Many children are greatly affected by the fast pace of the modern world. In addition, children lack exposure to the natural world and spend their time indoors. This effects the cognitive development of the child as they grow up.
Due to the increase in modern technology nowadays, children tend to spend most of their time on electronic devices. This causes a great loss towards a healthy life this can be avoided by performing physical activities such as playing sports, going out for a walk to or even talking to a dear friend. I have faced multiple issues during covid due to this reason. As lockdown was introduced in our country, the majority of school were online which resulted to many students including myself to abusing the technology provided. This reduced the importance I gave to physical activity hence affecting my health severely.
There are many good reason for a child to go outdoors and spend some time understanding the nature that surrounds them. One main reason is cognitive development. One can improve their mental well-being as well as expand their range of creativity that lies within themselves just by going outdoors and rejuvenating themselves. Another reason is social interactions. Since staying indoors reduces the number of interactions one has with the society, they often forget how to interact. This happens to many of us and results in either being awkward in conversations and not being able to communicate can give off a dull vibe.
For example, ever since covid started my social interaction reduced comparatively than others resulting in me being socially awkward during conversation after the end of covid phase. This greatly impacted my life as making friends was a hugh hurdle to overcome.
In conclusion, children should enjoy their free time both on electronic devices and outdoors, but this should be balanced. This ensures that neither our social or mental well-being is damage or affected with great significance.