Health News Desk, Life has become much easier due to smart phones and if it is used properly, then a person can learn new skills and also earn money, although most people use the phone only for things like scrolling social media, taking selfies. In today’s time, phone addiction can be seen even in very young children like three to four years. Continuous use of mobile also has a bad effect on the health of adults, then it is even more harmful for children. It is better to keep children away from the phone. Nowadays, many such cases are being seen that children get so addicted to playing games on the phone that even their thinking power starts getting affected. Even if the content security feature is turned on in the phone for children, this addiction has a bad effect on their brain as well as the whole body and they can have many problems.
Routines are getting messed up
The worst effect of the habit of using mobile is that it ruins the routine. Many times children keep using the phone till late at night and due to this their sleep pattern gets disturbed which leads to mood swings, irritability and due to this the physical development of the child can also be affected.
Bad body posture
When someone uses the phone, whether it is a child or an adult, he remains in the same position for hours. Due to which the body posture can deteriorate and there can be a problem of stiffness and pain in the muscles of the shoulder, neck, back, waist.
bad behavior
Continuous use of mobile affects the child’s mood and many times he sees such things on the phone which also has a bad effect on his behavior. When a child gets addicted to the phone, his behavior can become aggressive.
Damage to the eyes
Cases of weak eyesight are now being seen a lot even in small children. The reason behind this is not excessive study or health problem, but in most cases eyesight becomes weak due to addiction to phone and TV.
succumbing to peer pressure
Due to the use of phone, the problem of peer pressure also dominates the children. (This is a problem in which when a friend has a phone or toy, he starts insisting on getting it, otherwise he will feel inferior in front of his friend.) Actually, when children use the phone, many such advertisements come in which different types of products are shown and children start demanding them under the pressure of their peers.
Fear of falling into bad habits
Although many such features have come in the phone through which children can do safe gaming or use social media, but in most cases people do not keep these features on and in such a situation there is a fear of the child falling into bad habits. Therefore, the child should be kept away from the phone as much as possible and instead of that, the habit of playing outdoor games should be inculcated.
