Vol. 7, Issue 2, Part F (2025)

The growing extensiveness of mobile phone usage has sparked concerns regarding its potential impact on the mental health of children and teenagers. On one side, smartphones offer numerous benefits, such as enhancing academic abilities, improving reading skills, and expanding vocabulary and expressive language. Conversely, excessive mobile phone use can result in mental or behavioural issues, including poor academic performance, reduced face-to-face social interactions, neglect of personal life, relationship problems, and mood instability. Parents often struggle to manage their children's screen time, partly due to the challenge of balancing personal and professional commitments with family duties. Monitoring adolescents' mobile usage is crucial to prevent them from falling into mobile phone addiction. Therefore, it is important to reduce mobile phone exposure by implementing effective strategies. To support this, we conducted a quantitative survey involving 101 children and adolescents, which yielded some findings.