Some people think exposure to modern technology at an earlier age is good for children, while others claim that it is harmful for their development. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

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Over the past few decades,
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has completely changed virtually every aspect of our (avoid using
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technological devices at a very young
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from those of previous generations (
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is beneficial for children’s
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development, while
others believe that it has a detrimental
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on children.
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a young
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On the other hand
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, there are two main disadvantages of these technological inventions with the early children’s exposure (
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on modern
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, young people will face (
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of mental and physical health problems. According to a four-year study by the University of Hong Kong found that the more time children are heavily reliant (2
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of being overweight increased by 19.4 per cent. What is more, for children who spent an extra hour a day playing games on computers, tablets or other electronic devices, the
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of developing emotional problems increased by 23.2 per cent, and the
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of deficit hyperactivity (write the correct name of the disorder) increased by 32 percent when they were older (you may omit
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part because it is related to
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span).
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, overuse of
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at
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a young
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will have
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a negative impact
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on children’s health.
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, young children do have relatively short
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spans when they are exposed to the
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from a very young
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. It is evidenced by (
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) Matt Richtel of the New York Times that
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the students’ constant use
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of digital
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is hampering their
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spans, which is supposed by their teachers (
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). A study carried out by Ellen Galinsky of the Huffington Post was found (
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that these technologies are creating an easily distracted young generation with short
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spans, and 64% say that kids do more to divert
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from digital technologies than to help them academically (what do you mean by
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researches
have (
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leads to minimize (
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spans. On the flip side (cụm từ này được dùng
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tốt), it is undeniable that children’s early
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of technological devices has a positive
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on children's development for ages (
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-driven society, most early childhood educators see the
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as a valuable activity
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for learning. Research by Haugland (1992) has shown that 3-and 4-year-old children who
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computers
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(the computer) with supporting activities that reinforce the major objectives of the programs (which ones?)
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significant greater developmental gains (
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) when compared to children without computer experiences in similar classrooms. The benefits of providing computers to kindergarten and primary-grade children are tremendous (
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because
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presents a wonderful opportunity to re-shape 21st-century education. Recent research in the US has indicated that the introduction of
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makes 87% of students more likely to attend class and 72% of them more likely to participate. The other study by Smoothwall found that 96% of teachers believe
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has had a positive
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on the way children participate and learn in lessons. To put it in a nutshell, I pen
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down, saying
that (you may omit
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) while the excessive exposure
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span of children, children find it beneficial to
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technological devices for the purpose of learning experience and taking (not parallel) great interest in their classroom (
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younger
children should be encouraged to expose
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(
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) daily to enhance their
knowledge but
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knowledge, but
taking precaution (
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) so that
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habit does not affect their development.
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