Mobile Phone and Children

Mobile/cell phone and children

Children's health, growth and development 

Key Points


Is mobile an effective means of communication, entertainment, and education?

In recent times, mobile phones have become an integral part of human life. Nowadays, the mobile phone plays a significant role in our lives, even if it also has some disadvantages. It is known as the fastest means of communication. It is useful for communication as well as for entertainment and education.

There are so many educational apps available on the internet. These are also useful for educating children. There is no doubt that mobile is an effective means of communication, entertainment, business, and education. So use it at a limit, or else it is harmful.

From the point of view of the children, it is not easy to find the perfect free or paid educational app on the net. Because there are so many jumbling apps available on the net, and children cannot choose the right app, they only spend their study time searching the web.  With the help of their parents, they can do it, but every child's parents do not have much time because of their jobs, duties, business, and so on.

Mobile is an effective means of communication, business, entertainment, and education. If you use it for useful purposes, it is effective elsewhere and is a time-wasting tool. Mobile and its apps are beneficial for the children, who handle it freely. But what about the small kids? Why are they attracted to mobile at a young age? What are the reasons for attracting the kids to the mobile? Let's see.

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The fun that initially feels then turns into a habit

We see that there are many mobile handsets in a family. The reason is that if the mobile is damaged, broke down or stopped working. You cannot wait till it gets working again. At home, small kids are watching their parents' excessive use of mobile. Kids are imitators, so they are also attracted to mobiles.

In the beginning, without your knowing, children take a mobile phone and do the same as grownups do. They perform the same gestures as other people in the family do.  All the family members like its imitation. Then they said to each other, look at its gestures with a big smile, and appreciate the child. Even the child feels that it is doing something new, and then it thinks we should have a mobile. We have seen that when another person tries to get the mobile from its hand, children start to cry loudly, run here and there, jump over things, and some even roll on the ground. We have seen that some parents have even made their videos viral as a compliment. Such children used to be appreciated, but we don't notice that they are unknowingly going into a mobile habit.

Nowadays, if children are not eating, some mothers give mobiles to the children. The mother feeds the child while the child is looking at the mobile. The child is also eating, but the child is not paying attention to the food. It is interesting to watch the mobile. The mother is feeding the meal to the child. The child is also eating, but no one notices that their stomach is filled or not. The satisfaction of having food is on the mother's face. But then, they keep looking for the cause of their stomach ache. We don't even notice when watching mobile while eating turns into a habit.

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Who is responsible for children's mobile habits?

Not only a particular person in the family but also all the family members like the mother, father, and some other members who live in the same house are also responsible for the children's mobile habits.

No one in the family controls the use of their mobile in front of the children. 

In the past, when parents would return home from the market, the children would wait anxiously. They looked curiously, thinking what their parents had bought them from the market? But nowadays when parents come home, the children's eyes are not on the bags but on the purse which has a mobile in it. They immediately ask for a mobile. Does this show that in children's points of view, what is most important?

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Mobile/cell phone and children's health

Excessive use of mobile phones is harmful to health, especially children's health. Doctors have warned from time to time. The use of mobile is dangerous for the health of children.

A new study says that smartphones may ruin children's eyesight. The excessive use of mobile affects children's eyes. Because of the bright light, the eyes become red, so they have to consult the doctor of the eye from time to time.

The habit of mobile affects the loss of memory. If children play mobile games on mobile for a long time, it can cause pain in the fingers. The mobile habitual children are not mixing with other children. So, they become lonely. Such children are interested in their self activities. They don't exercise because they don't go out to play. So, they don't sleep well at night. It also affects their school activities and studies.

Many experts have explained that such types of isolated children's logical levels do not develop because they don't mix with other children. They can't enjoy the games on the ground. Such children also have very few friends. All the little ones are talking about mobile games, what had they watched on mobile? Which games had they played on the mobile? Their main subject of discussion is only mobile and mobile-related activities.

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What should parents do to keep their children away from mobile?

If really, parents want their children away from mobile, they will have to make some changes in their habits.

While you are at home, don't handle mobile in front of the children for any reason. Try to avoid the unnecessary use of mobile when children are at home. Don't talk about mobile and mobile-related issues.

Because of your work, all the family members in your home can't have lunch together, so why not have dinner together? At that time of dinner, all the members of the family will talk freely and be friendly with each other. Discuss the events that happened throughout the day. This situation will help to make the atmosphere in the house happy and healthy.

Enjoying a meal without the hassle of a mobile will be something different. If you want to keep the family environment happy and keep the children away from the mobile, then put the mobile away for a while.

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Give children as much time as possible.

While at home, parents should give their children as much time as possible. If both father and mother are away from home for their work or business, they are not able to spend much time with their children. When children are alone at home, they become nervous. We have seen that isolated children are waiting for their parents standing at the door, standing near the gate, or standing in the gallery many times.

As soon as the child sees their father entering the house, it rushes towards him and takes the mobile from his hand. Such kids are eagerly waiting for you to come home, actually not for you, but for your mobile. So, parents have to decide, your children waiting for you or your mobile.

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Engage children in other activities

The parents need to spend as much time with their children as possible. Especially when parents are at home, they must spend a lot of time with them. When you are at home, teach the children painting, drawing, handicrafts, and music. Teach them to dance, play instruments, puzzles, handwriting, read, indoor and outdoor games. These types of activities not only make the children happy but also teach them some creativity. It will also show the interest of the children. If you encouraged their confidence and convinced them, they understood it immediately.

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Parents' questions related to mobile phones

Most of the parents ask the following questions about cell phones, mobile phones, or smartphones.

Is cell phone radiation risky for the health of the children?

Many experts explained that mobile phones, cell phones, or smartphone radiation are dangerous for children. It has many side effects on children's health. Cell phone exposure could affect children's behavior.

Excessive use of mobile phones is harmful not only to children but also to elders too. The radiation of the phone badly affects children's brains. It affects children's spine when children use it most hours daily by putting down their necks.

Is mobile good for children?

Doctors advised that under the age of 12 or 13 strictly avoid giving mobiles to children. If children use it for a while, it is not very harmful, but excessive use is bad for children's health.

What age is proper for a mobile phone?

According to Pew Research Center, the average age is between 12 and 13, but when to get your child a cell phone is a personal decision and can vary from kid to kid based on maturity and need. Before you decide to add your child to your family plan, ask yourself these questions. Why Does He/ She Need It?

How do parents stop their children's mobile addiction? Parents should limit their use of mobile. Put it away when parents and children are at home. If you want mobile should not disturb your children's concentration at the time of the study, parents should disable or minimize some notifications of the mobile.

If children are addicted to mobile, then it is not easy to get rid of mobile addiction.

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Destroy the plant of habit before it becomes a tree

If the plant of habit is small, it is possible to take it off.  But if it becomes a tree, it is nearly impossible to root it out. So it is necessary to destroy any habit before it becomes a tree. We have seen in many cases children who became addicted to mobile. Then the lack of communication, they became isolated, and then they committed suicide.

To avoid these types of situations, we have to keep an eye on the children's activities, find out their habits, communicate openly with them, protect them from being lonely; and give them maximum time at home.

If you make some changes related to the mobile phone, it will not be a loss, but it will be beneficial. Because of mobile phones, the world has come closer; it has become an unavoidable part of our lives. There is no doubt about it, but it is equally important and necessary to ensure that this convenience does not turn into an addiction.

 

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