To combat these problems, I propose three ideas that might be able to remedy the issue at hand.
1. Parents should be informed on the consequences of excessive use of recreational technology so that they may better intervene and limit the amount of time spent on phones or video games.
Most parents allow their kids to do as they please because it keeps them out of their hair. The consequences of children with limited morality and sensitivity also rests on them. If a parent limits the amount of time spent with technology, they could encourage their child to do more productive things or spend time with the family. The cons of this proposal is that technology is so readily available and considered so necessary to daily life that it might be hard to put a limit on how much time is spent around recreational technology.
The appeal of this solution is that it encourages positive activities and productivity if a parent goes far enough to enforce such things.
The people who I see might object to this solution are children and adolescents who have become attached or even addicted to their live's with their phones and other electronics. Parents might also object to this because the attachment to electronics does not only affect their children but them as well. Some parents might also be unwilling to make time to enjoy quality time with family that does not involve sitting around a television or enforcing healthier habits.
2. App designers should set age restrictions or make age appropriate versions of apps.
I've seen it on snapchat and on another game called Mobiles that my sisters play. These apps have age appropriate versions that have restrictions that protect younger children. Because children are becoming promiscuous at earlier ages, picture sharing apps like Snapchat, whose pictures disappear after a set amount of seconds to never be retrieved again, open the doors for children to send suggestive pictures without the consequence of having them go out into the public or being shared among a larger group of people than intended. If there are restrictions based on age, then it would prevent children from being so promiscuous without outright excluding them from having the app. The cons to this would be the fact that there isn't a way to check and see if someone is faking their age.
People who may oppose to this, once again, include children who would not appreciate being treated so "unfairly"? I'm not to knowledgeable about what goes into the making of an app, but if it takes money to create an age appropriate version, then app designers may object as well because of money.
3. The government should promote a day where no electronics are used so that families can spend time together. They should make the day a day-off of work for parents as well so that there is no reason to use the phone or use their computers for work. The government could shut down the internet for people across the nation, as well as shut down the use of phones during this day. It would encourage families to spend time doing something else as a family, or encourage people to be productive, take time for themselves and truly relax. I see no cons to this proposal, but I'm sure there are some to be had.
The appeal of this solution is that more families would spend time outside of their home. There are multiple people who may object to this. Namely, employees who want to work for more money, employees and children who need to get work finished that they didn't finish before.
