BB in hand. Eyes on the device with an all-focused mindset while texting using the BB messenger. Writing a text that seems very important and cannot wait few minutes before sending it off.
The message reads: "dfjefjldldlkd" and the sender is only 6-year-old.
You've probably walked past a kid with a phone and never thought twice of the risks. You have probably witness kids as young as five with blackberries, smartphones and high-end mobile phones. It's not surprise in our day and time. Recent studies in the US say in every 5 children, one obtains a mobile phone.
It was reported here that in the UAE kids as young as seven can sign contracts with some telecom providers given their parents permission. Once I had found out such information and noticed the craze among the young, although it may seem cool and harmless at times, I knew there are risks. Other than the health risks associated, social risks are also in jeopardy. According to a doctor in dubai, he said:
"Use of mobile phones affects children more than adults because their brain is more sensitive to radio frequency and can damage their neuron cells,” said Dr Shabeer Nellikode, a neurologist at Lifeline Hospital in Abu Dhabi.
Kids often nag on their parents saying they want phones and a lot of times the reason why parents succumb to their kids nonsense is because they need the kids to get off their back and have them stop nagging. Leaving the kids with mobile phones can truly be disastrous on children social skills. Once they have learned to communicate to people through texting, IMing - and whatnot such devices bring, it can cause kids to lack the right communication skills in real life and heavily depend on "gadgets" to make them send a message.
The reason why children are becoming increasingly engaged in wanting such devices is because of the reason that a lot of their peers do have such devices. By not having it, it can cause bullying, being ridiculed and laughed at for not obtaining a mobile phone.
Do you think owning a mobile phone as young as five is okay? Why or why not? What risks are associated with such gadget in the hands of a child?
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