Technology is destroying our mental, social and physical health. We are getting mentally upset due to the advancement of technology. People are becoming lazy and slothful by spending more time on video games, you tube, facebook, instagram, twitter etc. People are also suffering from anxiety, obesity and depression due to lack of exercise, human contact and over eating. All the time they make themselves busy in using different technological equipment and get dejected by cutting themselves to the natural environment. Technology is also affecting our sleeping habits in a devastating way. Lack of sleep is making us dull and boring .It is also affecting our eyesight and mind in a very bad manner.

Technology has expanded the distances in this modern age rather than cutting them off. People prefer skype calling rather than meeting face to face with their dear ones. Our youth is always busy on their cell phones in a gathering rather than having a conversation with their elders.

A few days ago, The Economist reported that Chile is the Ocde country that leads the ranking of teenagers who spend more time connected to the Internet, the times they spend far exceeds the rest of developed countries, with the national average of 230 minutes per week, compared with 146 minutes of the latter. A statement that is coincident with the one that comes from Sence’s studies, indicating that 77% of children use a smart phone, and that most Chilean children have access to some type of device, tablet, playstation, or cell phone .

It could be only one option, of loss of useful time, in the opinion of poorly tolerant adults, but the problem is that it is increasingly evident that there are harmful consequences to take care of. Thus, in a publication of the journal of the American Psychological Association it is reported that the presence of the cell phone alone in the classroom decreases academic performance.

A study from last year, published by The American Psychological Association, indicates that many parents strive to try to balance their children’s technology use when it comes to family interactions. At least 94 percent of parents make some attempt to manage their children’s use of technology during the school year, such as not allowing cell phones at the table (32 percent) or limiting screen time before bedtime (32 percent), almost half (48 percent) say that regulating your child’s screen time is a constant battle and more than half of parents (58 percent) report that they feel their child is connected to their phone or tablet

Neuroscience points out that the use of interactive screens, results in the cerebral release of high doses of dopamine, a neurotransmitter associated with pleasure and motivation, generating a hyperstimulation that has harmful effects similar to the effects of cocaine on behavior, in those Dopamine concentrations affect the ability to concentrate, to connect with others, among other effects. As with many drugs, dopamine receptors require more and more amounts of this chemical to produce pleasure, which is a characteristic of addictions. This is especially delicate in adolescence, which is when consumer habits settle.

A recent study from the University of Los Andes, reports that more than half of parents say they are concerned about the influence of social networks on the physical and mental health of their children. The study also reveals that, the more cell phone use, the worse grades in school. In addition, cell phone use increases problems related to improper use of networks, such as “cyber-bullying” and the mental health of students.

Definitely the subject has ceased to be of optional concern, there is a direct message, strong and clear, for parents, guardians and teachers, which does not give rise to indifference.