There have been a number of incidents in recent times involving juvenile delinquency. It is startling to find that the young teen agers of age14-18 are taking part in anti-social activities. Drug slinging, killing, fighting for urban territorial disputes among rival groups has become common. Recent reports published in this daily suggest that the increase in anti-social activities among youngsters is increasing because of the internet and its vast number of adverse effects.
Experts opine that children’s and teen agers’ psychology is quite fragile and they absorb and adopt whatever they are exposed to. In this age of digitalization internet has reached the palms of everyone who can afford it, even parents resolve to hand their children tabloid computers or cell phones under duress by the children or willingly. But most of the cases it is seen that the children get uncontrolled access to the internet and its malicious content.
Still young children are taking part in
anti-social activities coming
from well rounded families
From here, the youngsters start adopting the thrilling life of personas they see on the internet. The influence of these contents is clearly visible among the youngsters of present times. The gruesome incident of the murder of a teen age boy and the gang of youngsters going by the name Disco Boys is only couple of years old. Yet, still young children are taking part in anti-social activities coming from well rounded families and leading the life which might possibly push them towards a life of criminality in future.
The authorities have already taken the steps to curb out some of the websites which show such content on the internet. But, more emphasis should be given on the parents and it is the parents whose lack of guidance for the children is the key to such incidents in the society. The authorities should start a programme where parents will be trained on using parental control on the internet for the safety of their children so that they are not exposed to the malicious content on the internet. Special workshops on this topic can be a key way to get the adults mind concentrated on this so that they will know how to effectively and safely hand over technology to their children.