Who is the monster haunting your kid’s social life?

Author: Iten Tarek

Here he lies in an empty corner in his room, no spirit, no fun and no connections. Only haunted by the smartphone which is the monster affecting his social life. Loneliness fills the place while he is concentrating on watching cartoons and playing online games, where is your kid’s playful life then?

Currently, parents are leaving their children on their own mainly depending on technology like smartphones and tablets to watch cartoons and play games. They are not percipient of how their kids’ social life is being ruined and that they aren’t living their age. Parents believe that technology is a useful part in their kids’ life but unfortunately, it negatively affects their social one. Your child’s social development is fully controlled by technology and that leads to unfavorable long-term consequences like lack of communication, where your kid become an introvert and won’t be in touch with friends and family. Adding to being isolated most of the time with his/her technological companion and doesn’t have any intentions in making new friends. Also, aggressive and violent behavior can be exercised by kids in schools as they are being influenced by the hours, they spend watching contents that might involve these acts so they will lose all connections.

Therefore, parents must concentrate more in their kid’s life and help them to live their age, having fun, making new friends and involved into social activities instead of being tied infront of screens.