regret giving my baby mobile phone

I'm feeling really regretful and worried right now. When my baby was around 7-8 months old, I started giving him access to a mobile phone because it was the only thing that seemed to keep him quiet. Now he's 1.5 years old, and I’m facing several issues that I think might be related to this decision: - He doesn't want to eat unless he's holding a mobile phone. - He doesn't speak as fluently as other kids his age. - He cries a lot when he can't have his mobile phone. - He doesn't seem interested in talking to other people and almost always cries if he can't hold the phone. I feel terrible and don't know what to do to fix this.... Has anyone else gone through something similar? What can I do to help him develop better habits and improve his communication skills?

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I went with cold turkey method just 2 days ago, i kept all the devices and tv remote because her temper is super bad (she’s 28m) and learnt a lot of useless stuffs from YouTube kids (Specifically Diana and Roma). Crying cannot be avoided, but after crying, she will go and dig out all her toys and play, she even digged out those toys that she didn’t played for months or even years. It’s been 2 days and she’s still finding out old toys 😅. On off she sees us using phones she will come over and attempt to watch together then we just turn off the phone. But one thing I stick to (before I kept everything) is strictly no screentime during meal times. If don’t want to eat then no screen no food.

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