Parents' plan backfires as both daughter and puppy get hooked on phone

A couple's effort to curb their daughter's phone usage by gifting her a dog backfired humorously when both the daughter and the dog became addicted to the mobile. This incident, captured in a viral video, has amused many online and sparked discussions on children's screen time and internet addiction.

Parents' plan backfires as both daughter and puppy get hooked on phone

These days, everyone is glued to their mobile phones and the internet. Watching reels, playing games and scrolling through social media platforms are the only thing everyone is busy doing. Even kids are not behind adults in mobile phone use.

Despite serious side effects of sleep deprivation and mood swings, children continue to spend more time on their phone. Meanwhile, a story of a couple’s epic failure to end their daughter’s phone addiction has left netizens in splits. In a bid to keep her busy, the couple bought her a pet dog so that she would keep away her phone and play with the puppy.