We are concerned about our young people and teenagers’ addiction to smartphones. According to experts, too much of smartphone addiction is destroying their future growth as worthy citizens.
Living in a world surrounded by digital devices is surely a boon. However, it can take a baneful turn, when the same gadgets become a compulsion. Smartphone addiction has become extremely common not just among adults but even kids, according to media reports.
The addiction is even more intense when youths, teenagers and children have been engrossed in online content since childhood. As they spend most of their leisure watching online content, their mental and physical health and social grooming are being affected badly.
Teenagers, mostly students, even cannot be fed without letting them watch smartphone contents in many cases in our country. They are losing their social life due to extreme addiction to smartphones.
Addiction to smartphones as well as their abuse has been creating negative impacts in society. Therefore, its trend needs to be addressed collectively for the sake of building the students as worthy citizens. Many guardians and parents who are busy with their jobs allow their children to use smartphones as they do not find any alternative. The use of smartphones has both merits and demerits.
Addiction to smartphones
as well as their abuse has been
creating negative impacts
in society
The students and youths should extend their level of knowledge after the best use of merits. Collective efforts of all quarters, including teachers and parents, have become crucial to prevent the abuse of smartphones and their abuse especially by the youths because the issue rings alarm.
We must make our youths understand the demerits of addiction to smartphones and its abuses. Our students must take only the benefits of smartphones.
This is the time for students to become smart by themselves through enriching them with knowledge. Various cyber crimes are occurring due to addiction to smartphones and their misuse. We need to generate awareness among the public in general on the issue. Time has come to protect the youths from all sorts of crimes, so that the talent faculty of leadership is grown among them properly.
Children’s addiction to digital devices, particularly smartphones, is now a growing problem denting the development of their mental and physical health. Media use like movie and drama watching, video gameplay, doing everything on mobile, etc., can severely damage the physical condition of children. Different streaming services, gaming apps, and social media can be accessed from mobile phones nowadays. Radiation from cell phones can possibly cause cancer, according to the World Health Organisation. The role of the youths is very important towards ensuring security in social media as they are the major part of social media and internet users.
Therefore, utmost emphasis should be given on creating awareness among the young generation so that they can be aware of their respective surroundings on modern devices. All have to come forward to save our young generation from smartphone addiction.
