Keeping Children Away from Smart Devices

Parents today suffer from their children’s excessive use of smart devices. Because they are aware of the disadvantages 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:

• Talk to the child and engage them with various games and activities.
• Parents should act as role models by staying away from their own devices.
• Set a specific screen time and remind the child 10 minutes before the time is up.
• Revoke device privileges if the child does not adhere to the specified time.
• Set passwords for the devices and change them from time to time.
• Fill the child’s free time with different activities such as sports, drawing, coloring, or music.