The Dhaka Times Desk Is your child addicted to mobile phones? Know how to keep your child away from this habit.
Children's addiction to mobile phones seems to have increased after Corona. At home, sometimes studying or sometimes playing games and sometimes watching YouTube, they sit with their faces buried in their phones. Instead of talking or playing with others in the house, their eyes are always on the mobile screen. Due to busy work, many people cannot give enough time to their children. Due to which children are largely deprived of parental care. That is why parents willingly hand over phones, tablets or laptops to children to spend their free time. In this condition they are getting addicted to mobile. This addiction has reached such a level that it cannot be removed. What to do in this situation? Learn how to get your child out of this habit.
# Even if you are busy, you need to make time for your child's smartphone addiction. A certain time of the day should be allocated for him every day. At that time, listen to the child's mind, play with the child and talk to him. You can also read him a story. You have to be proactive to change his mind. Sometimes you can take him for a walk. You can also buy him books. If you start reading books, your addiction to mobile will decrease.
# If you yourself are too addicted to mobile, your child will follow you. So first you have to remove your own addiction. Do not use the phone unnecessarily in front of the child.
# Children should be allowed to use the smart phone at a certain time of the day. You also have to keep an eye on what the child is watching on the smartphone. Their free time should be used for other activities. Encourage your child to focus on sports, dance, music that interests your child.
# If your child takes online classes, be aware of what they are doing on the Internet at all times. Moreover, the offending websites should also be controlled from smartphones. If necessary, you can take the help of internet providers.
# technology to better understand both the pros and cons of the child. Discuss the pros and cons of technology openly with your children. Talk to your child about the dangers of using too much technology. Source: Anandabazar Online.
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How to prevent dengue
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral fever. This fever is different from other viral or bacterial fevers. However, this fever is not contagious in any way. This viral fever can occur alone or in combination with other viruses (chikungunya, yellow fever, Burma forest, flu, respiratory syncytial) and bacteria (pneumococcus).
Dengue fever is divided into two categories depending on the severity of symptoms and fever.
1. Common dengue fever
2. Dengue fever with bleeding.
In the case of common dengue fever, the following symptoms are mainly seen-
1. Sudden high fever lasting 2 to 7 days.
2. Severe headache.
3. Pain behind the eyes.
4. Along with the fever, red rash appears all over the body.
5. Severe pain in whole body as well as back pain.
6. Nausea or vomiting.
7. A rash or red bumps on the skin.
In case of dengue fever with bleeding:
1. Bleeding from nose, mouth or vomiting with high fever within 2 to 48 hours.
2. Fluid accumulation in chest or abdomen along with fever.
If any of these symptoms appear, seek medical attention immediately.
On the other hand
Wait at home for the first 3 days of fever. On the other hand, sponge the whole body with water every now and then. This will reduce the level of fever. Drink enough water and rest. After that, if the fever does not decrease or if it continues to increase after some time, consult a doctor immediately.
Things to do to prevent Dengue:
1. Try to keep the surroundings of the house as clean as possible.
2. If there are flower tubs or broken plastic bottles, can shells, tires or polythene inside the house, clean them quickly and drain the accumulated water from the flower tubs.
3. Spray or fog at least 3 times a week to kill mosquitoes.
4. You can keep mosquito repellent cream with you while going out.
5. After evening, younger and older members of the household should use mosquito nets.
6. Clean up any accumulated rain water, as this is the time when Aedes mosquitoes lay their eggs.
7. On the other hand, you can use mats along with mosquito nets to avoid mosquito infestation.
8. Since Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day, it is important to avoid sleeping with mosquito nets while sleeping during the day. Source: https://dmpnews.org
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