Children's addiction on the digital world, reasons and possible solutions.

Reasons for teenager’s smartphone addiction

9% of children and young people all over the world are officially diagnosed with addiction. To identify the reasons of the children's gadgets addiction This research was conducted as part of the educational activities of the Family, Women, and Children Affairs Committee and the Committee on Education and Science of the public organization “The sovereign course” with participation of teachers and psychologists: Frolova O.S., Fakhrieva O.N., Konoshenko K.N. The research, surveys and interviews were conducted with 30 groups: students of a general education school aged from 12 to 14 and their families (parents, siblings and immediate family members). In a secondary school, an observation was made among 5th and 8th grades for 3 months in order to identify adolescents' dependence on the phones. Based on the results of all types of research, the problem of addiction to gadgets and its reasons were identified, and steps to overcome this addiction were developed. Parents’ awareness of the illusory perception of the reasons for children's gadget addiction and the ways how to solve this problem. The necessity to show to a child a cause-and-effect relationship of the gadget addiction and the idea that it’s his or her growth point which is important to let him or her live a real life. The lack of quality relationships in families has led to smartphones teenagers’ addiction 1. if a family realizes their goals, traditions and there are healthy relationships between parents and good quality time together, children do not go into gadgets 2. Children’s Gadget addiction is formed by parents: - focus on their career, - stop giving necessary attention to their children How parents should treat their children's addiction to gadgets. 1. to support the interests of the kids, to help them find answers to any questions. 2. to take into account the child's individuality, strengths.

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