In the recent time android mobile has become popular. We cannot thing our daily life without this device. Specially our kids are very much addicted to it because of readily availability of internet contents like cartoon, game, movie etc. Kids prefer surfing mobile than their study. What should we do to save our kids from this addiction? Even adult person also addicted to this device. You constructive suggestion will help us right use of android mobile phone.
Thank you for your assistance in advance.
Any addiction is bad for us. Moderation is key in life and if we get addicted to something that we should be controlling then we need to realign our priorities.
You can review the strategies developed in the medical sector against addiction:
-food (too much, or too little like anorexia)
-alcohol
-tobacco
-other drugs.
Treatments include replacement of addictive category by less dangerous ones: beer with no alcohol, tobacco with less nicotine, etc...
Smoking eucalyptus...
There is also the interesting "nudge" strategy, driving addicted people softly to improved behaviour.
See "Nudge" by Economy Nobel Price winner R. Thaler.
Behavioural economists observe that the utility of addicts is recognised by them as "quitting in the long term", but the temptation of short term (last cigarette, last glass of vodka, etc) repeated, leads to staying addicted. Therefore helping addicts "at the time they are tempted" is important.
Professors of the London School of Economics have invented a very efficient scheme, on stickk.com: you define your long term goal, and you check at every step that you do not deviate (e.g. "last cigarette" moment coming again). Otherwise you pay as agreed a fine. To make you think more, the fine is credited not to a neutral government body enforcing rules, but to your worst enemy. It makes you think: look at yourself in the mirror and think "am I this ugly person giving money to this person I hate?" of course not, and to keep your self esteem, you stick to your short term goal all the time, and then you reach your long term goal.
Ragad moufaq Tawafak Thank you for your comment. Could you please point out some harmful effect on kids around you?
Renaud Di Francesco thanking you for Nice and detail writing but I did understand your first comment, please
Kids with mobile use they can continuing use it for 4 hours. This too much for kids.
They like mobile. But tong time of using not good for their brain and health.
What should we do to save our kids from this addiction? Simple. Don't give them a phone until they're in high school. Or if you're going to give them a phone earlier than that, it doesn't have to be a smart phone. Yes, I understand that the kids might become jealous of other kids that have smartphones. However, that is only a small consequence; much smaller than the developmental consequences that would result if the child had early access to a smartphone. Kids simply need to get outside more. Entertainment should come from the real world. They should be playing with other kids, having outside adventures, and getting dirty. If they see how fun this is, they will be less likely to want a smartphone because they are already entertained.
You mentioned it in your question, and yes, this addiction affects adults, too. As with any addiction, some helpful advice I've heard before is to replace one habit with another. That is, one will not successfully overcome their addiction if it is only eliminated and not replaced with something healthier. In the case of phone addiction, simply trying to stop using one's phone very often won't be a good tactic. Rather, the habit has to replaced with something, such as connecting with others in real life. Specifically, if one has a strong urge to use his or her phone, they can replace that with quality connection in real life. Laughing and talking with others can increase dopamine and other important feel-good neurotransmitters; the same ones released during phone use. That is why one should try to replace addictive habits (gradually and over time, that is) with healthier habits that also cause pleasure but do not have the addictive potential.
Yes the addiction, like any other is harmful to the kids as the short circuit of the reward system will lead to the kids adopting short term gains as opposed to long term gains.
We all know that, excess is bad. So if we use more than the limit then obviously it will disturb the natural condition. The kids can use it for sometimes to entertain themselves but continuous use of mobile can be a great threat for them. Both physical and mental problem will be arose by the over use of mobile.
Agree with many of the responses however it is not just children but all ages. It is linked with non-substance addictions. Factors influencing the negative effects include the blue light emissions, impact on sleep and activity, physical isolation and physical impacts particularly with neck and shoulder problems. Gaming addiction (via mobile apps included) is now recognised as a significant mental health disorder affecting role functioning and social functioning.
This addiction is part of a larger problem where adults also have become addicted and dependant on technology. Some adults would turn their cars around to go back home for their phones in morning traffic. This is the reality. Humans have become very dependant on technology that 30 years ago we were living comfortably without. Humans, both adults and children must practice putting down their phones for several hours. Engage in real conversation and activities. Practicing everyday to put down these phones for several hours can maybe ease this addiction. Children for the better part can be thought to use this method daily. Parents should encourage their children to put down these android devices for 2 hours a day to help ease with the addiction.
We should all get rid of this big monster (using phones) not less than 10 hours aday..The children ahould focus on physical activities rather than using phones also adults should try to focus on their work or building a good web of communication with friends
Excess use of android phone among kids have many adverse effects.
