Opinion | Screen-time – An addiction!

By screen time one can say, the amount of time a person spends on their gadgets. Nowadays, mobile phones and the internet has become a necessity of every human being from any age group. The internet definitely is a network through which one can connect almost with everyone but one has to set limits oneself. Thinking about kids٫ they are forgotten to play outdoors. Kids get easily bored by outdoor activities as well they download games on their mobile phones that becomes reason for their weak immunity٫ loss of concentration and their weak physical health as well. Also parents nowadays just handover their electronic gadgets to their kids to keep them indulge while completing work or doing some other stuff, but they forget how harmful it is for our kids in the early and sensitive age.

Excessive screen time can also result in headaches, neck٫ shoulder and back pain and make it hard to fall asleep. The following are the tips to get rid of screen time viz; keep track of your screen time as smart phones.

Take a regular break, Meditate and keep your schedules ready٫ shift your e-notes and papers to physical one’s. It’s better to be late than never٫ so start today even a little step to be proud tomorrow. The addiction of screen time, if not controlled today then tomorrow we miss a lot.

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