Does your kid really need a mobile phone or cellphone?

Does your kid really need a mobile phone or cellphone? | Is mobile an effective means of communication, entertainment, and education?

In recent times, mobile has 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 helpful for entertainment as well as for education. Does your kid really need a mobile phone or cellphone?

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. Most of the children are not able to find the proper free educational app online.

Because there are so many jumbling apps available on the net,  children cannot choose the right app, but 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 so much time because of their jobs, duties, business, and so on.

Mobile is an effective means of communication, business, entertainment, and education. 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 an early age? What are the reasons for attracting the kids to the mobile? Let’s see.

The fun that initially feels then turns into a habit (Does your kid really need a mobile phone or cellphone?)

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, some even roll on the ground.

We have seen that some parents have even made their videos and viral as a compliment. Such children used to be appreciated, but we don’t notice that they are unknowingly going on 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 mobiles. 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. T

he child is also eating, but no one notice 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.

Who is responsible for children’s mobile habits?

All the family members like 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? They immediately ask for a mobile. Does this show that in children’s points of view, what is most important?

Mobile/cell phone and children’s health (Does your kid really need a mobile phone or cellphone?)

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. With the bright light of the mobile, 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. Their main subject of discussion is only mobile and mobile-related activities.

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

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; then why not have dinner together? At the time of dinner, all the family members will talk freely and 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.

Give children as much time as possible (Does your kid really need a mobile phone or cellphone?)

While at home, parents should give their children as much time as possible. When children are alone at home, they become nervous. We have seen that isolated children are waiting for their parents to stand at the door.

As soon as the child sees their father entering the house; it rushed towards him and took 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 should have to decide, your children waiting for you or your mobile.

Engage your children in other activities (Does your kid really need a mobile phone or cellphone?)

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, playing instruments, do puzzles, handwriting, reading, indoor and outdoor games. These types of activities not only make the children happy but also taught them some creativity.

It will also show the interest of the children. If you encouraged their confidence and convinced them, they understood it immediately.

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 smartphones 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 the 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 years, strictly avoid giving mobile to children. If children use it for a while, it is not much harmful, but excessive use is bad for children’s health.

What age is proper for a mobile phone?

According to the Research Center, the average age is between 12 and 13 years; but when to get your child a cell phone is a personal decision, maturity of the kid, and its need.

How do parents being stopped their children’s mobile addiction? Parents should limit their use of mobile. Put it away when parents and children were at home. If you want mobile should not disturb your children’s concentration at the time of the study. Then parents should disable or minimize some sounds of notifications on mobile.

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