Despite all the challenges I’ve faced with him as a child with ADHD, he is still trying so hard with all his strength—and his extra energy, haha—to meet my expectations. But I love him exactly as he is, and I always tell him that. Even if I shout sometimes or stay firm about his studies, it never means I don't accept him or that something is "wrong" with him. Never. I always tell him how brilliant he is, and he truly is! He asks me "miracle" questions that I can’t even answer, haha. I find myself saying, "I don’t know the answer either! You’re such a genius, how do these amazing questions even cross your mind? Sit with me, let’s search for the answer together."
We enjoy searching for answers to his curious and passionate questions. I am so grateful for this because I see that most of his generation has grown up way too fast. I’ve noticed this a lot at his school. My son still loves to play, jump, and run around, while other children seem to have lost their spark for playing because of phones and the misuse of social media. Their minds have become limited to watching short videos, and sitting for long hours has put their brains into a state of deep lethargy, far from a child's natural way of thinking. I will protect him from the harms of screens forever, and teach him that the internet is for research and learning only. I truly hope this sticks in his mind as he grows and that he won't be influenced by others.
He always comes to me asking, "Mama, why don't I have a mobile phone like my friends?" A ten-year-old child wanting a mobile phone... Do you see, world, where you have taken your children and the children of others? You’ve neglected your kids under the excuse that they’ve "grown up" and it's time for a phone or a tablet. How can he be "grown up" when he is still in the flower of his youth? All of this should be under your watch as parents. Do you even know what your son or daughter is doing in their room with a phone for countless hours? Do you know who they are talking to? Or even what they are watching? Please, wake up from this coma so you don't lose your children. Give them time to play outside. Stop messing with children's minds. Keep them away from social media and give them a real life. I see children not even ten years old calling themselves "influencers" with followers and fans? What is this madness... they are children, a trust given to you. Take care of them. Give them a real life, not a virtual one.
We are truly struggling to raise this generation that is influenced by everything around it...
This was me, Nourell, from somewhere in this world, sharing this post that I have always wanted to scream out loud: Your children are a trust..
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