unsupervised internet --- The COVID-19 pandemic has indeed been a major facilitator of taking children online and away from the fundamental cognitive and emotional connections with other children of their peers. This lack of socialization can cause loneliness, insecurity and vulnerability of children especially those who enjoy the comradery of their friends. This indeed leads to children seeking online comfort and this is why I suggest that psycho-physical treatment and even spiritual support would be needed to reduce this dependence on technology

Source author: Bennette Thomas thomasb@dominica.gov.dm