Each time feeding her 4-year-old daughter turns into a real battle for Ms. Anh Ngoc (30 years old from Thai Nguyen). A habit formed from childhood, every time she eats, she has to use her phone to coax her.
Gradually, this habit made Ms. Ngoc's daughter dependent on the phone. Every time she forbade or confiscated the phone, she would cry and refuse to eat or drink.
Ms. Ngoc said: "This habit has formed since my child was young, every time they are anorexic, people give them phones to comfort them.
Initially, it was just a temporary solution, but gradually, the phone became a mandatory condition in every meal of the baby. Without a phone, the child would definitely refuse to eat.
Not only dependent on the phone, Ms. Ngoc's daughter also has symptoms that make the family worried. Many nights, the baby does not sleep deeply and often wakes up startled.
Occasionally, the baby also repeats inappropriate words, imitating videos she has watched online.
Although realizing the problem, according to Ms. Ngoc, changing this habit is not easy at all. Every time she reduces her phone usage time, the baby reacts strongly, making her sometimes helpless.
A similar situation also happened to Mr. Nguyen Hoang's family (residing in Phan Dinh Phung, Thai Nguyen).
According to Mr. Hoang, short videos on the internet are addictive for his 6-year-old son. Keeping his eyes glued to his phone all day makes him almost no exercise.
This bad habit formed from childhood. At that time, to soothe children, people often show them their phones. They even give their phones to their children to see so they can do other things freely.
Now short videos online are very toxic. The child is still young but has imitated words and actions that are not appropriate. I am really worried," Mr. Hoang said.
According to psychologist Nguyen Hoang Anh - Voice of Therapist Psychological Office, violent videos directly exploit strong emotions such as fear, pain, or anger.
Studies show that the human brain (almond) remembers strong emotional experiences very well. Especially experiences related to aggressive, threatening or harmful situations.
Therefore, violent situations can immediately remain in human memory, causing obsession and anxiety.
Also according to psychologist Nguyen Hoang Anh, groups of children and adolescents, people with low psychological resistance are the groups most easily psychologically affected.
It is necessary to manage curiosity by immediately turning off annoying videos, avoiding clicking on sensitive content that easily triggers negative emotions.
Minimize children's dependence on phones, increase practical activities for children to develop better.
