There is a character in my novel WINNERS (co-authored with Dr. Ernesto Bolio), called "Tachito" of about 13, who is addicted to video games and the Internet.
less than that compulsive addiction, at night, asked his mom cola two-liter, eating junk food, and spent his time spent navigating sleep in cyberspace, chatting, visiting websites, going to the Facebook and Twitter. Both came
A dependence, which does not leave his computer, do not go to the bathroom to urinate but did so in the empty containers of cola.
course did their homework and school performance dropped noticeably. It had become very unsociable, had almost no friends, did not practice any sport and, moreover, was very rebellious to their parents.
"Tachito" then fond of the "studs" becomes narcomenudista and is put in serious economic problems with those who dispensed drugs.
An important issue raised in the chapter of this novel, published by Panorama Editorial, is where was the parental authority? "Tachito" was the typical spoiled child who will buy whatever new game was released. Naively their parents was thought that if most of the day, got into his room and his computer, would be left in peace, because that was what he liked and apparently did not hurt anyone.
It is clear in the novel that his parents lacked the strength to demand a preteen order and limit the number of hours spent on their games and make it clear that his first duty was to take out their responsibility as a student, make see the importance of family life, attempting to have good friends, playing sports, eating healthy food, caring for the time spent sleeping, etc.
I recently read a medical expert in this field, that when a child spends hours and hours to video games, your brain generates a large amount of serotonin, which produces an intense pleasure, and when you are invited preteen, for example, to visit his grandmother, or have a family meeting with his uncles and cousins \u200b\u200b... Because I experienced that level of pleasure as high, automatically reject such invitations or go to force.
Moreover, psychologists say that on Facebook there is a marked tendency to assert his own personality as a product of insecurity and low self-esteem. Designed to manufacture a fictitious image that they usually lead to complacency.
psychologists presume that everyone wants to be recognized for something in the virtual community and some or some young people come to upload photos or videos exhibitionism inappropriate naturally on the backs of their parents.
Pope Benedict XVI in his "Message for World Day of Social Communications talks about this important issue. Start commenting on how wonderful it has been the cyber revolution that is changing the communication itself and that is the great opportunity to network, build bonds of fellowship and true friendship.
But he warns of the dangers it entails: "seek refuge in a kind of parallel world, or excessive exposure to the virtual world" (...) or "artificially build own 'profile' public. "
also adds: "We will especially be aware that the value of truth we wish to share is not based on 'popularity' or the amount of attention that causes." Thus Benedict XVI insists that we must convey the truth in its integrity and honesty without falling into the temptation to rebut.
And that friendship should be deep and enduring, based on reality and not a lie. It is a friend of someone in the extent that they share the same ideals and dreams. No friendship can be reduced to a mere "object of consumption" or being "orchestrated" for the purpose of seeking other purpose than the good of their own friend.
Many cases we read in the newspapers of adolescents who are involved in prostitution or trafficking, or girls who become "brides" of a professional seducer, who lives in a distant country, that all he wanted was the economic benefit that true love, starting with Facebook and chat or pretending some biographical characteristics very different from reality!
to parents, teachers and family counselors will correspond with the delicate task of guiding it to their children or students on the proper use of these modern communication tools cybernetics. There are institutions like
FOR THE BEST in which dads give courses on how to learn to use Facebook, Twitter, chat, etc.. so that instead of "shrug" and simply say: "I'm already another generation. A do not understand it, it is recommended that parents become more involved attempting to find out what their children watch, who your friends through Facebook, which tend to frequent portals, etc. to provide appropriate assistance, on time and in anticipation of possible future events.
In this sense, I think it is better to anticipate one or two years, knowing advise children with opportunities and ways to a good standard, before it happens what happened to him the character of my novel "Tachito", where the teenager became, in a very short time, unsociable, drug addict and criminal.
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