THE INDIAN TEEN LIFE = MOM + POP + SELF + A DIGITAL SELF!
Current Indian Teenlife
The current Indian teenage culture is not much different than that of a teenager from developed nation, simply because majority of indian teen population who are potentially born after 1997 hold a smart device in their hand, they have a digital life, a universe which comprises of secrecy, strong security, even a language of its own.
Teens have their own universe, teens who have a digital life can also groom a lot, they become efficient in Information technology, they even groom in certain areas (may be increase in intelligence) when spending more time in front of the screen, but then it comes along with some drawbacks as well.
Mom’s are concerned, majority of them are not very tech savvy, this population of mom’s often are the ones who are not the cool types, they wish to instill some sense (which they feel is the real sense) in their child, they mainly try to communicate: – keep up with your grades, when ever I see you I see you on your phone, why are you not eating properly etc etc.
Father’s and Indian teen life
Fathers step in the hard way, they want to get things done and the then again those who are not cool types, they come down very harshly on these teens, their data points are derived from what mother tell them. Its a mess and in majority cases the teens and their mom’s do not get along well.
The teen takes suggestions, advise, routes, future prospects and everything from what the digital universe has to say! This universe is their best friend, it’s their counselor and their place of tranquility.
The Nagging Society that Indian teenlife is engulfed in
Parents are driven by the society they live in, they are influenced via close and distant relatives, friends of friends and even acquaintances of friends of friends, be it following a new tradition or changing overall perspective with regards to taking decision.
These parents did not grow up with a digital world in their life, information from their surroundings plays an important role, parents of teens wish to make informed decisions more than ever and not base out educational & life decisions of their child on what their friend’s children accomplish but such children at times tend to set the benchmark of academic success and often become the comparison models to most kids.
With inaccurate data, the parent is bound to make wrong decisions (as the teen validates out rightly), no matter how hard they try but they will get hit by the “blame bomb”, its their fault and to a great extent it truly is!
Parenting Systems and Indian teenlife
Parenting lacks proper organized systems, steps to manage their lives, to monitor child continuously, to minimize the noise, to understand the digital universe language, to be ignorant of how effective communication has to be done and to identify their child’s overall DIGITAL SELF!
Lack of smooth communication among Indian teenlife
Ok, so to parents, Relax and build up your focus, see if the child has issues with regards to social skills, executive functions or academics, observe any issues that you see! It is often that there is no issue with the child and that it might only be the unknown of the DIGITAL world and the same is not interpreted correctly by the parent.
Accepting the DIGITAL SELF of your child may not be bad after all! HOWEVER if you, as a parent see that you child is glued to his mobile & video gaming console or electronic device and it is hindering with his daily tasks then he/she might be addicted, in that case get some knowledge from the below link.