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Digital kids

Every morning when my "digital kids" woke up, they insisted on watching "videos". This routine turned into a habit. Sometimes they used to  be so much engrossed in their newly discovered entertainment source that for the time being, they forgot what was happening around them. Initially, I participated in those moments of joy but gradually realised that they were getting addicted to not only videos but had started exploring more options in device with their little fingers. This alerted me of long term consequences and how that could lead to exposure to social media in an early age when they should be really spending their leisure time in various physical activities. I decided to limit the usage of digital media although not restricting them completely but how?😕 DIGITAL KIDS I talked to many parents about their experience on how to deal with this emerging trend of kids. Although the opinions varied some universal facts came to light like: It leads