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high tech devices is blessing or curse article

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Technology has taken over almost every aspect of our lives - be it personal, social or professional. Even children are not left untouched by the growing craze of the latest gadgets and appIt all began with smart classes and now these apps and gadgets have taken over almost every part of our lives. My neighbour's daughter reads from the tab and then goes to sleep," says Sarika Khanna, mother of a 19 year old from and resident of Model Gram. "As a child I wouldn't sleep until my mother would sing me a lullaby. My daughter too has been brought up this way. But what we see today is unbelievable," she adds.

Tracing a child with an ipad or tab in their hand is not an unusual site these days. Though development in technology is an achievement in itself, what happens when it begins to replace humans in your life? What to do when a 3-year-old depends on their tablet for sleep?

"At time when a mother is busy with various games and apps like Temple Run, Candy Crush, Whatsapp and Facebook, what can we expect from children?" asks Ruchika Arora, who runs a preschool. "This dependence on technology can be a boon as it helps in keeping abreast with the latest happenings, but where to draw the limit?"

There are a lot of applications that cater to specific age groups and are a great hit too. Today everything that a mother could possibly teach a child is easily available on Internet. In fact many even say they do depend on the Internet for parenting tips.

"Internet is so vast and has the knowledge about almost everything that we need today. I have downloaded some games and stories for my daughter so that she can learn new things. I don't see anything wrong with this," says Sapna Khanna, mother of a 4 year old and resident of Kitchlu Nagar.

Applications like sing and learn colors that teach children to identify colors, pocket phonetics for lessons on pronunciation, peek-a-boo games for toddlers and a lot of other educational and entertainment games are available these days.

"One can easily find information regarding the best applications for toddlers to keep them busy. What I don't understand is that how come a toddler needs all these applications? What has happened to real toys and home learning?" asks Shikha Puri, a child specialist in the city.