While we all recognize the detrimental effects of isolation and children, we fail to recognize the isolation occurring before our very eyes everyday. Children spend countless hours online every day isolated from the personal contact with friends.
Research is finding children are spending more and more time on social media and playing video games. They are connected to virtual people, while neglecting face-to-face contact with real people. The addiction to the internet is drawing children into a vacuum of isolation. This attraction leads to countless wasted hours.
The realities to mental health during COVID is replicated when children are online for long periods of time. While parents may believe children are completing school work or assignments, studies show they are constantly interrupted by emails, texts, and social media. While mental health issues may not present themselves immediately, the chances of future issues have been found to exist.
Encourage children to spend time disconnected from the internet and connected to real life. God has created a beautiful world full of his beauty and grace. It’s time to experience it.