Danger of Today: Child's Computer Addiction

Danger of Today: Child's Computer Addiction

My closest friend recently complainted about her son. That he is only interested in the computer, he refuses to read books or even play with other kids. But earlier she herself bought him a modern computer and game collection. Let him rather sit at home, it will keep him occupied and let me do my chores, so she thought.

That said, parents are blissfully unaware of the sort of information that their child is accessing through the computer. They do not suspect that the machine in their home has gone from being a toy, or a source of knowledge, to an object that essentially drives a gulf between the child and their parents, especially those parents who work. Step by step, kids tend to spend more and more hours playing on the computer is danger.

Parents often become extremely distressed when their child is totally absorbed in playing on the computer. Certain pedagogues have accused computers of diminishing children's knowledge of lexicology as it has been found that children cannot adequately recall certain words.

Medics made an important point that computer addiction has a negative influence on children's health, behaviour and school progress. So, what should we do? Get rid of all home computers? Put a stop to technological progression? No, obviously we cannot do these things. It is impossible.