On the weekend, Mr. and Mrs. Minh were busy cleaning the house, preparing food and drinks from early morning to welcome Nam's family, the eldest son who lives in Nghe An province, to visit. Mai, the youngest daughter who has her own family with her husband and children, came home early to help her parents. Everyone was looking forward to meeting Nam's family because he started a business far from home and was busy with work, so he rarely had the opportunity to arrange time to bring his wife and children home to visit. Mrs. Minh cheerfully said: "This lotus seed stewed chicken dish is a favorite of Nam's family, and this is Mai's specialty, fried carp. Mom prepared all the delicious dishes for you guys."
Everyone was busy doing their own thing, talking and working, the family atmosphere was as happy as Tet. Around noon, Nam's family had returned home. After dinner, Mai and her sister-in-law finished cleaning the kitchen and intended to go to the living room to ask and chat with the family, but only saw her brother glued to his phone screen. Nam's two children, one was texting and chatting with friends, the other was in his room playing video games... Meanwhile, Mr. and Mrs. Minh sat absent-mindedly watching their children and grandchildren engrossed in their own affairs.
Seeing that, Mai said loudly: Oh, you've been away for a whole year, a whole month, without talking or confiding in your parents, but as soon as you put down your bowls and chopsticks, you quickly turned on your phone. Look, your parents want their children and grandchildren to come home to reunite and strengthen their relationship. However, relatives sit close together, but their feelings are distant because each person is engrossed in their phone. A hug, a look, a simple greeting... becomes rare. If you don't change to set an example for your children, the relationship between our family members will become more and more distant. I suggest you and your children put down your phones, invite your parents to drink tea, eat fruit for dessert, and chat.
Mr. Nam quickly put down the phone and reminded his children to put away their phones.
It is undeniable that smartphones bring many conveniences to people. With just a compact device, we can connect with the world , work, entertain, study, shop... However, the habit of using smartphones excessively is causing some people to lose the ability to connect emotionally, indifferent to their loved ones. Children lack attention from their parents because they are absorbed in surfing the internet. Husbands and wives sit next to each other but each is immersed in their own world. Family gatherings and meetings with friends gradually become gatherings of blue screens instead of warm laughter. Not only that, excessive use of smartphones also leads to many worrying consequences. Children are slow to develop language, have behavioral disorders due to early and long exposure to electronic devices. Young people and teenagers who are immersed in the virtual world are easily influenced by harmful trends and fake news because they do not know how to protect themselves in cyberspace...
Nowadays, in the context of the 4.0 industrial revolution with the explosion of information technology, we cannot turn our backs on technology, but we can completely master technology, instead of letting it master us. Let's start with small actions: Put down the phone during meals, spend time talking to your children every night; ask about relatives verbally instead of just sending messages. Each parent sets an example for their children in using the phone effectively and in moderation. Schools and families need to educate children on how to use electronic devices and phones intelligently and appropriately.
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