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Parents against virtual reality? Not quite. Parents are the initial representatives of society. So I maintain my belief that parents can help instill positive ideology in children. And it’s apparent in functional families. On the other hand we do see an image of a happy family being projected on social media. Sometimes that image can be far from reality.
Divorce rates have been increasing all over the world, including the developing world which too once raved about it’s familial kinship. Appearances are becoming more important then reality. I may sound like a doomsday seer, but I’m not saying this cannot be rectified. The only answer which comes to me is communication. And, as I recently read somewhere, it needs to be communication with compassion. Without compassion there will be no understanding. There are many theories of psychology which have hinted at these problems. All theories of child development point in the same direction. My belief is that unless we develop a holistic approach using psychology, sociology, philosophy and the physical sciences , we will be describing the elephant with blindfolds on. And the elephant is very much in the room. The parents first of all need to be friendly, but not friends as these are two different roles. Then they definitely have to be in touch with what’s happening on social media and to what their child is exposed to. The excuse ‘I’m challenged in the digital world’ won’t help. As a common saying goes, ‘it’s not rocket science.’ We need to be on the same page as our children.
