How can children be protected from the negative effects of mobile and internet?

Today's era is the era of scientific progress. Many conveniences have been created due to the continuous development of science and new inventions and this scientific progress is only thanks to knowledge. Rather, it is a fact that man has achieved the honor of being the best of creations thanks to knowledge. Man has made new useful inventions thanks to his knowledge. Mobile phones and the internet are among the few important inventions of the modern era that have changed the course of human life.

The whole world has come under the control of mobile phones and the internet. The internet is an invention whose existence is inevitable for the development of man and the provision of information and it is a fact that thanks to it, the world has become a global village and has connected people thousands of miles away.

In the present era, mobile and internet technology has made our lives very easy, especially in professional matters, and dependence on it has increased considerably.

With the passage of time, technology has affected not only professional life but also personal life. Be it at home or in the office, internet, laptop, iPad, mobile is everywhere and every second person seems to be using it. Today's children also seem to be using it freely and parents seem to complain that children waste most of their valuable time on mobile phones. Since the introduction of smart phones, its use has spread very rapidly and people have become accustomed to it and gradually this habit has turned into an addiction.

The new generation of children are very active, intelligent and restless in nature and like to spend their time with TV and mobile phones. There is a world in smartphones in which there is interesting material for every age and gender, whether it is informational or entertainment. Parents have a great role in getting children addicted to mobile phones. Sometimes parents are busy and children want to talk to them, so parents make them play games on mobile phones and children get very interested in it.

Sometimes children's friends arouse their curiosity by telling them about different apps, so children demand mobile phones from their parents and parents, thinking that their child will not suffer from inferiority complex, take mobile phones from their children. Nowadays, many educational activities and assignments of children cannot be completed without the Internet, which is why the Internet and mobile phones have become a necessity for children.

There are also some children who have earned success and wealth by creating various apps and games, such as Tana Bakshi, who is the world's youngest IBM Watson programmer, Arfa Karim, who won the honor of being the world's youngest software engineer and also met Bill Gates.

As everyone knows, mobile and internet have become a necessity of the modern era and its use cannot be stopped, but it is having a negative impact on children.

Children are always busy with their mobiles, iPads, laptops, they stay away from physical games and activities, due to which obesity is increasing in children. There are also some games due to which aggressive behavior develops in children and parents are seen complaining about aggressive behavior of children. Spending too much time on mobiles and iPads affects the child's academic performance, affects the child's creativity, and the child becomes distant from the natural environment.

When parents and children talk less to each other, the communication gap between them increases. When children spend most of their time at home, their interaction with other people also decreases and the child's attitude towards building relationships does not develop. Research has shown that the excessive use of mobile phones, iPads, laptops and the Internet affects the brain's neurotransmitters in the same way that common drugs do.

Now the question arises that what steps can parents take to help their children reduce their inappropriate use of mobile and internet and its negative effects. First of all, parents should be their role models. Children always follow their parents. If parents read books, children will also have a tendency to read. If parents spend most of their time on mobile and TV, children will also do the same. First of all, parents should not use mobile or iPad whenever the family is together. Listen to children carefully and attentively.

Parents should make house rules such as setting aside time for using TV, mobile, etc. Make children accustomed to sleeping early, encourage children to play physical games, parents should take children to the park and play with them. Bring them different games such as Ludo, Carrom board and Scrabble and play with them. Parents should try to keep at least an iPad, mobile and laptop at home and set a time for each child so that he can use it for a specified time. When children are using mobile or internet, be sure to keep an eye on their internet searching. Ban the use of internet for a few hours a day. It is difficult to make children implement the rules today, but if parents talk with arguments, children understand, as if parents tell children how harmful excessive use of mobile and internet is mentally and physically and how much emotional intelligence is affected?