Today our life is surrounded by digital and tech friendly environment. With the progression in digi-tech world, our life has become easy and comfortable. Nevertheless, it has on the other part made teens addicted to it.

The most prevalent reality in today’s scenario seen among kids is obsession for the latest developed technologies like cell phones, LCD’s, LED’s, gaming, social media, user friendly apps from picking up of grocery to booking a flight ticket; from booking of movie ticket to checking best doctor in town with the fees.

All these had made the life of a person every easy and comfortable. Every parent every now and then looks for how to get rid of kid’s smart phone addiction? The problem of teen addiction towards smart phones is available in every part of the world irrespective of caste, creed, status, standard, society, and parents or guardians are looking into smartphone addiction solution or cell phone addiction solutions.

Negative Effects of Smartphones on Physical and Mental Health

The most common question asked by guardians to the psychologist or counselor includes “how to overcome smartphone addiction”, “how to stop using phone while studying”, “how to stop phone addiction”, “how to get rid of monophobia” or “how to get rid of kid’s smart phone addiction”. This is the communal upcoming problem of the society irrespective of state or national territory or boundaries. Cell phone addiction is similar to drug addiction. It has negative impact of the health of kids. More or less every kid is on phone for entertainment, for social update, for playing, when they are bored, when they are alone. Every time they are surrounded by it.

The Adverse Effects Of It Are As Follows:

 Irritability

 Frustration

 Loneliness

 Depression

 Anxiety

 No time for family and friends

 Lack of communication among peers and family

 failures in studies

 Lack of interest in hobbies

 No sports and/or outdoor activities

 Lack of friends

 Being isolated.

 Fingers pain

 Neck and back stiffness

 Itchy eyes

 Insomnia

 Weight issues such as excessive obesity.

 Lack of nutritious diet

 Fatigue

 Difficulties in focusing

 Altered vision

 Difficulty in memorizing

 Distracted attention

 General weakness

 Generalized tiredness

Some Unusual Facts about smart phone addiction If believed to Common Sense Media Addiction Research report.

It Says There Are Approximately:

 78% of youngsters who are on devices on hourly basis.

 60% guardians have reported of their kid’s addiction to smart phone.

 50% youngsters believed that they are crazy about the use of cell phones or laptops or tablets or ipods.

 55% of teens want to express on social media no sooner they did the deed.

 50% of teens want to react or respond to texts, social-networking notifications or messages immediately.

Possible Solutions To Control Cell Phone Addiction

Most of the families are looking for the best and most working and the potentials options to get rid of kid’s smart phone addiction. One must try out different likely elucidations to control cell phone addiction among teenagers.

 Friendly atmosphere within the family. Parents should become the best friends of their teens.

 Be available to talk, help and support your kid.

 Treat your child as your priority.

 Be polite, gentle and at the same time be well behaved, mannered, disciplined and authoritarian in order to teach morals and values.

 Build sets the rules to be followed at home and out door.

 Be a role model or ideal to your child.

 Use your own cell phone less in front of your child.

 Pay attention and be alert towards the family.

 Set a pocket money. Also, teach them the saving methods.

 Set the limit on the usage of Internet.

 Keep a check at their mobile activity.

 Prohibit the use of cell phones during meals

To overcome the cell phone addiction; parents must pay heed to the child since beginning. Share some time with your child and making a friendly but disciple schedule at home is also beneficial to get rid of kid’s smart phone addiction. Eating at dining table and sharing the experience of the whole day, talking, laughing and enjoying the supper can be a good option to control the use of cell phone.

It is always a good option to go for family trips, time spent hiking, visiting places of interest, travel with family. Time spent with the family is more precious.

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