Parents today are wrestling with the dilemma of fulfilling their children's desire for gadgets like smartphones or tablets while trying to manage their screen time. The sound of silence that emanates from a child holed up in their room with a device has become a common experience for many households.

Leading addiction therapist Mandy Saligari has delivered stark cautions to caregivers regarding the perils of excessive gadget use by youngsters, as reported by the Mirror. Her comparison was blunt: handing over electronic devices to kids is akin to "giving them a bottle of wine or a gram of coke."

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Emphasizing the gravity of tech addiction, Saligari said: "I always say to people, when you're giving your kid a tablet or a phone, you're really giving them a bottle of wine or a gram of coke. Are you really going to leave them to knock the whole thing out on their own behind closed........

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