An innocent moment between a baby and a tiny kitten — a pure glimpse of natural childhood Image Courtesy: AI-generated illustration. ๐ผ Introduction Children have always been symbols of purity. Their smiles, their innocent eyes, their tiny movements, their first steps, and their sweet babbling are moments that enrich the lives of parents and fill their homes with joy. But today, a serious question troubles my mind: How will the innocence of children survive in this modern lifestyle? We see very young children losing their natural innocence far earlier than they sho...
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| An innocent moment between a baby and a tiny kitten — a pure glimpse of natural childhood Image Courtesy: AI-generated illustration. |
๐ผ Introduction
Children have always been symbols of purity. Their smiles, their innocent eyes, their tiny movements, their first steps, and their sweet babbling are moments that enrich the lives of parents and fill their homes with joy. But today, a serious question troubles my mind:
How will the innocence of children survive in this modern lifestyle?
We see very young children losing their natural innocence far earlier than they should. Their emotional world is shrinking, not because of their fault, but because of the world we have created around them.I think that when young children loose their innocence,they act like premature adults.
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๐ถ Modern Parenting and the Silent Loss of Innocence
Nowadays, parents rarely sit with their children, play with them, or talk to them. Especially in urban areas, the problem is more visible.
When both parents work, who will look after the child in such a small family system?
I have seen many families where children are either sent to daycare centers or locked alone at home. And in this loneliness, the child turns to mobile phones, TV channels, and game gadgets. Slowly, they begin to live more in virtual reality than in the real world, and their precious innocence fades.
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๐ฑ A Painful Experience I Witnessed
Once, I visited a relative’s home. Their little baby was crawling restlessly, and to keep him quiet, the mother placed a mobile phone in front of him and turned on a cartoon.
The baby sat silently, lost in the screen. Meanwhile, the mother came and chatted with us for a long time.
I gently told her that giving a mobile to such a small child is not good, but she ignored it.
My heart sank.
A baby who should be discovering the world through touch, smiles, sounds, and parental love… was watching flashing images on a mobile screen.
His innocence was slipping away, silently.
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๐A Beautiful Moment That Taught Me Something
On another day, I saw something completely opposite — a cat playing lovingly with her tiny kitten on the sofa.
The mother cat was teaching her kitten how to climb. The kitten tried, slipped, tried again, and finally climbed with joy.
Their innocent eyes, their natural curiosity, and the bond between them filled my heart with happiness.
But immediately, I remembered that poor baby who had a cartoon screen instead of a mother’s touch.
And I realized:
Nature preserves innocence.
Screens steal it.
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๐ฑ Natural Childhood Is a Celebration
If a child spends time with parents, pets, trees, flowers, birds, sunlight, and soil, his natural innocence remains alive.
But many children today are growing like poultry-farm chicks in cages — restricted, screen-bound, and emotionally starved.
A child’s early years should be filled with crawling, touching leaves, listening to lullabies, hearing animals, feeling water, and holding a mother’s hand.
These moments create lifelong emotional security, but many modern children are missing this foundation.
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๐♀️ The Rush of Modern Life Is Stealing Childhood
In many small families today, mornings begin in a hurry.
The mother wakes up early, cooks breakfast, packs tiffins, gets ready, and leaves for work.
The father too leaves in a rush.
The child is dropped at daycare.
Though the mother doesn’t like leaving her baby, circumstances force her.
This emotional gap deeply affects the child’s mind.
Psychologists say:
A child needs at least one emotionally present parent at home during early years.
Yet some children are left alone at home for long hours.
A child who should grow with warmth grows in isolation.
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๐ฎ Screens Are Replacing Real Emotions
Many cartoons show fighting, hitting, and shouting — stimulating aggression instead of innocence.
Video games often show shooting, racing, destroying — affecting a developing brain.
When children lose touch with real emotions and live in a screen-driven world, they slowly become emotionally numb.
We even see news from some countries about teenagers opening fire in schools.
Such extreme behavior doesn’t grow overnight —
its roots lie in their emotionally disconnected childhood.
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๐ถ๐ฟ When Childhood Is Replaced by Convenience
Today, I often see parents choosing convenience over connection. Not because they don’t love their children, but because life has pushed them into a constant rush. Many toddlers are handed tablets during mealtimes, long car rides, or even while feeding—just to keep them calm. I once saw a child sitting in a stroller at a park, surrounded by greenery, birds, and fresh air, yet his eyes were glued to a bright screen. His father sat beside him scrolling his own phone. Two living souls together, yet both lost in digital worlds.
At the same time, just a few steps away, another small girl was joyfully touching the grass, running after butterflies, and laughing with her grandmother. Her eyes sparkled with pure innocence. That moment made me realize: children don’t need gadgets to grow—they need presence, patience, and human warmth.
๐งธ Why Do Modern Parents Forget?
In today’s world, parents feel that giving expensive toys or gadgets is enough.
But children don’t want gadgets — they want presence, warmth, and interaction.
After a long day at work, parents return home tired, drained, and with no energy to play.
But the poor child waits eagerly for them all day.
He wants to play with them, not with toys.
At such moments, I remember the old family systems where emotional support was plenty.
But today’s children often grow without this support.
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๐ผ What Should Children Really Have?
Children should be allowed to:
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play in water,rain,and in mud also.
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run freely in gardens
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see animals
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enjoy sunlight
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sing rhymes
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listen to small moral stories
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hear lullabies at night
These things build innocence and a strong emotional foundation.
But do we modern parents really do these things?
We must think deeply.
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๐ธ A Beautiful Marathi Proverb
“เคฎुเคฒे เคนी เคฆेเคตाเคเคฐเคी เคซुเคฒे”
Meaning: Children are like divine flowers — pure, delicate, and full of innocence.
Just as flowers must be nurtured with care, children too must be raised with love, attention, and emotional warmth.
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๐ญ Final Question
Are we truly preserving the innocence of our children?
Or are we letting it fade in the noise of modern life?
Think about it.
Because childhood, once lost, never returns.
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Earlier parents or grandparents took care of children and hence they grew up with psychological security. Hence they developed what Erik Erikson calls 'basic trust'. But today's children grow up with maids or caretakers... Naturally, innocence will be casualty.
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