We are living in the Technological Era and in the age of Gadgets. This has fascinated the youth and children the most. They spend maximum time on the gadgets specially for gaming purpose. Online gaming is reaching new pinnacle. Reports suggest that the gaming industry is expected to grow 3 times by 2021.
A concern of every parent that children are spending too much time on the computer, game consoles, smartphones and tablets. Studies point that excessive screen time has many health issues. Which is biggest worry.
Advice from most successful richest IT People on raising children.
The IT people have forbidden their children from using electronic devices until a certain age and once they were allowed to use the gadget there was a time limitation and they always kept a watch for what purpose it was being used. They were not allowed to use electronic devices as much as other kids of their age.
Microsoft Corporation (co-founder Bill Gates).
Bill gates the head of Microsoft and the richest man in the world has 3 children but gates and his wife forbade them use of smartphones to 14 years. The leaders of many IT-companies having the same view, forbade the children because of the fear of negative influence of electronic gadgets on children’s health. The gadgets could only be used to do homework or to chat with friends. The time limit of using the gadgets was restricted.
Bill gates three children: 20-year-old Jennifer, a 14-year-old Phoebe and 17-year-old Rory. All of them were related to restrictions on the use of electronics.
“We set a time after which you cannot use the gadgets. In their case, it helps to sleep at a reasonable time,” — said the head of Microsoft
Co-founder of Apple Inc., NeXT, and Pixar (Steve Jobs)
It is known that the founder of Apple Steve jobs forbid his kids from the overuse of technological devices, including the iPad.
According to biographer Walter Issacson every night jobs with children gathered at the table for the discussion of books and history. Nobody used tablet or computer.
When Apple’s first tablet was hitting shelves. A journalist during a conversation with Steve jobs was shocked to know that the kids haven’t used the iPad. A number of technology chief’s had same views on gadgets and they strictly restricted the children’s screen time. The children were banned to use gadgets on school nights and time limits on weekends.
CEO of 3D Robotics, a Drone maker (Chris Anderson):
Chris Anderson introduced the parental control and limited time on all electronic devices in the house.
According to Anderson, he has seen the dangers like exposure to harmful content, bullying from friends, and worst getting addicted to devices.
Twitter (founder Evan Williams):
Evan and his wife Sara have 2 sons. Neither of the boys have an iPad. Instead of gadgets, the shelves in Williams’s house are packed with books. Physical books which can be picked and read any time. According to Evan, books are best entertainment in spare time and all necessary information can be found in books.
When children after a certain age have been given gadgets make sure they are using it for right purpose. Parents must keep a watch on what they are using it for.
We heard a lot about Blue whale challenge a suicide game taking lives of many teenagers. It becomes necessary to keep watch on Children. Many parents give gadgets to children so that they stay occupied and do not bother them during their work. They then tend to become addictive and start taking gaming as their career. Which should not be encouraged. There are good and bad games. Promote gaming that actually help in brain development and restrict games that are violent and competitive.
Some games can increase creativity among children but played for limited time. Games like:
· Fruit Ninja, · Word Connect, · Cooking Fever, · Chess, · QuizUp, · Smash hit, · Horizon Zero Dawn, · Insomniac’s Spider-Man Game, · Night in the Woods, · Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series.
http://www.andropalace.org a website with many free games listed. It gives a brief description of the games awell.
There are parental apps to keep watch on children, which has features like web filtering, app management, time limit controls, location tracking (for the safety when they move out at nights) and many more features and also controls multiple devices .
