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From the Editors: Should you give smartphones to your children?

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Published: March 04, 2021 12:05 Compiled by Devadasan K P, Picture Editor

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Stock Smartphone — GIVING SMARTPHONE TO CHILDREN: A HAMLETIAN DILEMMA: What is the right age to allow a child to have access to his or her smartphone? This is a question that parents the world over are trying hard to grapple with – little short of a Hamlet tormented by a ‘to be or not to be’! Let’s face it. In this age of proliferation of digital communication platforms, it is not just impossible, but even impractical to keep a child cocooned for too long. But there is need for supervision and inculcation of a sense of responsibility in the child. This is where parents have a huge role to play. As a parent, one ought to instil this belief in a child, from an early age, that any freedom comes with a set of responsibilities and accountability. That’s the tight rope one has to walk as a parent. Easier said than done, but adopting an ostrich mentality isn’t going to help either.[COMMENT BY: Sanjib Kumar Das, Assistant Editor] Image Credit: Shutterstock

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OPN 210304 EDIT — UK’S HARD-WON PROGRESS SLOWING DOWN: With vaccines being rolled out all over the world huge progress has been made in the fight against COVID-19. However, the battle has not been won as new data from the Imperial College London shows a slowing in the decline of infections in the UK. In January the frequency of the virus had halved in 15 days but it has halved in 31 days since then. Scientists say infection levels are still very high and that one in every 200 people is carrying the virus. This means we must continue to remain vigilant, take extra precautions to protect ourselves and each other and get vaccinated because COVID-19 is still very much here. If we can keep to the rules we will eradicate this wretched disease. [COMMENT BY: Imran Malik, Assistant Editor] Image Credit: AP

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