Imagination and curiosity are powerful tools that can take a child to newer heights, and what better way to launch a creative book for kids. Shilpi Chakraborty’s latest children book ‘ KHOLA MONE RONG-BERONGE ‘was launched by Minister Shovandeb Chattopadhyay.Anupam Halder,Joint Commissioner of Revenue, Govt. Of West Bengal, Panchali Munsi, Joint Commissioner of Revenue, Govt. Of West Bengal, Kushal Chowdhury, Trustee Dakshineswar and other eminent personalities from the society.
The book has highlighted how children’s cognitive and emotional development can be adversely impacted by internet/gadget addiction.
Children are most vulnerable to smartphones and other technological gadgets. Right from childhood, they are introduced to smartphones. They use these gadgets to listen to music, play games, chat with their friends, and follow social media as they grow.
The content on smartphones is not always child-friendly. Furthermore, not all parents monitor their children when they use smartphones. As these gadgets keep kids occupied, elders, too, find it convenient as they get the time to complete their chores.
However, they don’t realize that staring at the screens for long hours affects their kids’ eyes, brain, mind, and also their way of thinking.
Kids also get distracted by smartphones while studying due to the constant pings of notifications that demand instant attention. They get introduced to the virtual world via smartphones and get immersed in it.
Often the lines between real and virtual get blurred and the kids are left confused about what is real and what they can believe. They also tend to forget what matters and what needs their attention as they find themselves lost in their smartphones.
