Keeping Children Away from Smart Devices

Parents today suffer from their children’s excessive use of smart devices. Because they are aware of the downsides of overusing these gadgets, they want to distance their children from them but often find it difficult. Here are some ways to keep children away from smart devices:

• Talking to the child and engaging them in various games.

• Parents acting as role models by staying away from devices themselves.

• Setting a specific playtime for devices and reminding the child 10 minutes before the time ends.

• Device deprivation if the child does not adhere to the specified time.

• Setting a password for devices and changing it from time to time.

• Filling the child’s free time with various activities such as sports, drawing, coloring, and music.