Majority of Indian mother and father say their youngsters hooked on social media, OTT: Survey

By PTI

NEW DELHIl: A majority of city Indian mother and father surveyed have stated their kids are hooked on social media, OTT and on-line gaming platforms whereas one-third of respondents admitted that dependancy is making youngsters aggressive, in line with a survey by LocalCircles.

It additional revealed that 73 per cent of city Indian mother and father surveyed need the information safety legislation to make sure obligatory parental consent is sought for kids underneath 18, once they be part of social media, OTT/video and on-line gaming platforms.

The survey acquired over 46,000 responses from city Indian mother and father positioned in 296 districts.

About 62 per cent of respondents have been males whereas 38 per cent of respondents have been girls.

Nearly 47 per cent of respondents have been from tier 1, 35 per cent from tier 2, and 18 per cent respondents have been from tier 3 and 4 districts.

“Gadget addiction by children between ages 9-18 has become the new reality. The addiction, in some children, is leading to impatience and aggression, lack of concentration, memory issues, headache, eye and back problems, stress, anxiety, communication issues, lethargy and even depression,” in line with the survey.

What is much more alarming is that in lots of circumstances, the mother and father surveyed by LocalCircles reported not even realizing the assorted social media, video and on-line gaming apps their kids are utilizing.

Given the quantity of inputs and issues acquired on LocalCircles on the problem from mother and father and grandparents throughout India, LocalCircles performed a nationwide survey to grasp the important thing points they’re going through with their kids spending extreme time on social media, OTT and on-line gaming platforms in addition to perceive what they really feel about parental consent for accessing such platforms.

According to the survey, 61 per cent of city Indian mother and father of youngsters between ages 9-17 conceded that their kids spend a median of three hours or extra every day on social media, movies/OTT and on-line video games.

“37 per cent of parents surveyed shared their children spent the most time watching videos/OTT; 35 per cent indicated that their children spent the most time on social media and 33 per cent indicated that their children are into online gaming,” it stated.

Nearly 73 per cent of respondents stress parental consent for kids underneath 18 years must be “absolutely” obligatory for signing up on social media, OTT and on-line gaming platforms.

The survey brings to the fore that younger kids between 9-17 years are more and more turning into hooked to social media, on-line gaming and video/OTT platforms.

“What this means is that platforms will be required to deploy more checks and balances to know when a child is creating an account and ensuring that the right processes are deployed so the child’s parents give their consent,” it stated.

LocalCircles stated it’ll share the findings of this survey with key stakeholders, together with varied ministries.

NEW DELHIl: A majority of city Indian mother and father surveyed have stated their kids are hooked on social media, OTT and on-line gaming platforms whereas one-third of respondents admitted that dependancy is making youngsters aggressive, in line with a survey by LocalCircles.

It additional revealed that 73 per cent of city Indian mother and father surveyed need the information safety legislation to make sure obligatory parental consent is sought for kids underneath 18, once they be part of social media, OTT/video and on-line gaming platforms.

The survey acquired over 46,000 responses from city Indian mother and father positioned in 296 districts.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

About 62 per cent of respondents have been males whereas 38 per cent of respondents have been girls.

Nearly 47 per cent of respondents have been from tier 1, 35 per cent from tier 2, and 18 per cent respondents have been from tier 3 and 4 districts.

“Gadget addiction by children between ages 9-18 has become the new reality. The addiction, in some children, is leading to impatience and aggression, lack of concentration, memory issues, headache, eye and back problems, stress, anxiety, communication issues, lethargy and even depression,” in line with the survey.

What is much more alarming is that in lots of circumstances, the mother and father surveyed by LocalCircles reported not even realizing the assorted social media, video and on-line gaming apps their kids are utilizing.

Given the quantity of inputs and issues acquired on LocalCircles on the problem from mother and father and grandparents throughout India, LocalCircles performed a nationwide survey to grasp the important thing points they’re going through with their kids spending extreme time on social media, OTT and on-line gaming platforms in addition to perceive what they really feel about parental consent for accessing such platforms.

According to the survey, 61 per cent of city Indian mother and father of youngsters between ages 9-17 conceded that their kids spend a median of three hours or extra every day on social media, movies/OTT and on-line video games.

“37 per cent of parents surveyed shared their children spent the most time watching videos/OTT; 35 per cent indicated that their children spent the most time on social media and 33 per cent indicated that their children are into online gaming,” it stated.

Nearly 73 per cent of respondents stress parental consent for kids underneath 18 years must be “absolutely” obligatory for signing up on social media, OTT and on-line gaming platforms.

The survey brings to the fore that younger kids between 9-17 years are more and more turning into hooked to social media, on-line gaming and video/OTT platforms.

“What this means is that platforms will be required to deploy more checks and balances to know when a child is creating an account and ensuring that the right processes are deployed so the child’s parents give their consent,” it stated.

LocalCircles stated it’ll share the findings of this survey with key stakeholders, together with varied ministries.