Letters | To kick our social media habit, let’s start with the adults
Readers discuss the missing link in efforts to restrict screen time for children, concern over the Jimmy Lai trial and verdict, and rampant illegal parking in Hong Kong
However, what about children learning habits from adults? I believe that kids learn from their surrounding environment and adapt to it easily.
While commuting from home to the office in Hong Kong, I see many adults of diverse ages engrossed in their phone or tablet without noticing who is beside them. From the timing of boarding the MTR to getting off, they are oblivious to their surroundings.
I saw an advertisement on social media highlighting the importance of regulating screen time limits on public transport. This will certainly help the environment revert to one that favours more human-centred connections while living in a techno-savvy world. However, this must be taught to children by adults around them, first at home and in public places.