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Cure for Child's Obsession with Gadgets

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Jessy’s tiny little fingers swiftly moving on the smartphone, swiping through photos, watching educational/entertainment videos and then quickly navigating back to play her favorite video game. The 3-year-old has already mastered the art of operating a smartphone. When her mom tries to take away the phone from her, she started playing all kinds of tantrums and then ultimately it’s some other gadget that makes her calm down again. More or less the same situation can be seen in every household today. It is not a surprising fact that today’s kids started using gadgets even before they learn to walk or talk. All their entertainment revolving around gadgets/screens whether it may be watching a cartoon show on television or playing a video game on tablet, laptop or smartphone. There is no doubt that today’s kids are over exposed to gadgets than ever before. Prolonged exposure to these screens may have negative effects on kids behavioral, emotional and social skills . Managing child’s use o