So what is the relationship to which a teenager is closest? The relationship with their family, friends, street food? The answer is no for all. The thing to which a teen is most attached is his/her personal gadget. It’s true, a teenager can live without anything, but not his/her mobile phone. Even if you ask me to live a day without my phone, it would be a difficult thing for me too.
What does a Teen do with its gadget and how does it affect him/her?
Nowadays, there are plenty of gadgets in the market, with each one of them offering a plethora of different features, which makes us as humans fascinated and curious enough to buy these gadgets, or even better, buying our kids these gadgets. But these gadgets are often useful, but sometimes can also leave a negative impact on your child. Here are some of the ways in which a teenager can use his/her personal gadget.
Research
Google can clear every single doubt we have about anything in seconds. Teens Google every unknown thing they want to know about and it is very helpful for them as it gives them knowledge and making them smart.
Social Media
It helps them connect with friends. Obviously, every teenager is on social media nowadays, and they are so obsessed with these apps that whatever happens in their life, they post it on social media. It sometimes is a disaster for them, but sometimes also makes them feel good by contacting their friends & loved ones.
Map
This is the most helpful tool in smartphones these days. If a person doesn’t know any address but wants to reach somewhere, they don’t have to worry as they have Google Maps in their phones. You can reach anywhere without any trouble. This does help teens as they like to discover new places, restaurants, cafes, and also they meet new people in schools, so if they want to go to new places and explore, gadgets do help them and make things easy for them.
Watching Series, Shows, & Movies
Streaming apps like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Zee5, etc. have made their mark by making TV Shows and Movies accessible to everyone, including teenagers. Mostly, every teen spends at least 1-2 hours watching shows and movies for entertainment, which makes them feel fresh. But some teenagers prefer to binge-watch content continuously for hours, which can damage their eyesight and also rid them of sleep.
Classes
Due to this pandemic, teenagers are also attending classes through Laptops, iPads, and smartphones. Before the pandemic, parents were so against their children using phones, but now they feel good when they are attending online classes on their gadgets as they are studying through their phone. So this feature has really helped teenagers in their life and also enabled parents to be more understanding about their children using their personal gadgets.
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Online Shopping
This feature is definitely very helpful to every teenager, as they don’t have to go to stores or malls to buy everything, as they can get everything at their doorstep by just ordering from online shopping apps. If you want to buy clothes, you can easily do so, by shopping on various apps like Myntra, Ajio, etc. If you want to buy electronics, you can browse and compare on Amazon and Flipkart easily and make a smart purchase. Ordering food has also become very easy for teenagers these days.
Gaming
PUBG, Call of Duty, Clash of Clans, etc. are some of the games which teenagers play on their gadgets. Teenagers are so addicted to these online games, that in a shocking case, a teenager from Andhra Pradesh reportedly died after playing the PUBG continuously for several days. He reportedly became addicted to the game, in fact so much that he forgot about eating and drinking water and also skipped his meals for days.
So you know what hurts more than a heartbreak for a teen?
The broken screen of the phone! Yes.