One of the adverse effect is development of behavioural (technology) addiction.
You can refer to the article below
http://www.jiacam.org/1103/editjuly2015.pdf
As with any other activity, there should be set boundaries for the use of the item. In the instance of the android, banning androids at the dinner table is one that will promote "family time" (That includes parents!!!) This allows for the building of closer bonds between family members, increase communication skills. I suggest that all phones be turned off during study and class time, whether it is a kindergarten class, a doctoral course, or a meeting at work. Setting boundaries is providing structure for the kids along with patience and can set positive values/study habits that will assist them as they mature into adults.
Excessive use of gadgets including mobile may result in the development of diseases like ADHD, autism and conduct disorder.children below the age of 5 should not be allowed to use mobile phones or similar gadgets.Children in the age bracket 5 to 8 years should allowed only for 1 hour to use such gadgets.
Dear Mohammod Hossain ,
I agree with Muhammad Zubair and Jane Dowling
Sure it very harmful because of all the bad effects that is mentioned by my colleagues , I want to add that my ophthalmology friends told me that squent cases have increased in children because of excessive use of mobile and tablets .
Mohammod Hossain, the overuse of non-android devices (like iPhones) lead to the same issues you're talking about, or even worse: iPhone/iPad users are more likely to spend money in on-line transactions mediated by their devices. It's a concern embracing adults and especially kids behavior.
Bruno Castro thank you for informing about the bad effect of IPhone/iPad.
Sujita Kumar Kar thank you for adding a link of adverse effect of technology.
http://www.jiacam.org/1103/editjuly2015.pdf
Yes, addiction to android mobile harmful not only for kids but also elders. My personal opinion is like office hours, the internet facilities should be also restricted for eight hours per day and while cost of internet should be increased then and then only minimize use of android mobile.
We need to plan with the kids the time they have to use it for them to understand. This will create the awareness that they can stay from it for a certain period of time and that will be a very good practice to reduce the addiction to the phone. They use it to learn and develop but moderation is needed at that age. Let us guide them in patience.
William Obeng-Denteh Thank you for your nice comment. I agree with you that we need to plan with the kids for the time they use.
Thank you Sajda Taha Mahmood for your nice comment. Mobile phone has much more negative side than positive if we fail to use it judicially.
I agree with Ahmadi Murjani
that limiting the cell phone use to children is the best decision.
A dependency on mobile phones and similar gadgets can suck the attention and energy needed to do important tasks of routine life.
Thank you Rizk Elazhary for adding your ophthalmology friends' opinion.
Yes, I noticed that my daughters start complain from shoulder pain. I started reducing their time playing on mobiles.
We know that using of smart phone for longer time is very harmful not for kids bit also for adult people. But we are getting fully dependent on smart phone. It is an addiction nowadays.
Interesting comment above. You could say this of many things: "eating potatoes continously for a long time, say 4 hours, is very harmful". Now what specific damage can occur from the case of mobile phone?
Eye, and brain aspects...
It is damaging the physical , social , and emotional brain of the children.
Suffice it to describe it as an addiction to know that it is very harmful to all .
The radiation of mobile stations is more harmful to short bodies like kids comparing to adults.
Basheer Raddwan yes, radiation from station is more harmful. More often people allow mobile company to set station on their house roof. It may cause dangerous health problem to surrounding people.
Yes harmful, but we can refrain them from this addition through practicing of hard copy reading, It may be story book/Novel/ any Jokes etc. I had similar problem with our kids, I bought some books on health-tips and nutrition, Jokes, cartoons and used to read in-front of kids, then it also felt interest to read those books. Now quite good. Aside from this, we have to avoid surfing mobile in-front of the kids, as they fond of mimic.
Addiction to Android devices is very, very harmful to everyone, but it is more and more harmful to children and may lead to very serious results and diseases.
Any kind of addiction is harmful. Parents and teachers should limit the usage by keeping track on their activities.
Addiction to nothing in life is dangerous not only about mobile phones.
Dear Olutosin Ademola Otekunrin yes, you are right. But addiction to nothing is less dangerous than addiction to negative or harmful things,
Any addiction is bad for us. Moderation is key in life and if we get addicted to something that we should be controlling then we need to realign our priorities.
Addiction in anyone is bad, especially in children. The things that can be found on people's phones can be dangerous and the fact that they tend to take us away from being productive is not good for us.
When it comes to addictions to phones it is never addictions to the better things on that phone. It is always social media, games, or silly sites on the internet. These take up our time when we could be doing something productive.
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