If you look at a photo of Asif nowadays, you will always see that he’s looking at an iPad. In fact, you can say that he’s chronically addicted to his device now at 6 years old. It is all our faults though I must say. As a dual income parent, we cannot afford to give our full and undivided attention to our youngest child. So, to help him fill up his spare time, we gave him an iPad to watch ever since he was little. So now it has become like an extra appendage to him.
Now since he’s starting standard one next year, we’re trying our best to wean him off the device. Starting with earlier screen time restrictions , no iPads while eating and encouraging him to watch the bigger TV screen instead. I must say, it is still a great challenge some time but it is a must unless we want him to wear glasses very soon. I know it’s easier said than done but if you can, keep your children as far away from a screen as possible. At least until he started school.
