Internet and Children Depression (1) I sometimes see many elderly play a small sports like a mini golf or cricket on the public yard and I see a few kids on the bench, playing with video games on their phone or Nintendo. It's a typical scene in Japan. Getting rid of internet devices from children is impossible and I don't think internet things don't always disturb children. Now the world is complicated to children. According to UNESCO research, Japanese children feels lonely the most in the world. The parents are busy on the work and even if the children feel pressure in the hard competing educational atmosphere, they don't have a warm home to feel comfort. Eating dinner alone, doing lots of homework, and checking how the others are happy on the internet. Nowadays treatment through counseling is not only for adult patients but also children in Japan. If the patient is a child, no doubt that the parents also have to have counseling too. My niece is one of those patients of depression. Her parents both are full time workers and don't get along well. She was isolated at school too. I guess many Japanese children have the similar situations. I guess she had many counseling treatments since she was 12 years old. Now she is 22 years old and learning in Denmark where you can experience the best educational environment. I hope she will be fine and become a strong person.