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Break Screen Addiction in Your Child
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INTRODUCTION
Screen addiction is a major cause of concern to every parent today! Mounting work pressure and household chores burden all parents forcing them to rely on TV, console or mobiles to engage their child. However these screens are addictive and lead to a variety of problems in children.
Screen addiction cannot be broken in one day, but there are ways in which screen time can be converted into healthy pastime. All it requires is one thing: your involvement! So are you ready? Then let’s go right ahead.
There are mainly 2 techniques to break screen addiction - by introducing better, more engaging alternatives to screens and by monitoring and regulating screen time. These 2 techniques can be better implemented by the following 8 simple ways.
Through betterengaging alternatives:
Encourage hobbies
How to get your child started
Hobbies are an easy way to break screen addiction.
Reading, collecting stamps, bird watching, the optionsare many.
Provide the right materials regularly
Set milestones and rewards
Spend time for gamesWhen it comes to games, the advantages are many. It helps
spend quality family time
develop motor / cognitive skills
and since children love games it automatically takesthem off screen
Engage your child in household choresHousehold chores are a great way to break your child’s screen time. It also helps teach
Cleanliness
Discipline
Time management &
Independent development
Quality family time
Ensures bonding
Develops social skills
Builds confidence &
Breaks screen addiction
Monitor and regulatingscreen time
Be a role modelShow your child how it’s done. Take up screen restrictionsyourselves.
Plan according to your schedule but also take into account your child's bedtime.
Move all screen related work to before or after therestriction time.
Take up some paperwork and sit with your child.
In case of unavoidable screen work, make sure to work from a different room.
Limit screen time
Set a time limit for you child’s gadgets usage.
During those screen times, keep announcing the time /usage-time left at regular intervals.
Avoid buying your child his/her own gadget
Restrain from buying your child his/her own gadget for aslong as possible.
In case of computer for school works, make sure that it isused only while you are around.
In case of mobile for knowing your child's whereabouts andsafety, resort to a basic phone and avoid smartphones.
Place TVs and computers in common place
The blue light emitted by screens causes the delay of melatonin in the body.
Melatonin is a hormone which is responsible for inducing sleep.
Lack of melatonin disrupts the body's sleep cycle.
It also allows you to implement a strict usage schedule and monitor the content.
It’s important to make your child’s room gadget-free because