The Silent Tragedy Affecting Today’s Children

The Silent Tragedy Affecting Today’s Children

BY VICTORIA PROODAY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

“What is wrong? Today’s children are being deprived of the fundamentals of a healthy childhood, such as:

· Emotionally available parents

· Clearly defined limits and guidance

· Responsibilities

· Balanced nutrition and adequate sleep

· Movement and outdoors

· Creative play, social interaction, opportunities for unstructured times and boredom

Instead, children are being served with:

· Digitally distracted parents

· Indulgent parents who let kids “Rule the world”

· Sense of entitlement rather than responsibility

· Inadequate sleep and unbalanced nutrition

· Sedentary indoor lifestyle

· Endless stimulation, technological babysitters, instant gratification, and absence of dull moments”

How to fix it?

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