Replace Digital Screen Focus With Other Activities

Parents need to make efforts to wean children off digital devices by engaging them in non-tech activities

- Mini P.

The time children expend staring at digital devices such as smartphones, desktop computers and laptops has increased dramatically after the Covid pandemic. According to a recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics, children’s on-screen time spiked by 52 percent between 2020 and 2022. Time expended on handheld devices and personal computers was highest for children aged 1218 years. the outcome of digital addiction is that a rising number of children are reporting physical and psychological disorders. Therefore, parents need to make efforts to wean children off digital devices by engaging them in nontech activities. Some suggestions:

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Apart from the obvious option of enrolling children in organised sports and fitness classes, here are some at-home activities that parents can introduce.