Should gadgets control our Children?

 Information Technology  has taken us to new heights.  It has revived our old friends, helped us  fetch new jobs, enhance  learning, keep updated and so on.  But have we thought how this impacts our children.  We give them devices and relax ourselves.  Technology has changed a lot and  we are forced to be dependent on it. We engage  our young ones to use it.   Too much to learn for children in the curriculum and less time to play. They hardly get time to look beyond  the books and get glued  to electronic devices at a tender age.  Lullaby songs, Aps, Games  are available in Smart Phones or other devices.   The child falls in love with it in no time.  This is a vent  for the parent who is indulged in his  modern work schedule. Parents claim their  child is brilliant and can unlock my android phone  and operate You Tube at the age of 3.  Children get fascinated to devices as  parents find less time to spend with them.  Incase the parents spent time the kids, they see their peers at  school and  the neighborhood  with devices and  pester their parents get one for them.  Cartoon channels steal the show in the house where there are kids.  They make the kid focused to it. Kids eat food while watching cartoons.  Their mind is captivated by the cartoon characters.   Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies use this prime time to advertise chocolates and other  junk  processed food.  This educates the kid  about all processed food available in the market.  They are advertised  to capture minds of young kids.  All processed food brands are known to kids and they force parents to buy it for them. This remains a reality in urban and rural areas.  

Parents are in a spotlight syndrome, trying to get their kids one step ahead of the ones in the neighborhood.  Hectic routine of parents force kids into technology which drives a big psychological hazard.  A smart phone with kids may provide entertainment and a temporary relief to parents. The affection of the kids  towards the parents gets affected.  They get attracted to the characters in the Aps or TV Channel. Parents who are stressed out find it easy to hand a phone to young ones with aps while they can relax.  This hampers the child's psychology. " Pokemon, Spiderman" and all other comic characters have replaced old grandma's tales.  Adults have paved ways for little ones to interpret these characters. 

When the child grows up he is not exposed to outdoor games. Games  played by older generation  are now played with hand held devices.   Parents want their  children to get educated in the best school.  Here  s/he is pressurized in a small age.  Junk food, modern life style, lack of physical exercise and less attention from parents leads to anger, impatience, obesity, eye sight problems and other psychological disorders.  The choice is left to us, to retain or  keep away  electronic devices from our dear ones.  You might find it hard but its the need of the hour.