Children addicted to gadgets these days !!

I personally have not provided any of these to my children. We encourage them to go out and play. My husband and I got at and play cricket or tennis with them if none of their friends come out. 

My son got his first phone when he entered the Med school, only because it is far away. 

My children don't watch TV either .. it depends on what how we bring up children and what we encourage them to do. I agree all their friends have all those things you mentioned and much more. I personally don't see a need for them. 

Sofs, that's the way it should be. I too have managed without giving these to my son and have always encouraged playing outdoor games and if no one is there to play, he goes cycling. But peer pressure does make them ask for these things from their parents ..its like "everyone has a PSP " or 'how about a game download in your mobile' ? Reading is another thing that I encourage..I buy him lot of books and thankfully he has now taken to it. Question however is not of our own kids . There are lot of parents who dont find time to spend with thier kids due to work pressure as a result of which many kids are taking therapy. Wanted to post a link but cloud not manage. Can someone help me with it? Do I have to download it first to my computer and then attach?

An ideal parenting indeed.Children emulate parents. If the child sees its parents who start their day with an I phone and end their day with an I phone they too follow the suit.

Children get more attracted towards criminal video games and take more interest in crime based scenes. If children are using such gadgets like iphones or mobiles to play video games, parents should take care of what their kids are doing on the mobiles or iphones.

Here is an article that depicts the ill effects of gadgets on child's health.

http://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/132637/cell_phones/influence_of_cell_phones_on_kids.html

Thanks for posting it. There is another one I saw in the Telegraph, copied and pasted but couldn't see the hyperlink. 

Even toddlers prefer mobile phones over toys. They avoid real life activities and some of them become victim of gadget affection. Parents are responsible for this addiction. A child behavior is the responsibility of a parent.

Cell phone addiction leads to sedentary life. This further leads to lack of physical activity. For the healthy growth of a child, physical activity is highly essential. Lack physical activity paves way to several diseases like obesity.

Neha Sadana wrote:

Even toddlers prefer mobile phones over toys. They avoid real life activities and some of them become victim of gadget affection. Parents are responsible for this addiction. A child behavior is the responsibility of a parent.

That comment tells the story. Babies know nothing, they only copy behavior that they see. Their role models are their parents and they do just what their parents do. 

Sadly parents take such great pride in saying that their babies know how to use their phones. Little do they realize that they have sown in them seeds for greater addiction and asocial behavior.

Children become obese and moody and very poor socializers as a result of such parental indulgence. 

Parents are the firs teachers in a child's life. Its no secret that children emulate parents. For the excessive use of gadgets, solely parents are responsible.

If a parent provide a fun activity to the kid, he will never say no to it. Time limits are very important when kids are watching tv or playing with cellphones. Provide him options before his gadget affection becomes an addiction! 

The idea is to divert the attention of the children. Children will be drawn towards things which interest them. It's up to the parents to find out what interests their children like.

Providing stuff for children alone is not love, being able to spend time with them , engaging them in activities which promote physical, emotional and mental growth is important. However, the easiest thing for working parents to do these days is give stuff.. this only helps getting children focused on things that aren't really the best for them.

Most importantly parents have to be there to guide their children.  I see almost every kid playing with playstations etc .I have a psychiatrist friend who says depression Is so common In children nowadays, working parents unable to provide time so out of guilty consciousness they buy their children whatever they ask for not realising that they complicating matters. Many other simply give It because every other child has it. One needs to be firm with children regarding certain Issues..giving In to their every whim doesn't make you agood parent. Cultivating hobbies Is a good way to divert their interests..playing some instrument Is a good option. 

Children by nature are enthusiastic. . It's here parents should use the trait of " Enthusiasm." And find out what their kid's are showing more enthusiasm. This is possible only if one of the parents are not employed..

Due to addiction of children to gadgets these days, children more like to play with these gadgets, avoiding outdoor games. Out door games keeps children healthy not only physically but mentally. Kids are going sick to these gadgets. I have seen in many families that some children cannot live without these gadgets, and if you try to keep away them from these gadgets they cry and ready to leave everything for gadgets. So its the responsibility of parents to keep away their children from these gadgets.

It is basically the parents' fault who give their children such gadgets at a very early age so that they may not have to spend time with them. And then they pay for it big time once the child becomes totally hooked to it and his or her health and social skills suffer greatly!

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

It is basically the parents' fault who give their children such gadgets at a very early age so that they may not have to spend time with them. And then they pay for it big time once the child becomes totally hooked to it and his or her health and social skills suffer greatly!

I agree with you. If the parents themselves are addicted to these gadgets who can help the children? Children emulate the parents.

the most important factor which encourages them is the entertainment section. Now a days children enjoy more in electronic gadgets in comparison of games which is played physically like cricket, football etc..

True. Children do not know what's good and bad. They  rush towards a candle without knowing that it it burns. In this condition parents should guide them.