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Nagpur: Acknowledging concerns of parents and teachers over increasing screen addiction among youngsters, including toddlers, paediatricians have decided to dedicate entire year 2019 for creating awareness about ill-effects of uncontrolled use of mobiles, television, tabs and computers.For city-based Academy of Paediatrics (AoP) ‘Switch off screen, switch on possibilities’ will be the theme for 2019. I believe, our members can create significant awareness in parents in this regard,” he said. “Surveys by global medical agencies state that people under 18 years of age spend average seven hours a day watching some or the other screen. Dr Ashish Satav will deliver Late Dr DG Gan oration on ‘Tribal health and solutions’. Due to this, they are losing physical fitness, developing posture defects, eye problems and even psychological problems,” he said.“Parenting becomes most important factor to deal with such cases..