Canadian Mental Health Association

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Feb 5th, 2023

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Jun 26th, 2021

The protection of our children and youth's mental health today is so crucial given the wide range of threats to them that currently exist in the cyber world. My wife and I have been struggling to raise our children because of the very powerful addictive qualities of electronic devices. Electronic devices have been the cause of MANY problems & conflicts in our home over the years, and we continue to struggle with this but, as parents, we are beginning to burn out trying to manage it. The covid-19 pandemic has only amplified the problem due to our even greater increased dependency on electronics for school, work, socializing, shopping, and everything else. The most significant problem with electronic devices is not only the dangers and threats to children and youth they represent, but also namely: they distract, interfere and prevent children and youth from the most basic and important elements of their development which includes eating, sleeping, learning, playing, physically helping others (chores at home), problem solving, staying physically active (promotes lethargy) and socially interacting and communicating in the real world. Children and youth cannot bring themselves away from the powerful draw of electronic devices because of the way the devices are designed, and because our institutions are enablers of the addiction, and they actually promote our dependence on electronic devices. I believe that electronic devices are designed to be addictive, and in particular, they are specifically designed to trigger the production of "feel-good" biochemicals in the brains of children and youth. If we continue on this path of allowing the tech industry to produce and sell devices as they are currently designed, the future for our children and youth is bleak indeed. Many educators will say that electronic devices are useful and valuable tools for learning. In some very specific cases, this may be true, however, electronic devices represent far greater threats overall, than benefits, to the mental and physical health for our children and youth. We must therefore make a priority of going beyond just protecting children and youth while they are on-line, and start talking about how children and youth need to significantly REDUCE their use of electronics due to their addictive qualities. It's time we start talking about making a connection between substance abuse and electronics abuse. Our children and youth are so vulnerable, and are in this case, innocent victims of corporate and institutional agendas. CMHA please help raise this issue with those who have the authority make positive changes happen as soon as possible.
Apr 25th, 2022