How to Protect Children From Mobile Addiction

At present, children are getting addicted to mobile and due to this, their physical and mental development is being affected. They neither show interest in any physical activities nor participate in any creative activity and the reason for all this is mobile. They hold mobile phones all the time. Those who are aware parents must have felt this problem at some time or the other.

So let’s now know how to avoid this problem.

I would like to divide my point into 2 parts

• For children from 0 to 6 years.
• For children from 7 to 15 years.

For children from 0 to 6 years

Don’t look at your own mobile phone.

The kids copy you. So if you want your child to stay away from mobile, then first of all you have to stay away from mobile. It will be a little difficult to do this at the present time, but you can do it. Try not to hold the mobile in front of the child. If necessary, you can go to another room and do your work on mobile for a while. If you do not have a mobile in your hand, then the child will not have a mobile in his hand.

Do not give mobile phones to children while eating food.

The mother gives the mobile to the children while eating food and the children eat food easily. In the beginning, everything seems fine, but children again get addicted to mobile, and without mobile, they do not eat food again.

By looking at the mobile while eating, their attention remains on the mobile, and they do not chew the food properly. Many times the food is filled in the mouth for a long time. According to Ayurveda, while eating, your focus should be only on food, otherwise the food will not be digested properly and your stomach will be bad. Mobile can also be one of the reasons for children’s stomach not being healthy.

Do not give mobile phones to children while eating, even if the children do not eat food. Because it’s a mess with their health. If children do not eat food, then they should be lured by something else but should not be given a mobile. The mother should try to eat food with the child so that seeing you inspires the child to eat too.

Do not give mobile phones to children while doing household chores.

Many times mothers give mobile phones to children to do household chores such as kitchen work or laundry etc. easily so that children do not disturb them and they can do their work easily. And this makes children addicted to mobile.

When you do housework, give your kids a creative toy. Or give him the toy he likes. But if he still cries, keep him with you, but do not give him a mobile. It’s a question of your child’s mental development.

Involve children in an art.

Children should see less mobile, for this it is most important that they are kept involved in an art. In some children, it is inbuilt. But if you give such an atmosphere to some, they become involved in it. These arts can be anything, such as singing, music, dance, etc. And through them, positive habits are developed in children. And children progress very quickly in this.

“Children are like raw soil, they will adapt to the mold you mold them into.” Now it’s up to you to decide what mold you want them to put in.”

Keep children engaged in creative work.

If we want children not to watch mobile phones, then we have to keep them busy in some work or the other. Keep them busy in creative work. Tell them a story. Give them creative toys to play with. Use them in tasks like drawing and coloring. Teach them to pray. This will not only lead to their spiritual development but will also keep them away from mobile. I hope that through all this, children from 0 to 7 years can be saved from mobile addiction.

Now let’s talk about those children who come in the age group from 7 years to 15 years

1-Give mobile phones to children for a certain time and keep a watch

When children start going to school, they need mobiles. Ever since online classes have gained momentum, even more so.

So give the children mobile for a certain time and just for study work. And you keep an eye on them. Sometimes you may feel like it’s too much, but it’s essential for the proper development of children.

“Instead of playing games or watching videos on mobile, it is better to put them in a creative or performing art or play outdoor games”

2- Children should be protected from imitating other children

Many times children ask for a mobile only because the children of their class bring or keep such a mobile.

It is your responsibility to protect children from such cheating and make them aware of the situation in your home. For their proper development, it is necessary that –

3- Tell children the value of time

Unless children understand the value of time, they will waste time. On mobile, on social media, in useless gossip. Therefore, it is very important that children are aware of the value of time from childhood. And they know how to make the best use of their time. So that they can make good use of their time and progress.

5- You also have control over yourself.

I have already said that children copy you, if you keep mobile all day and ask children to stay away from mobile, then they will never stay away from mobile.

You have to keep distance from mobile and social media too. Always keep yourself busy in creative work, so that children take inspiration from you.

Once in the Metro, an elderly woman asked her mother when she saw a 10-12-year-old girl reading a book, “In today’s time when all the children are carrying mobiles, how did your child get used to reading a book??” Then the answer given by his mother became a guide for me. His mother replied, “Because I have books in my hand, so he also has books in his hand.” We need mothers like that today.

I hope that all parents have benefited from this article.