"Another consequence is decreasing contact with family, inclination to be hooked on to IT-enabled devices and indulgence in high risk behavior due to online pornography. In these situations parents should explain to their children why too much technology is inhibitive. They should limit the time of exposure to gadgets and spend more time with them.

"Restricting them from using devices in totality is not the solution in this age," Sharma added.

What about technology-enabled education processes? Can students today have a holistic educational experience sans the intrusion of virtual world? Do the cons sideline the pros of technology in child welfare?

Bani Bhattacharya, associate professor, Centre For Educational Technology, Indian Institute of Technology -Kharapgpur, said the benefits of playing video games and the like are usually not incorporated in the educational set-up.

"Though it is known computer games and the like help in strengthening reflexes, multitasking and other functions, such things are not much wanted in educational set-up.

"Parents are mostly worried about marks and academic excellence. There are good sides to games also, but that is not reflected in the educational curriculum of schools," Bhattacharya told IANS.

Connecting the dots, award-winning educationist Devi Kar highlighted the category of small children who are also adept at handling devices.

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