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Everyone is the victim of the internet today, even toddlers. Parents give gadgets to children to keep them busy and distracted. Especially the working parent takes advantage of gadgets to soothe their children. This action has become a threat to parents now, as statistics show that over 55% of children suffer brain damage if given gadgets for more than 2 hours a day. Also, kids suffer from sleep disturbance if use screen before sleep. The sad part is that gadgets have become a routine task for kids, especially during the holiday season. They are all the time busy in talking to Angela, feeding the Tom, chatting on social forums and nonetheless playing their favourite video games, etc. The seriousness of it was ignored and now it has gotten its roots deep. Every parent is disturbed by this unhealthy habit of their kids.
Solutions to parents’ concern
1. Lock the access to settings; Childre can’t access the video games if you lock the settings in their tablets. Also then they would get into some productive activity other than tablets. This would help you restrict them to a few useful games only.
2. Outdoor games; The most effective solution would be involving your kids in outdoor games and activities. Take them to parks and playlands. Make them aware of the world outside gadgets. Spend some time with them and let them know, the games outside screen are way more fun. Gadgets just seem to have taken over some interesting sports. Parents need to revive those games and help your kids drop gadgets.
3. Screenlock time; The FamilyTime parenting app provides you with this friendly feature. This helps you limit the screen time of your kids’ phones and gadgets. You can set a time limit of an hour or two through this app to limit your child’s time spent on screen. The time saved can be consumed in other activities. You can set screen time during your kids sleep hours and chores time, so they don't get distracted and get proper sleep.
4. Block apps; FamilyTime app also helps you restrict access to unwanted apps and games in your child’s tablets. Block the app your child kills most of the time at. This will not only relief your stress, but your child can free him from useless games too. This way you can also protect your kid from dangerous games which involve dares and troubling
tasks.
My Recommendations
You can’t completely stop the access to the internet. To limit the use of gadgets is now easy. Install the FamilyTime app and use its amazing features of lock screen and block apps. Along with that spend more time with your child. Set a schedule for them. Make them do household chores with you like gardening, cleaning room, etc. The kids would always follow your footsteps so you too need to cut off yourself from the internet and spend time with your children. Your tension regarding excessive use of gadgets can only be released by bringing minor changes in your routine as mentioned above. Happy parenting!
Hi there! I am Emily Evert, the owner of Emily Reviews. I am 28 and live in a small town in Michigan with my boyfriend Ryan and our two pugs. I have a large family and I adore my nieces and nephews. I love reading memoirs, and learning about child development and psychology. I love watching The Game of Thrones, Teen Mom, Sister Wives and Veep. I like listening to Jason Isbell, John Prine, and other alt-country or Americana music. I created Emily Reviews as a creative outlet to share my life and the products that I love with others.
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