Kids nowadays are spending more time than usual on devices like Mobile phones and tablets. Usually, parents provide them with their personal devices to spare some time from parenting.

I personally don’t advise this in parenting. Kids below 10 years should not be allowed to spend time on devices and instead, parents should involve them in physical activities to have better physical and mental growth.

Yet we cannot stop them from using devices as they get attracted to them. They learn from us and they see how every adult is used to it and can’t avoid using them in their daily lives.

Kids of this generation quickly adapt to our technology compared to older people. They know how to take pictures on a mobile phone without any help from adults. No one taught them how to do so. And my parents took a while to understand how to take a call on a smartphone.

I personally do not have kids yet as I am not yet married. Though my experience comes from my sister’s kids. A boy named Noor and a younger girl Nayra both are 5 years and below currently. Both spend a lot of time with me as I am available to them at home most of the time. I work from home since the pandemic.

I mostly try not to give them devices. But I myself spend most of my time working on them. That’s where they get a chance to use my other devices while I am working on my MacBook they reach to my phone or tablet.

So to solve this problem, it’s very important to restrict the content they consume. We can do this by hiding or locking the apps which are not meant for kids and allowing them to specific content which are made for kids. 

List of apps to Restrict Content on devices for kids (Parents Use):-

For Android Using a Launcher is the easiest way.

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For IOS

Go to your settings 

Screen Time Settings

Content & Privacy Restrictions

Content Restrictions (Fill a Passcode)

Apps

And choose an Age Restriction.

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Below is the list of top fun & engaging content that will help them learn scholastic skills.

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All these apps on the list are chosen by the kids themselves, they love engaging with them and are verified by Play Protect and parents. I have checked and experienced them for a long time in my daily life to recommend them to every parent having kids who are less than 5 years old.

I would still suggest parents engage their kids with physical books & indoor games. The most effective way to keep them away from devices is by engaging them with toys. My father has a toy store and most of the time I try to get them toys from there.

Make your Kids Dance and Sing for Rhymes. They love to do so. They dance before they learn to walk, and they sing before they learn to talk. That’s the nature of art. Involve them in different artistic activities. This keeps them happy and stays motivated to learn new things.

It’s very important that our kids engage with other kids in our neighborhood. Bytes they start playing outdoors which helps them in improving their physical activities. This can only happen when they are restricted to devices.

There are ways we can restrict the time they spend on each device. It’s all about controlling things in a manner where they aren’t hurt. At last, we all want our kids to be happy and keep smiling all the time.

Conclusion:-

How we cannot stop them from using devices. It’s better we keep our screens on eye-safe mode which does not harm their eyes & keep the volume to a specific level that does not affect their ears as well. Happy parenting.