At Home/Family
Technology at home and in our families offers undeniable advantages in our
everyday lives, but it also has drawbacks, such as creating distance in our families
owing to excessive use of technology, as well as higher levels of isolation in younger
children due to the lack of face-to-face connection. When children have problems or
queries, they will learn to rely on their phones or devices, and they will choose to
communicate with individuals online rather than with their own family. Some families
would rather sit around the table at home, texting and reading e-mails at home than
have chitchats and converse face-to-face with each other, and this might lead to a
deterioration in family closeness. The loss of family connectedness leads to poor family
communication, which leads to yelling, carrying grudges, hiding secrets, accusing,
giving the silent treatment, using ultimatums or threats, labeling someone terrible rather
than the conduct, and causing harm.