The addiction of children and adolescents to social media is a real epidemic of our time, so the government’s initiatives to address the problem is welcome. But parents also have a share of the responsibility, even if they often feel powerless in the face of their children’s absolute dependence on mobile phones.
These holidays are an opportunity to stay offline, socialize and read. We have an obligation to at least try teach our children how much they lose when they are trapped in a virtual digital world.