Five Ways To Control Child’s Addiction To Gadget

The various gadgets for children keep them occupied, engage in learning and fun activities. But they have their drawbacks if they are used in excess. This is where the parents need to be watchful of their kids; hence the tools become a burden to them.

Here are five ways we can control the addiction to gadgets; 

Set time on use of gadgets

Set a time limit when they can use their gadgets. You have to reach an agreement with them to make them see the danger their addiction can cause and based on that, you agree on the steps you have to take.

Let them have alternative activities

Have an alternative activity they can devote their time to apart from the gadgets. Many children are lost in their world. The parents just throw a phone or laptop at them and are left alone with nothing else that can take their attention apart from the gadgets. We must make available other things they can do to spend their time doing. You may want to introduce exercises and sporting activities.

Other digital skills

Parents can find digital skills that interest their children, then encourage and provide the tools for their children to learn those skills, thereby converting their device addiction from unproductive to productive.

Device apps that can regulate usage

Gadget’s addiction in children could be converted from being unregulated and unproductive when parents leverage apps that could regulate screen time and content.

Parents can also leverage apps like Google Family link, to regulate content children consume, time spent on devices, etc. Depending on how old the children are, parents can agree and jointly develop a technology use policy for the home.

Keep them engaged

Children need interaction with other children and adults, they need someone to engage them, once they cannot get this,  their gadgets  become the available companion.

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