Leave it to the “chick”? ! Prevention of children's internet dependence November 26, Indonesia 8:41
In Indonesia, a project to reduce children's reliance on the Internet by giving children “chicks” and taking care of them has attracted attention.
On the 21st, the local government in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, distributed 2000 newborn chicks to 12 elementary and junior high schools to prevent children from over-reliance on the Internet.
We ask children to take care of the chick before school and after school, with the goal of reducing the time spent on the Internet by raising animals.
The children who received it say that they want to breed chicks and want to grow until they can eat, while others say that it ’s more fun to play with smartphones.
The local government wants to verify the effect by observing the situation of care and the growth of chicks, as it should lead to a sense of responsibility for the children.
According to a report published in January by a British advertising agency, Indonesians spend the Internet on the internet for an average of eight and a half hours per day, the fifth longest in the world. Attention has been paid to whether the effect of “chick” appears.