Set an example before capping kids’ digital screen time

Almost all the parents are upset about their kids getting hooked to the web. They want them to regulate their online activity, and engage in heated arguments every other day.

But, a survey finds that parents themselves don’t have control in their online activity.

Cyber security experts ask parents to keep the phones aside when children seek their attention and not to make them angry by having heated arguments or impose restrictions that they don’t honour.

“About 52 per cent of parents trust their kids to know when enough is enough. But, 70 per cent of parents admit that they spend too much time online. About 72 per cent feel that Internet and mobile usage in general is impeding family life,” it finds.