The advancements in technology have left strong impacts on all areas of our society. It is making a serious difference in the way kids and parents recognize the world and each other. Technologies we use today have changed from the perspective of just a ‘want’ to a ‘necessity’ in our lives. Parenting in the digital age has now become more challenging than ever before. Doon World School is one of the best C.B.S.E affiliated schools in Dehradun. Our school encourages children to move with the pace of the digital world and tried to adopt the new and the latest ways of teaching.

1. Sharing of Information on daily schedule: There was no way of communicating with the parents in case of any change in the daily plan. Schools need to inform them via phone individually if they can’t make for the function, movie or picnic however technology offers good assistance to coordinate the change of plans with just a message(??). Kids can inform their parents if they are staying late at school for some extra class so that they do not get worried and stay aware of their child’s where about.
2. Reaching your family in an emergency: Location tracking facility is now of great help to reach the family in case of any emergency. If kids come across any mishap during their way, the location tracking facility assists parents to reach them as soon as possible.
3. Making students confident: Technology is also giving kids a lot of confidence to travel around and do things independently without fear. Technology is really helping kids to grow without depending on parents.
4. Security Equipment: The safety within the school with modern security systems has added peace. Doon World School is equipped with CCTV Cameras and fire alarms. We believe in providing a secure and safe environment to students so that they can learn freely.

Negative Effects

1. Too much involvement in gadgets: When parents and children come back from office and school, respectively pit is important to interact with each other, which helps maintain a personal bond with each other. Children miss on some special moments when they are engrossed deeply into the gadgets, so do parents.
2. Miss on Quality Time: It is important to share some quality time with your family. It is important to switch off your phones for at least an hour or two and share some light moments. The habit of bringing work home is one of the main reasons for many failing relationships as this compromises time for closeness.
3. Poor face-to-face interaction: This seriously affects children as they will have poor face-to-face interaction skills when they grow up. As they spend most of the time with screens, people will have limited experience of proper interaction with humans, leading to poor confidence level. As everything is interlinked, this can severely affect the academic performance of a child who is brought up in such a digital world.
4. Limited Outdoor Activities: The unfavorable lifestyle with a lack of proper exercise and unhealthy eating habits is the prime reason for most of the problems. As children are busy with their gadgets, they have no time for outdoor activities. Children now prefer computer games over physical activities which further adds to health issues.

Doon World School would advise children to go out and play rather than just sitting inside their classes. We have many co-curricular activities for students through which they can engage themselves in outdoor activities. Doon World School knows that a healthy body makes a healthy mind and a healthy mind makes the best of choices in life.