Chicks and Chili Peppers: How Indonesia Is Treating Children's Smartphone Addiction
And this is only a pilot programme to combat addiction.
In Bandung, the capital of West Java province in Indonesia, a pilot programme has been launched to combat children's dependence on gadgets. This is reported by CNN.
The main components of the programme are small chicks, which children must look after, and chili pepper seeds, which they must also plant. City authorities have already distributed 2,000 chicks and 1,500 chili pepper seeds among 10 primary schools and 2 secondary schools.
Mayor Oded Daniel said the local government's initiative is aimed at encouraging children to use gadgets less, but the city's teachers need time to test how effective the programme is.
Some parents in Bandung have already supported the initiative, which has been dubbed “chickenisation”. Several surveyed children shared their plans for the chicks: a fifth-grader wants to keep breeding them, while a seventh-grader wants the chick to grow into a big hen that can then be cooked.
On average, Indonesians spend 8 hours 36 minutes a day online — almost twice the global average.
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