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Toddlers addicted to phones showing autism-like signs: Doctors

Mid-Day Premium Toddlers addicted to phones showing autism-like signs: Doctors

The term virtual autism resurfaced during the Covid-19 pandemic. Doctors share that toddlers, especially those born during the pandemic, not talking or having delayed speech hint towards virtual autism caused due to lack of social interaction and excessive exposure to screens

16 February,2024 11:03 AM IST | Mumbai | Aakanksha Ahire
Mumbai: Bandra resident, addicted to unusually long walks, has gone missing

Mumbai: Bandra resident, addicted to unusually long walks, has gone missing

Bandra resident Yusuf Tafazzul is addicted to unusually long walks, but he would always return after every outing; except this time he has been gone three weeks without any contact with his family who are worried

31 January,2024 05:28 AM IST | Mumbai | Diwakar Sharma
Twelfth time Lucky, is it?

Twelfth time Lucky, is it?

Woman who has been married 11 times hope for a love that lasts

12 November,2023 07:41 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Addicted to EMI purchases for luxurious life? Experts list down potential risks

Mid-Day Premium Addicted to EMI purchases for luxurious life? Experts list down potential risks

FOMO of a luxurious lifestyle is driving most Indians towards impulsive buying. Financial pundits dissect this change in consumer behaviour and highlight the risks and need to strike a balance

30 October,2023 07:19 AM IST | Mumbai | Aakanksha Ahire
Drugs have entered schools, children getting addicted: Punjab Governor Purohit

Drugs have entered schools, children getting addicted: Punjab Governor Purohit

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit, who is on a two-day tour of Punjab's border villages, said villagers say drugs are available like grocery items at general stores

01 February,2023 05:24 PM IST | Chandigarh | PTI
Army training for addicted kids

Army training for addicted kids

A gamer claims that parents hired him to beat their kids at online video games and crush their confidence

18 December,2022 08:47 AM IST | China | A Correspondent
Nanded boy reaches Nashik alone in train; cops say he's addicted to mobile games

Nanded boy reaches Nashik alone in train; cops say he's addicted to mobile games

When the Nanded-Mumbai Tapovan Express reached Nashik Road railway station on Thursday, police constable Vijay Kapile checked the train. He spotted some children disembarking from the train, although one of them was hiding his face

06 May,2022 05:37 PM IST | Nashik | PTI
The Limitation Game: How teens can enjoy online games without getting addicted

Mid-Day Premium The Limitation Game: How teens can enjoy online games without getting addicted

The pandemic, which pushed people indoors for months, gave the thriving online gaming culture an even bigger boost. With teens at risk of getting addicted, we asked experts to outline how parents can get involved and help children have a healthy relationship with games

28 February,2022 10:15 AM IST | Mumbai | Rasika Nanal
Addicted by the book

Addicted by the book

Apart from their literature e-store, the Delhi-based indie platform also hosts book discussions, poetry readings and launches, and has monthly curations of new releases across genres

04 February,2022 08:59 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
Thane boy, addicted to mobile chat app, leaves home; found in Goa days later

Thane boy, addicted to mobile chat app, leaves home; found in Goa days later

His friends told the police that the members of the chat group had decided to leave their houses to do something in life in order to prove themselves

06 November,2021 07:15 AM IST | Panaji | PTI

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