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?
https://yourot.com/parenting-club/2017/5/24/what-are-we-doing-to-our-children