The gravity of this situation can be understood through the fact when the Honorable Prime Minister took a jibe by asking students how much time they spend watching reels while studying when he was interacting with students on the eve of upcoming board exams recently. Also, a Bengali film named 'Habji Gabji' very nicely depicted the evolution of the digital child, where in the race to make child modern with everything in their hand, resulted in a significant transformation in their behaviour.
The lack of awareness around the issue of internet behaviour among parents and teachers is an obstacle in performing their responsibility to guide children toward ethical cyber behaviour. It is important to be aware of this Problematic Interactive Media Use (PIMU), which is compulsive and excessive engagement in an online world, negatively affecting a child's psychological, emotional and physical health. PIMU is a term for gaming disorder and media affinity etc., which is excessive and compulsive. To understand this phenomenon, WRANGA and IGPP has conducted numerous studies in this direction. Our studies have comprehensive evidence that:
