Smart phones affecting childhood

 

Rozzina Gurung

2020April 20

In present generation, the use of smartphones has become very common. The use of cellphones has become an inseparable part of our daily life. Following the trends and culture of the digital age and era, the children of this age are exposed to smartphones and internet directly from an early age. This has resulted in concerning issues related to the health, psychology and behavior of the children.

It can be basically said as a smart phone has stolen childhood from the present day children. As we all know who are born before the craze over internet and smartphones. They had a childhood filled with fun games, playmates, memories and many more experiences than of today’s regular child who usually sits in front of TV or their phones most of the time. The children are engrossed in the colourful world shown in the smart phones not spending time with their parents or playing outdoor games which is very essential for a growing child. Especially after the devastating spread of the pandemic all over the world, the people were forced to sit in their homes and the uses of smart phones for children were more normalized for academic purposes. The time a child spends on the phone or the internet grew significantly after the pandemic situation.

 A child gets enough exercise in the process of playing games and doing different activities and moving their bodies resulting in healthy mind and body likewise making plenty of memories as well but that is not the case in present situation.