Only emotional intelligence can save children from online gambling
Summary
We keep our kids safe from stranger danger, alcohol and drug abuse and feel relieved when the kids are indoors on their smartphones or plugged into the computer. BUT! the real danger is hidden right under our noses its the computer screens and the smart phones that we spend most of our day on. Scarily, the rise in digital addiction is stark, with the developments in new and digital media this growth will just keep on growing. Many young people suffer from a variety of different health problems as result of turning to social media to deal with problems they don't know otherwise how to deal with.Though, most adults do not know how to deal with this rise because they cannot spot the symptoms. The article goes on to talk about how many companies and specialist agencies are working hard to combat the issues that the online world brings but they realize they cannot stop/block the issues out completely.
Key Statistics
- 23% of teenage boys gamble online
- Young 14 year old was asked "how do you spend your unscheduled time?" He replied I do not have any.
- We feed ourselves a endless diet of bite sized information and other's opinions
My Opinion
In my opinion, the developing world of NDM and social media is a growing and not planning on slowing down anytime soon. The virtual world is here to stay, removing all access to the online world is impossible. However, we all just need to be more aware of how to deal with the online world and any challenging stuff that might be thrown at us through it. This is because at the minute we think we know a lot but at the rate that the virtual world is growing we need to learn a lot more in a lot less time. Right now we have the generation of digital natives who dominate the online world but even they are newbies learning at the same rate as everybody else. None of us are more clued up than the other we need to help one another to stay on top of this ever growing industry.
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