Exploring Our Children’s Potentials

Here are some common complaints shared by parents when it comes to gadgets and their children:

‘My child is glued on his gadget day in day out!’
‘She spends hours on her phone everyday!’
‘His grades are going down. He’s more into playing computer games than studying!’

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Some questions to ponder:

🔹 Who regularly introduced the gadget in the first place into the child’s life?

🔹 Who allowed the child, from the beginning, to play/fiddle with gadget often and for ‘a long time’? (Often since they’re still babies)

🔹 Who bought/gave the gadget to them?

🔹 Who are the parents and who are the children in the house?

🔹 Who makes and implements the rules at home?

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Habits start from homeOften, many ‘totally’ blame the children for having ‘gadget’ habits / addictions, and forget …that these are also children whose possessions and day-to-day activities are still (should still be) under the parents’ control?

‘Regular gadget exposures’, when allowed by parents, become habits.

And, habits become addictions over time especially if there are minimal or no guidance, control and positive parent-child relationships.

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Habits start from home.

What kind of habits do we allow / encourage at home?

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Self-reflection and food for thought.