Sacred Heart High School conducts a programme on the impact of cellular phones and technology and how it is affecting the students’
RAMAGUNDAM, SEPTEMBER 11, 2024: Enough has been said and written about the harmful effects of mobile phone dependency among kids and internet addiction, but the antithesis prevails when it comes to limiting that exposure.
Parents, child experts and medical professionals have been pointing towards the problem for a long and a day would demand for internet -de-addiction centre in the Telangana state to get children and parents for treatment and counselling, the problem seems to be grave.
In the wake of complaints about the addiction of students and their parents to cellular phones, Sacred Heart High School, Godavarikhani, Peddapalli district, conducted an insightful orientation programme for the ninth and tenth-class students and their parents on Wednesday. Mr Sayyam Sai Babu from Impact Foundation was the resource person.
A special orientation programme conducted on “Impact of mobile and technology, how it was affecting children”, was conducted on the occasion. Expressing concern over addiction to cellular phones by the students and their parents, Mr Sai Babu said that exposure to the internet starts at a very young age through mobile. “Parents feed their kids while they are watching rhymes and other videos on phones. This starts at an age as early as three or four years. Continued exposure and understanding of the kid converts this habit into an addiction to mobile phones”.
He lists out irritation, depression, loneliness, isolation to mobile addiction among kids. Lack of communication with parents too aggravates the problem. He appealed to the parents to show understanding as well as give time and attention to their kids, exchange cell phones with some other positive habit and not criticize them because it may result in detachment. He informed the parents not to use cellular phones in front of their children. Correspondent Sister Maria Goreti, Principal Sister Arogya Mary, teachers and others were also present.
