INCREASED SCREEN TIME IS A WORRY
Actor Hiten Tejwani, father to 11-year-old twins Katya and Neevan, points out the lack of discipline in study-from-home model. “Things are too relaxed. Kids get up like five minutes before their school time, and just go and sit in front of the laptops. They’re frustrated now. My son told me he’s dying to get back to school,” says Tejwani, sounding extremely concerned about the number of hours the children are spending in front of their devices. “Earlier, they would use laptops only for projects. Now they are in front of their screens almost the entire day,” he says.
Actor Rajesh Tailang, whose son, Aryaditya, is in Class eight, says that parents were already dealing with the issue of screen time and it has only increased now. “We can’t even say anything because it’s school work. Now, they don’t step out to play, so they are interacting with friends virtually, too,” he shares.