, means to pacify the crying, to make them eat food or to make them sit at peace for a while.
Parents are full of pride nowadays in boosting about how fast their child learnt to move the fingers on the smart phone. The BIG Question is- Are our children really becoming smart?
The effects of this trend are not seen immediately but after few years. This causes risk of a delay in expressive speech, emotional aloofness in the child and tremendously decreases the attention span. We are not even considering the impact on the eye sight and the effects of the Electromagnetic fields from mobiles that have been linked to cancer and developmental disorders as of now.
As adults we are all aware of the harmful effects of mobile phone. The fact that these effects aren’t seen immediately doesn’t mean we can turn a blind eye towards it. In later stage of life our children are bound to use these technologies but then lets try and give them an electromagnetic free childhood!
There are many better ways to achieve the results without exposing your kid to a mobile phone at such a tender age. There are games that work on the motor skills which keep the child hooked for long.
Let’s ensure that our awareness & education is put into effective implementation. Please follow it from TODAY.
– Nishchal Arora
