I witnessed and heard something that was just so frightening. One of my friends came to me in tears because her son keeps breaking into her car to steal the laptop and his vedio games.She hid them in the trunk of her car because she could not get him away from these screens and it was affecting his school work as well as his behaviour.
I found this quite disturbing.I offered to keep the devices while trying to work out a strategy to get back her son to refocus. There is a serious dilemma that is unfolding among our children and parents are not to take this lightly if they care about their children's future.
In another situation a collegue of mine was attacked by her son,all because she turned off the internet and cable. She also realise that he was hooked to the screens all the time.He became quite violent and abusive when she tried to get him off the screens.
Both scenarios are scary as both these boys are just fourteen year's old. Screens are interferring with our children's ability to focus and process information rationally. It is the newest addiction. Parents need to play their part by stop buying their children vedio games. They need food, shelter and a good education,which will serve them in future years. Children donot need vedio games. Cable and internet if it has to be inside the home should be monitored.
Parents must be vigilant.Screens should not be placed inside children's room where they cannot be monitored. We are fighting a battle against all these technological companies who get rich off you and then rob your children of quality academic time. Time and years spent on screens by children will be lost and can never be replaced.
Let's stand up against this fight.Buy your children books,encourage them to write.Select cable channels that actually teach something such as National Georgrahy,Dicovery Health and so on. Do not sit on the sideline Be Tough. Parents be strong,you will be happy you did.
Literacy Now For Tomorrow's Future.
Send me your views.
No comments:
Post a Comment