After Ireland..Canada..Australia..France, now..Sweden has also taken a big decision regarding children–Now phones will have to be kept off in front of 2 year old children in Sweden. By the way, now India also needs the advisory of ‘phone off’. Brain storming is needed from every angle, keeping the youth in mind, students, teachers, professionals, who needs how much screen time, where and when to keep the phone off, time has come to decide this because now every baby in every house likes smart phone, they don’t eat food without looking at the phone, they don’t have toys to play with. Now they want a phone. Because of this, health issues have started taking a scary shape like a monster- negative things are dominating the minds of children. Mental and physical growth is slowing down. Children are falling prey to sleep disorders, personality disorders.
Even 22% children are becoming victims of autism. Obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart related diseases, weak eye muscles, hearing problems have now become a problem for even small children. Leave aside children, even the elderly have fallen into the trap of smart phones. 43% people are afraid of losing their mobile phones, while the same number of people feel nervous if their phone does not ring. There are 25% who feel that their phone is ringing every moment. A big cause of concern now is that most people use mobile phones while driving. As a result, the number of deaths due to accidents have increased fourfold. 10% of the people who die in road accidents are those who are on their mobile phones at that time. There is no doubt that the advent of mobile phones has made working and life easier, but its misuse is becoming dangerous in every way. Yoga guru Swami Ramdev tells us how you can use it smartly.
4 ways to detox
Morning
Keep notifications off
Don’t look at your phone as soon as you wake up
Make sure to work out
Afternoon
‘No phone rule’ while eating
If the family is together, keep the phone away
Evening
Keep flight mode on while playing with children
Make sure to go for an evening walk
Keep the phone on flight mode while taking photos
Night
Use audible apps
Don’t use the phone before sleeping
Keep the mobile away from the bed
Misuse of phones – parents confused
Parents unaware of children’s phone use
90% don’t pay attention to children
Smartphone vision syndrome
Weak eyesight dryness
Swelling and redness in eyelids
Problem with bright light
Habit of staring
Smartphone is the enemy of eyes
Blue light —> retina damage—> weak eyesight
Enemy of ears – smartphone
Earphones—> loud noise—> deafness
WHO report
Hearing ability is decreasing due to loud noise Strength
1.5 billion people across the world suffer from hearing loss
By 2050, 250 million people will be deaf
