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Did you know?
Bill Gates did not give his children cell phones until they were 14 years old.
And even Apple's Steve Jobs was conscious of his children's phone usage.
A large number of CEOs and prominent figures of Silicon Valley companies significantly reduce the time their children spend in contact with technology.
How addicted are your children to cell phone? How much time do they spend in front of a screen? Would you let your children do the same? Or are you following strategies to make them use cell phone only for necessary use.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends to limit technology according to the age of the children, since there is a great fear that the use of the devices will become compulsive and uncontrolled.
There are people who compare social media to drugs, by quoting that social media makes children addicted to their phones, which becomes a habit from which it is difficult to come out.
What is social media?
Social media is any digital tool that allows users to quickly create and share content with the public. Such as Facebook, Instagram, Telegram, Whatsapp, YouTube etc.
There are many more problems connected to more use of social media. When people do interact with friends on social media, they feel that they are socializing, actually it is not a natural socialization process.
The natural face to face contact is missing in social media, which causes Face-to-Face Interactions to Feel Disconnected. It also facilitates laziness. And also it lacks emotional connection.
There are many problems which are connected to uncontrolled use of phone. The addiction to screens leads to problems with concentration, vision, sleep, low tolerance for frustration and, in some cases, low self-esteem.
Many CEOs have not let their children use phone beyond a certain hours at home. Example, at Bill Gates home, cellphone use was prohibited during lunch, dinner and before sleeping.
Here are 10 guidelines for healthy social media use:
1. Avoid exposure to devices or screens for 1 hour before bedtime.
2. Do not let your children sleep with devices such as smartphones.
3. Show interest in your child's online life and ask questions.
4. Discourage entertainment media while doing homework.
5. Plan media-free times together, such as family dinners.
6. Learn about the programs and apps your child is using.
7. When possible, keep tablets and computers in common areas where you can watch while your child uses them.
8. Make sure that they don't publish personal information like their location, email address, phone number or date of birth.
9. Make sure your child is very careful about what images and messages they post, even among trusted friends – once they are online they can be shared widely and are extremely difficult to get removed.
10. Just as we prepare our kids for life in the real world, we should prepare them for life in the Online world.
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By:
Maaz Mohammed AQ
Child Developmentalist
Email: reach.clf@gmail.com