PREVALENCE AND IMPACT OF ELECTRONIC GADGETS ON DAILY ACTIVITIES AND BRAIN HEALTH AMONG CHILDREN AND TEENAGE.

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Aqna Malik
Mudassar Mazher
Zain UL Hassan
Saad Tariq
Qasim Raza

Keywords

Gadget, Mental Health, screen time

Abstract

Technological gadgets use has rapidly been increasing among Children and Teenage. Though it is beneficial and can make them creative but on the other side overuse of electronic gadgets can make the children rely on them, and it also can lead to addiction if they use them without proper guidance from their parents.

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