Fighting the phone addiction scourge
At the heart of the debate is a tug-of-war between schools and families over who should bear primary responsibility for regulating children's mobile device use and setting appropriate boundaries for the digital age. Among schools in Bangkok, Lat Pla Khao Phitthayakhom School director Wilaiwan Anmak said only 10% of families have reported issues relevant to game addiction or spending too much time browsing on the phone. "In these cases, teachers and parents work together to find solutions." She said parents feel that school authority has weight on students' obedient tendency.
- ▪At the heart of the debate is a tug-of-war between schools and families over who should bear primary responsibility for regulating children's mobile device use and setting appropriate boundaries for the digital age.
- ▪Among schools in Bangkok, Lat Pla Khao Phitthayakhom School director Wilaiwan Anmak said only 10% of families have reported issues relevant to game addiction or spending too much time browsing on the phone.
- ▪"In these cases, teachers and parents work together to find solutions." She said parents feel that school authority has weight on students' obedient tendency.
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Thailand General Fighting the phone addiction scourge Schools tackle gaming, gambling among young, whose device dependency started during Covid PUBLISHED : 27 Jul 2026 at 05:15 NEWSPAPER SECTION: News WRITER: Jutamas Tadthiemrom Small Medium Large Students at a university in Bangkok use their mobile phones and tablets in January. Wisuttipong Rodpai Concerns over children's mental health is renewing debate whether excessive use of mobile devices is harming academic performance and learning capability, while boosting social isolation and criminal behaviour influenced by online personalities.Unicef says nearly half of young adults aged below 25 admitted participation in online gambling while another 33% are addicted to cyber gaming.
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