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Mint
04-05-2025
- Sport
- Mint
‘Talent should be nurtured, not marketed': BCCI told to protect 14-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Former India head coach Greg Chappell has warned the BCCI against managing 14-year-old cricket prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi. The young left-hander shot to fame after being selected by Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2025 auction, and later with his thrilling century against Gujrat Titans last month. Chapell warned that while Suryavanshi bats with the authority of a man twice his age, he is 'still a child - physiologically, neurologically, emotionally.' 'His brain is still wiring itself, his values still forming, his identity still fragile. In that context, such acclaim, such expectation, such public adulation, can become a double-edged sword.' Chapell noted in his column for ESPNCricinfo. He added that child prodigies can be a 'double narrative', giving hope and a sense of wonder to fans but also being forced to carry burdens that they are not equipped to handle. To make his point, Chapell gave the example of Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli, one of them suceeded while the other failed to balance fame with discipline. 'Sachin Tendulkar succeeded as a teenager not simply due to talent but because of a solid support system - a stoic temperament, a wise coach, a family that protected him from the circus. On the other hand, Vinod Kambli, equally talented and perhaps more flamboyant, struggled to balance fame and discipline. His fall was as dramatic as his rise. Prithvi Shaw is another wunderkind who has fallen but may yet find a way back to the pinnacle,' Chappell added. Chapell added that it was up to the cricket board, along with other stakeholders, to protect the young cricket prodigy. He noted, 'It is incumbent on the cricketing ecosystem - the BCCI, the franchises, mentors, and the media - to protect him. Talent can't be bubble-wrapped, but it can be provided a buffer. It must be guided, not glorified; nurtured, not just marketed,'. The former India coach suggests a few ways to protect young and emerging talent in cricket. First, he says, there should be licensed child psychologists as part of every elite youth programme. Secondly, he adds that commercial interests must come second to the mental health of players and contracts should require them to continue their education. And, he adds, the cricketer's family and trusted adults must remain central to the child's decision-making process, not just act as cheerleaders. First Published: 4 May 2025, 10:15 AM IST
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Pre-school children's screen time at 'crisis point'
Pre-school children's speech and language development is in "steady decline" due to an over-reliance on screen time, an expert has said. More than 25% of three- and four-year-olds own their own smartphone and half of children under 13 are on social media, according to a recent Ofcom report. One early years centre in North Yorkshire said that some of its pupils even used Americanisms like "diaper" and "garbage" that they had learned from their viewing, but could not communicate basic needs such as needing the toilet. The Department for Education said it has set a "clear milestone" including advanced early language support to make sure thousands of children are school-ready by age five. Kate Beck, from Mill Hill Community Primary in North Allerton, said she thought screens were a "big factor" in the steady decline she has seen in children's language skills. "Some children use American vocabulary which they are definitely hearing from a screen", she added. Ms Beck, who has been a teacher for 20 years, also said some children were not experiencing the world first-hand but seeing it through "someone else's eyes" when they were watching someone play with toys on YouTube. Meanwhile speech and language therapist Sandy Chapell, from Health Professionals for Safer Screens, said she has seen a decline in children's communication skills over the last 10 years and an increase in referrals. She said more young children were being referred with delayed speech and language abilities as well as poor social, attention and listening skills. Ms Chapell believes parents don't know how harmful screens are for young children and is calling for a public health campaign to highlight the issue. While it has been widely reported the pandemic had an impact on children's development, Ms Chapell said pre-school children today were too young to have been affected by lockdowns. "Giving a child a device to calm them down means they don't learn how to regulate their own emotions, which can lead to behaviour problems," she added. Health Professionals for Safer Screens suggest children age 0-2 should not be on any screens at all and those age 2-5 for a maximum of 30 minutes per day. However some parents said this was "unrealistic". One parent from Mill Hill Community Primary said having older children meant their younger child wanted access to the same devices, while another said screen time was a concern but they kept it "limited". They also admitted that it was a "struggle" to get the device away from their child. A Department of Education spokesperson said they were "urgently" working towards strengthening and joining up family services through "continued investment" in the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme. They added: "More robust evidence is needed to reach clear conclusions on the impact of smartphones on children, which is why we have launched our own research, led by the University of Cambridge, into the impact of social media on children's overall wellbeing." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here. 'I cut phone screen time in half and life changed' How is the rise in screen time affecting children?
BBC News
10-02-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Experts warn pre-school children's screen time at 'crisis point'
Pre-school children's speech and language development is in "steady decline" due to an over-reliance on screen time, an expert has than 25% of three- and four-year-olds own their own smartphone and half of children under 13 are on social media, according to a recent Ofcom report. One early years centre in North Yorkshire said that some of its pupils even used Americanisms like "diaper" and "garbage" that they had learned from their viewing, but could not communicate basic needs such as needing the Department for Education said it has set a "clear milestone" including advanced early language support to make sure thousands of children are school-ready by age five. Kate Beck, from Mill Hill Community Primary in North Allerton, said she thought screens were a "big factor" in the steady decline she has seen in children's language skills. "Some children use American vocabulary which they are definitely hearing from a screen", she added. Ms Beck, who has been a teacher for 20 years, also said some children were not experiencing the world first-hand but seeing it through "someone else's eyes" when they were watching someone play with toys on speech and language therapist Sandy Chapell, from Health Professionals for Safer Screens, said she has seen a decline in children's communication skills over the last 10 years and an increase in referrals. She said more young children were being referred with delayed speech and language abilities as well as poor social, attention and listening skills. Ms Chapell believes parents don't know how harmful screens are for young children and is calling for a public health campaign to highlight the it has been widely reported the pandemic had an impact on children's development, Ms Chapell said pre-school children today were too young to have been affected by lockdowns. "Giving a child a device to calm them down means they don't learn how to regulate their own emotions, which can lead to behaviour problems," she added. Health Professionals for Safer Screens suggest children age 0-2 should not be on any screens at all and those age 2-5 for a maximum of 30 minutes per day. However some parents said this was "unrealistic". One parent from Mill Hill Community Primary said having older children meant their younger child wanted access to the same devices, while another said screen time was a concern but they kept it "limited". They also admitted that it was a "struggle" to get the device away from their child.A Department of Education spokesperson said they were "urgently" working towards strengthening and joining up family services through "continued investment" in the Family Hubs and Start for Life added: "More robust evidence is needed to reach clear conclusions on the impact of smartphones on children, which is why we have launched our own research, led by the University of Cambridge, into the impact of social media on children's overall wellbeing."Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
