Kathmandu, July 6 -- Parents are often seen as the first line of defence for children. But this role often weakens or becomes complicated when the threat comes through a screen.

While children scroll, swipe, and stream effortlessly like the natives of the digital realm, their parents, digital immigrants, lag behind, oblivious to the risks and fumble through a world their kids have already mastered.

Take Misti, a 34-year-old mother from Harisiddhi, Lalitpur, who believed she was making a safer choice. Concerned about screen addiction, she chose not to give her 12-year-old daughter a personal phone. Instead, she allowed her to use her own phone for schoolwork.

"I was happy she stayed home and didn't roam around like other kids," said Mis...