Bollywood diva Shilpa Shetty turns advocate for digital detox in her latest social media outreach. Posted on Safer Internet Day, the video targets modern parents battling children’s smartphone obsession—a issue so severe it’s disrupting meals and, in worst cases, endangering lives through gaming marathons.
Speaking from the heart, Shilpa, proud parent of Viaan and surrogate-born Samisha, rejects celebrity detachment. ‘I’m talking as a mother,’ she asserts. While internet sparks innovation, it bombards impressionable brains with unfit material, warping perceptions.
Her roadmap for parents: Prioritize awareness over surveillance. Observe browsing patterns and initiate chats to decode inner thoughts—kids turn to screens for answers. Fortify family ties, particularly with adolescents, affirming that virtual worlds mix truth and deception.
Impart values of discernment, she stresses, to empower choices. Shilpa’s vision? A collective parental push starting today to rewrite narratives of addiction into stories of balance. In Mumbai’s fast-paced scene, her guidance shines as a beacon for sustainable change.