What is the most effective way of dealing with internet addiction among children?
There are certain steps that one can take to rid one’s children of internet addiction. One of the ways is to keep them engaged with alternate activities, which excite them and at the same time take them closer to their goal and make them happy. This is the key remedy for the intelligent ‘Young’ generation. One can also try to discuss the negative and positive effects of internet openly with one’s kids and try to protect them from the negative effect as smartly as one can. As a parent one should try to make them feel, that spending time with internet is their choice and not a compulsion. Only the taste of real life success can give them the boost to monitor their internet usage skilfully. Any kind of activity based therapy or activity based skillful work can make you feel better in the long run if they are reaching for the healthy way out from internet addiction.
Does internet addiction affect children’s performance in school?
Academic excellence of a child depends on what’s being taught and school and acquiring extra skills, according to one’s interest. Internet use can sometime negatively affect the performance of a student. Lack of interest on written work develops muscular rigidity along with less finger flexibility resulting in failure to write with effective speed at the time of examination. Audio-visual co ordination can also get hampered, which is necessary in class performance. Capacity to understand something easily and lack of concentration can harm one’s ability to memorise.
Does internet addiction lead to ADHD?
Internet addiction has many signs and symptoms, which are same for adults as well as adolescents. Some of these signs may be depression and ADHD, mood swings, irritability, poor academic performance, proneness to diversion etc. Studies have not yet conclusively determined whether this addiction causes other issues, but findings have shown that adolescents with this addiction are more likely to suffer from ADHD.
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