Smartphone addiction: Let’s reduce screen time

The mobile phone addiction among the people is growing with each passing day. It is common in both children as well as the adults as most of the people waste their precious time by using the smart phones and thus becoming psychologically dependent on it. The addiction is akin to the drug addiction as the continuous use of this modern gadget is developing intense psychological and physical symptoms, whenever a cell phone is kept away from a person, or there is non-availability of a network or internet snag. Due to excessive use of smart phones, the people usually develop many physical symptoms like neck pain, headache, vision problems, spine issues and hand numbness. According to a study published in Frontiers in Psychiatry, adolescents under 20 years old are the most at-risk for cell phone addiction, because this age group is more likely to experience behavioural problems as they haven’t developed self-control skills yet. While kids have a lot of energy, but remaining confined to the smart phones is making them lazy, thus simultaneously, it is the time when the elders at the home, should engage them in physical activities on regular basis to make sure that their screen time is reduced and their love and affection towards the reel life is put to an end. The parents have to play a key role to make sure that their kids do something active frequently and involve them in different tasks like playing, painting, reading or writing, which will reduce their free time and thereby can help in reducing their screen time as well, thus will help to ensure their healthy lifestyle. In this way, the smartphone addiction will be eradicated among the adults as well as the kids.