Kids nowadays are really techie. I see kids as young as four years old carrying around handheld gadgets. I even saw one with a blackberry playbook.
While it is nice to shower our kids with gifts, sometimes it can really get extravagant. Others may excuse this as well, they can afford it, but I think the issue here is whether we can afford these gadgets or not.
The issue is how these gadgets are affecting the physical and social health of our children. For one, many kids who are so techie are living a lethargic lifestyle. They do not move around much but rather sit down and bury themselves in front on their gadget. Their eyesight is affected and many become obese. Some have diabetes.
Additionally, many of them do not know how to relate to other kids and adults anymore because they are so used to being alone in front of their gadget. There is quite a number of kids that I know of who are displaying violent behavior because of the games that they play on their gadgets.
So as parents we should be really careful with what we give our children. We enjoy giving nice things but we really have to think hard because it may cause our children’s detriment.
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