I’m a first time father too. My son is 8 months old and is very noisy and naughty. But as he’s growing, I can see him getting increasingly fascinated about mobile phones and laptops. I think the lightening that comes out of the device when you work on them fascinates the kids. Last week, I was talking with a colleague in my office who also happens to be a first time father.

What really surprised me was his mentioning of his kid’s addiction towards his smart phone. “He cries if I try to take the phone from him,” were this colleague’s exact words. Does your son also behave like this? Or, maybe he’s too young to notice a phone? But he might grow up in a couple of months and you might eventually have to hand over him your phone so he can fiddle with the smartphone. I don’t want to frighten you –but the truth is smartphones aren’t good for the health of your newborn –they really aren’t.