Ava Hyora
Situation: 14 year old girl sitting on her phone during family dinner, refusing to get off her phone or make any face to face conversation.
Question: How to re-integrate children into face-to-face communication in family/friends and social situations.
Title: Just put the phone away
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“Excessive smartphone time can decrease time spent socializing face-to-face, bonding with family, exercising, and doing other things that promote creative thinking, self-discipline, and pro-social skills.” – Indira Abraham-Pratt (licensed psychologist at Florida Hospital for Children’s Center)
The excessive usage causes children to have social anxiety or complete avoidance of social situations.
“‘Quality-time’ now entails sitting side-by-side with each partner fully occupied by his or her phone.” – Lisa J. Merlo (psychologist within the University of Florida department of psychiatry)
Overuse causes children to neglect present experiences and relationships and only make relationships through a screen.
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“To prevent this, we must find a healthy balance between smartphone use and other important aspects of our lives.” – Indira Abraham-Pratt (licensed psychologist at Florida Hospital for Children’s Center)
Cell phones are an incredible technology that offers so much. But it is important to regulate this usage so we don’t have serious anxiety when it comes to speaking to a real person – not over the phone.
“Time spent alone helps teens better withstand periods when they’re disconnected from their digital devices and improves the sense of intimacy and bonding that face-to-face – not virtual – social interactions provide” – EverydayHealth
We all need some alone time and this time means ALONE, not communicating through texts or social media. This time is crucial to improve the intimacy of face-to-face communication.
Cites:
https://www.istockphoto.com/illustrations/face-to-face-communication
https://www.pcmag.com/news/11-reasons-to-stop-looking-at-your-smartphone
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