Just the things happening in our society right now..😱 but how to keep the child away from social media and cellphones? Any solutions?
This was the question asked in WhatsApp group. This was answered by an education counselor:
We need to believe that there is nothing called solution, we can call it as some of the steps which we can take to keep the usage of social media in control. That is, ethical use of social media.
1. First of all parents should be the role models for the children. parents should reduce their time on social media.
2. There should be strong bonding between parents and Children. This will makesure that the children respect the parents' views.
3. Some Do's and don'ts should be decided through democratic consensus. It means there should be some set of rules like no no mobile before and during food, no mobile before bedtime, no mobile after bedtime, no mobile to school, no mobile during family discussions/time. It is often found that we as a parent are not following these ethics.
4. We can also set and agree upon rules as to, what sites and apps are allowed, based on type of app/website.
5. Children should be educated about health related harms of excess social media. Like eye sight issues, problem with fingers, idleness and so on.
Answer by Maaz Mohammed A.Q
Thanks.