AHMEDABAD: A resident called Abhayam 181 Chandkheda, the state government help line for women, earlier this month.
The distress call was to report the phone addiction of their daughter 14 years who reported spending at least 10 hours online.
“The parents are very distressed because she was spending less time di’realitas’, will focus on the study of online and show major mood swings associated with online friendship and love she has social media.
Parents worry is that they are buying smartphones for online classes daughter threatened to completely derail her.
The family was connected to a psychologist for counseling, “said a 181 Abhayam counselor.
Falguni Patel, coordinator of the helpline in Ahmedabad, said the majority of the calls involved girls in the age group 12 to 18 years old the first time mobile users to school online.
Patel said that regardless of the addiction telephone, a distress call parents also worry girls 14-15 years of age to leave their homes to unite with their virtual friends.
“One family was left confused when the house was 14 years old their virtual friends that he made online.
She was given the phone for the first time to study, “said Patel.
This is not an isolated call.
While the adverse impact of the pandemic and Covid online education among teenagers and young adults is well documented, the analysis by the 181 has helped the issue from a gender lens.
According to official Helpline, the number of distress calls related to young girls grow to an alarming 74% of the 140 between October 2019 until September 2020 to 243 in the same period in 2020-2021.
Data include Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot.
The majority of parents said they are not subject their daughters to smart phones until mandated by online education.
“Parents can be more concerned about the increasing exposure of women’s friendships grow online because of online harassment cases, stalking and even enter into a relationship at a very early age.
They have a serious security problem for girls more virtual friends that may have the potential to endanger their real life “he said.
“We counsel parents not blame only on sex or phone, but make the girls aware of the pros and cons of the cyber world.” Dr Hansal Bhachech, a psychiatrist based in the city, echoed the sentiment.
“Addiction Screen shot three to four times in all age groups during and after months of lockdown.
But when it comes to sex, we have to investigate the possible reasons, too.
The girls are usually reported to the dependence on the screen has anxiety and peer pressure.
They were trying to find emotional solace in the virtual world when it was not possible to meet friends and family, “he said.
“Fear of losing (FOMO) is also the reason untuk’Doom bergulir’di among teenagers, especially on sites like Instagram.” City-based experts say that this phenomenon was also reported in a medical setting.
“In one case this year, a teenage girl was chatting with 4-5 youth simultaneously on social media sites.
Chats will continue throughout the night.
He advised on the nature of the relationship and why the time he spent on multiple partners may not be feasible, “said Dr.
Nehal Shah, a psychiatrist based in the city.
“I actually took the phone from 5-6 girls in my office after the approval of their families to put them on a digital detox for a week.” Dr Ramashankar Yadav, another psychiatrist, said that the parents blame the girl’s cell phone to elope or unwanted relationship.
“We asked them not to do.
The teens generally do know what to do, but do not know what not to do or where to stop the lure of the digital world.
Thus, the rights of which a reasonable amount of time for the screen to be taught the dangers of social media.
Not all teenagers go through the same phase, but the isolation caused by the pandemic worsened condition, “he said.
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