How is the Internet destroying children's lives?
Social networks and games are very stimulating for children's brains. That can make it difficult for them to take breaks and focus on other things. Technology negatively affects children if they spend so much time in front of screens that they avoid eating, sleeping, doing homework, or spending time with friends and family.
For Kulsum, smartphones and the Internet were nothing short of a blessing. When her son Kamran was angry, she would put his favorite poem or cartoon online and her son would spend hours on his mobile phone. Kulsum used to think that I didn't know how mothers in the past entertained their children and how tired they would be.
Kamran was now 4 years old, but he could not speak, the sounds he made were a mixture of different languages, and the boy could not concentrate on anything but the cell phone, expressing extreme danger if the cell phone was not handed over to him. . . . Him. I would, but I didn't even want to make eye contact with anyone. When the doctors showed him, autism was suspected, but when the boy was examined by observation, it was found that the cause of his mental condition was the unnecessary use of mobile phones, the boy had established his world in it.
Today almost all children suffer from these conditions. Children like to stay at home, do not like to mix with people, do not want to make friends and express extreme boredom when parents take them on outings. Spending time on the Internet even late at night has become their routine, which is why they spend their time at school in a very bad mood as they feel no interest in school or studies. This is often the case with quiet children who find it difficult to make friends. And on the Internet, these children are attacked and induced to commit illegal acts.
These are the observations that today's teachers make about their students. This topic is being debated all over the world these days and both teachers and parents are worried about how to protect their children from the dangers of the Internet and why laws are not being made to protect these children. Because it is becoming almost impossible to control it. The first responsibility for the safety of the child lies with the parents. We know very well that before, when children left home they needed protection, now criminals who attack children through various websites have reached inside homes.
Parents know that their children are safe at home, what they watch online, who they talk to, and what kind of games they play. What information are they giving to others about themselves or can they watch any video that could seriously affect their mind? Knowing all this is very important and, in some ways, it is a full-time job. The innocent mind of a child feels both disturbance and amusement.
To do this, it is important that parents sit in front of them and allow children to use the Internet and that the password and control of devices such as mobile phones and tablets are in the hands of the parents. Maintain friendship with the child and inform him occasionally about the crimes that are happening on the Internet through incidents, and train him not to give his personal information to anyone under any circumstances.
Now this TikTok trend has opened new avenues for the young generation in which there is no age limit and everyone is enjoying this trend. Everything has good and bad sides. Of course, you need to take some measures to protect yourself from the bad side. Parents are also very responsible for this.
Schools in the UK are running several workshops for parents to teach them how to control these websites. The urgent need for stricter government measures to impose child-age restrictions on websites is drawing the attention of the British Parliament to fines for non-compliance. We are familiar with the term parental guidance for movies, but why are there no such restrictions on Internet use?
The safety of our children is our first duty. It is your basic right to focus on the child, leaving aside all your occupations. We are providing all kinds of facilities to the child, but we are not preparing him for proper use of these facilities. We must be proactive and take steps in advance that can protect ourselves and our children from any unpleasant future events.
Is technology addictive for teenagers?
While technology addiction is not a clinical mental health diagnosis, too much screen time can still interfere with healthy adolescent development. Many apps are designed to keep children entertained for as long as possible, making it difficult to self-control and turn off the device.
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