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Does the child become underweight because he eats food while looking at the phone? Not only this, due to this bad habit the child also becomes overweight. This addiction of looking at the phone while eating is harming children in many ways. In fact, in Indian homes, most of the parents depend more on the phone than on themselves to feed their children. Not only does the child look at the screen while eating, he also spends time on gadgets all the time. Many researches have revealed that if a child eats food while looking at the phone, it has a negative impact on both his physical and mental health.
Experts say that due to this the food is not digested properly. Apart from this, the child is also not able to monitor his hunger. Let us tell you through experts how dangerous is this way of eating food for health?
eating while looking at the phone
In the last few years, almost everyone is crazy about smart phones and social media. Be it an adult or a child… every person wastes hours on the phone. Talking about children, they have become accustomed to using short and long videos, games or other online platforms. Even a 6 month old baby eats food while watching videos on YouTube. Experts say that this is a kind of addiction which causes serious harm in the long term. This habit is also affecting our way of eating. Children eat food for a long time while looking at the phone. Know its disadvantages…
What do experts say
Dr. Rajeev Ranjan of Nidan Mother and Child Care Hospital, Noida. It is said that phone usage and screen time are a big problem in today’s times. Experts say that in most cases parents do not have time. Apart from saving time, parents also feed the child by showing them the phone to ensure that the child is eating something. Dr. Rajeev Ranjan says that in this way parents can relax but there remains a lack of nutritious food. During this time, children get so engrossed in their phones that they do not pay attention to food and this is an important reason for being underweight.
Due to lack of nutritious food, lack of balanced diet, lack of carbs, protein and fat, the child is not able to grow properly. The child becomes a picky eater. Especially children of 1 to 3 years should not use phone and screen time. Parents should try to give a balanced diet to the child.
Ways to get rid of phone addiction
Dr. Rajeev says to try some creative methods while feeding. Feed the child from the same plate in which you are eating. By doing this you can give him attention and he will eat the food willingly.
Whatever you are feeding the child, you should also eat it because seeing this encourages the child.
Using phone and screen time all the time not only takes you away from a balanced diet but also hinders mental development.
